March 2, Staff Report
Two men were arrested shortly after threatening a man with a metal pipe and taking off with his cellphone and cash at around 5 am on Monday.
Shortly after the incident, which took place on the corner of 103rd Street and 37th Avenue,…
March 2, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly swiped a straphanger’s wallet while the victim was sleeping on the 7-train.
The victim, a 27-year-old man, boarded the 7-train at the 90th Street – Elmhurst Ave station on Feb.…
March 1, Staff Report
Two Queens men—including one from Woodside—pleaded guilty to felony charges in connection with the sex trafficking of a 14-year-old girl who they forced to work as a prostitute.
Lindsay Archibald, 33, of Woodside, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and is expected to face between three and nine years in prison,…
March 1, Staff Report
The Queens Library board has selected Dennis Walcott, a former head of New York City schools, as President and CEO, the library announced Tuesday.
The announcement comes more than a year after Walcott’s predecessor, Thomas Galante,…
Marcy 1, Staff Report
An alleged pervert was arrested for groping the buttocks of an 8-year-old boy on the 7 train last night, according to the NYPD.
Johnny Flores, 41, grabbed the young boy’s buttocks with his hand while riding the southbound 7-train on Monday night at approximately 7:45 p.m.,…
March 1, Staff Report
A man who told by police that he was robbed by a woman in a Queens Blvd hotel room last week was destined for a surprise after thinking he was in for a good time.…
February 29, By Michael Florio
A longtime street vendor and community activist passed away this week.
Claudia Lopez, 45, who was known as a churro vendor on Roosevelt Avenue near the Junction Boulevard train station, died last Sunday due to a known illness,…
February 29, Staff Report
A Jackson Heights man has been arrested on charges relating to the touching of two girls near his home—with one of the victim’s being just 10 years old.
Luis Ramon Bencosme, 29, allegedly approached a 17-year-old girl and attempted to touch her buttocks with his hand near 35th Ave and 92nd Street at around 8:00 pm on Feb.…
February 26, By Michael Florio
Queens is home to the four most crowded neighborhoods in New York City, according to a report from the real estate website Street Easy.
The U.S. Census Bureau defines a crowded household as one with more than one person per room.…
February 26, Staff Report
Police are searching for an alleged pervert who has been preying on girls, with one as young as 10-years-old.
The first incident took place when the suspect allegedly approached a 17-year-old girl and attempted to touch her buttocks with his hand near 35th Ave and 92nd Street at at around 8:00 pm on Feb.…