Jun. 29, 2025 By Rob Pozarycki and QNS News Team Detectives are searching for a suspect who attempted to rape a woman near Hoffman Park in Elmhurst early Friday morning, according to the NYPD. The attack occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. on June 27 near the corner of Hoffman Drive and Woodhaven Boulevard, across…
Jun. 18, 2025 By Ethan Marshall As early voting continues ahead of the June 24 primary election for Queens Civil Court, one candidate vying for one of the four open seats, John Ciafone, is hoping to secure the Democratic nomination. A lifelong Astoria resident and the son of an immigrant, Ciafone brings over 30…
Jun. 18, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a young robber who targeted a senior at the Shops at SkyView Center late last month. The teen was seen on video surveillance just inside the mall entrance at 40-24 College Point Blvd. at around 6:15 p.m. on…
May. 20, 2025 By Bill Parry Detectives from the 109th Precinct in Flushing have released a newly obtained surveillance image showing the suspect in a recent armed robbery without his mask—offering a much clearer view of his face than the original photo, which captured him wearing a camouflage face covering during the crime. The…
May. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a masked gunman who pulled off an armed robbery at a cell phone store on the night of Monday, May 5. The suspect entered the Total Wireless shop located in the old Hua Cheng Restaurant at 41-19 Kissena…
Feb. 18, 2025 By Bill Parry FDNY history was made at Queens College as the head of Battalion 46 in Elmhurst became the first-ever female deputy chief and the highest-ranking woman in fire operations. Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons, a 24-year veteran of the FDNY, received a standing ovation inside Colden Auditorium on Friday morning…
Jan. 30, 2025 By Bill Parry and Dean Moses The NYPD Queens Special Victims Squad is investigating an attempted rape in East Elmhurst during the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 24, and is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect, who can be seen in new video surveillance released on Wednesday. Police… Read more »
Jan. 2, 2025 By Bill Parry Queens elected officials were left shocked and dismayed by a mass shooting outside a Jamaica event space on New Year’s night that left ten young people injured while they waited to get into a “celebration of life” for a teen who was gunned down in Brooklyn. An urgent…
Dec. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The number of reported rapes across southern Queens dropped significantly during the 28-day period from Nov. 4 to Dec. 1, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the latest crime stats from the NYPD. Additionally, grand larcenies continued to trend down across both northern…
Nov. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 115th Precinct are looking for a suspect who attacked a young boy in broad daylight before robbing him near the Helen Marshall Playground in East Elmhurst and remains at large more than a week later. The incident occurred at around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24,… Read more »