Nov. 11, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An 18-year-old student was shot dead near a high school in Kew Gardens Hills Thursday. The victim, Mark Greene, was fatally shot at around 3:10 p.m. at the 77th Road and Main Street intersection — just feet away from P.S. 792 North Queens Community High School where he was… Read more »
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Man Found Dead With a Gunshot Wound to the Head in Crashed SUV in Flushing: NYPD
Nov. 10, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A man was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in a Range Rover in Flushing Wednesday — after the driver of the vehicle smashed into a van and fled the scene. The victim, 48, was found by police after officers responded to a 911 call about… Read more »
College Point EMT Stole Senior’s Debit Card During Ambulance Call, Used It to Buy Moët Champagne: Queens DA
Nov. 8, 2022 By Michael Dorgan An FDNY EMT from College Point has been indicted for stealing a debit card from a senior he was giving emergency assistance to — and then using the card to buy food and high-end champagne. Robert Marshall, 29, was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned before Queens Supreme… Read more »
Queens Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for 1976 Killing of WWI Vet
Nov. 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A Queens man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday for the 1976 killing of a World War I veteran — in a decades-old cold case that was solved using forensic genetic genealogy for the first time in New York City. Martin Motta, 75, of Jamaica, pleaded guilty… Read more »
Woman Found Beaten to Death Inside Rosedale House, Husband With Dementia Likely Suspect
Nov. 4, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A woman was found beaten to death inside her home in Rosedale Wednesday and the incident is now being investigated as a homicide – with her dementia-stricken husband the likely perpetrator, according to published reports. Gisele Dangervil, 70, was discovered by police during a wellness check with trauma to… Read more »
Queens Handyman Pleads Guilty to First Degree Manslaughter for Grisly Killing of Forest Hills Woman
Nov. 2, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A South Richmond Hill handyman pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter Wednesday for the brutal killing of a Forest Hills mother earlier this year. David Bonola, 44, admitted to fatally stabbing 51-year-old Orsolya Gaal on April 16 and then putting her mutilated body in a sports bag and dumping… Read more »
Scooter Rider in Critical Condition After SUV Driver Ran Stop Sign in Elmhurst Thursday: NYPD
Oct. 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan A scooter rider is in critical condition after plowing into an SUV whose driver ran a stop sign at an intersection in Elmhurst Thursday. The victim, 55, was riding northbound on 58th Avenue at around 2:20 p.m. when he smashed into a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox in the intersection at… Read more »
Queens County Farm Museum Hosting Halloween-Themed Event Sunday
Oct, 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Queens County Farm Museum is hosting a Halloween-themed event Sunday that will include trick or treating, spooky hayrides and a haunted farmhouse. The event, called Halloween on the Farm, will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy farm and all attendees… Read more »
Queens Night Market Wraps Up Saturday With Halloween-Themed Finale
Oct. 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Night Market will end for the year Saturday and organizers are hosting a Halloween-themed event to mark the occasion. The season finale, which will run from 5 p.m. to midnight, will feature trick-or-treating, costume contests, dance performances, and live music. Around 50 food vendors from around the… Read more »
Jackson Heights Halloween Parade to Take Place Monday, Thousands Expected to Attend
Oct. 28, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Thousands of people are expected to flock to Jackson Heights Monday for one of New York City’s biggest Halloween parades. The annual Jackson Heights Children’s Halloween parade will step off at 5 p.m. at the corner of 89th Street and 37th Avenue. Costume-clad participants will march down to the Foodtown Supermarket… Read more »