Sep. 13, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The New York Mets held the annual “Battle of the Badges” baseball game between the NYPD and FDNY at Citi Field for a third straight year on Thursday, Sept. 12, with Mets legend David Wright acting as the host of the event for the second year in a…
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Six NYPD officers honored at Suozzi’s ‘Hometown Heroes’ event for life-saving actions
Sep. 11, 2024 By Czarinna Andres U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D-Queens, Long Island) hosted his annual “Hometown Heroes” event on Tuesday, Sept. 3, honoring ten law enforcement officers for their exceptional service. The ceremony, held outside the Glen Cove Police Department, celebrated officers from across Suozzi’s district, which includes parts of the North Shore…
Street vendors gather in Corona to protest alleged harassment by NYPD
Sep. 10, 2024 By sobrien Sept. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Around 100 street vendors and activists gathered in Corona Monday afternoon to protest against the NYPD’s alleged illegal destruction of vendor carts and to call on the New York City Council to grant more food vendor permits. The protest, organized by the Street Vendor… Read more »
Senior assaulted near Francis Lewis Park in Whitestone: NYPD
Sep. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry A 68-year-old man was brutally assaulted by a stranger in broad daylight near the entrance to Francis Lewis Park in Whitestone on Sunday afternoon, and police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are asking for the public’s help in tracking down his assailant. The random attack occurred just…
Woman allegedly choked in Queensboro Hill by robber who snatched her bag containing thousands in cash: NYPD
Sep. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing are looking for a strangler who robbed a 63-year-old woman in Queensboro Hill on the night of Thursday, Aug. 29. The victim was walking on a residential block near the intersection of Frame Place and Maple Avenue just before midnight, when…
Flushing man charged with murder in fatal stabbing of wife at spa
Sep. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry A Flushing man was criminally charged in the fatal stabbing of his wife in front of horrified customers at a Kissena Boulevard spa during the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 3. Jiahai Ma, 25, of Cherry Avenue, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Wednesday evening on a criminal…
Husband stabs wife to death at Flushing spa in horrific attack witnessed by employees, customers: NYPD
Sep. 4, 2024 By Dean Moses and Lloyd Mitchell A man was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly stabbing his wife to death in an apparent fit of rage inside a Flushing spa, authorities said. According to police sources, officers from the 109th Precinct responded to a frantic 911 call that a female worker was…
Queens husband stabbed wife to death at spa in horrific attack witnessed by employees, customers: cops
Sep. 4, 2024 By Dean Moses and Lloyd Mitchell A Queens husband was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly stabbing his wife to death in an apparent fit of rage inside a Queens spa, authorities said. According to police sources, officers from the 109th Precinct responded to a frantic 911 call that a female worker…
Crunching the Queens crime numbers: rapes and burglaries increase across borough, grand larcenies decrease
Sep. 3, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The amount of reported rapes and burglaries across Queens had notable increases during the 28-day period from Aug. 5 to Sept. 1, compared to the same period of time last year, according to the NYPD’s latest crime stats. However, grand larcenies took a deep dive across the borough…
Urgent manhunt underway for suspect who sexually assaulted a young girl after abducting her from a Queens Village supermarket: NYPD
Aug. 30, 2024 By Bill Parry A manhunt is underway in southeast Queens for a sexual predator who allegedly kidnapped a 9-year-old girl at a Queens Village supermarket while she was grocery shopping with her grandmother on Thursday evening. The abduction occurred inside the Key Food at 213-22 Jamaica Ave. just after 7:20 p.m.,…