April 13, 2022 By Christian Murray Nine men, including seven from Queens, who were allegedly part of a sex trafficking and prostitution enterprise have been charged with racketeering and related crimes, federal authorities announced Tuesday. The enterprise allegedly operated out of Flushing and its members recruited undocumented Chinese women and then sent them to hotels… Read more »
April 13, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man who stabbed his girlfriend to death inside their Corona apartment in 2020 was sentenced to more than two decades in prison Monday. Edwin Sarmiento, 31, who had pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter at Queens Supreme Court last month, was sentenced to 24 years in prison for fatally… Read more »
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This article was originally published by The CITY on April 12, 2022 at 2:56 p.m. By Katie Honan and Jose Martinez, THE CITY A heavily armed gunman set off smoke grenades before spraying 33 bullets into a rush-hour train as it pulled into a Brooklyn subway station Tuesday morning, officials said. It’s the latest high-profile… Read more »
April 12, 2022 By Allie Griffin Assembly Member Brian Barnwell announced via social media Tuesday morning that he will not be seeking re-election. “It is with sadness that I announce that I will not be seeking re-election to the NYS Assembly for a 4th term,” he announced via Twitter. “… It has been a true… Read more »
April 13, 2022 By Allie Griffin Two Sikh men were targeted and attacked in Richmond Hill Tuesday morning in the same location where a 70-year-old Sikh man was assaulted just over a week ago, according to the police. The men, aged 76 and 64, were violently beaten by two men with a wooden stick near… Read more »
April 12, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The police released video Monday of three teens who allegedly broke into an elementary school in Rego Park last month and spray-painted racial epithets on desks and other surfaces inside a number of classrooms. The alleged vandals broke into P.S. 175, located at 64-35 102nd St., on March 26… Read more »
April 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Flushing branch of the Queens Public Library (QPL) is scheduled to fully reopen later this month after being closed for more than two years. The branch, located at 41-17 Main St., will open on April 25 with all in-person library services being made available to the public, the… Read more »
April 7, 2022 By Allie Griffin Police are searching for a group of 10 suspects who beat, stabbed and robbed a 16-year-old of his scooter in Jackson Heights last week. The 10 males — who wore hoods, hats and face masks to cover their faces — knocked the boy off the scooter and took the… Read more »
April 6, 2022 By Czarinna Andres The DOT announced today that it will be closing the pedestrian/bike pathway on the Queensboro Bridge intermittently on Thursday and Friday. The announcement has irked the two council members who represent the districts served by the bridge—Julie Won of western Queens and Julie Menin of Manhattan—particularly given the short… Read more »