Oct. 17, 2023 By Rachel Butler Community Board 7 (CB 7) met inside the hall of St. Luke’s Pastoral Center in Whitestone on Monday, Oct. 16, where they warned locals about tax scams and discussed the possibility of a new police precinct. At the beginning of the meeting, the board announced upcoming local events…
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Oct. 16, 2023 By Rachel Butler Dozens of Flushing residents filled the hall at Bowne Street Community Church to hear reports of reduced crime and applaud the Officers of the Month during the 109th Precinct Community Council Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 11. Attendees also had the opportunity to voice their concerns to their local officers…
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Oct. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man expressed “profound remorse” in Queens Supreme Court on Friday morning after he was sentenced to 25 years in state prison for the attempted murder of his estranged wife nine months ago in front of her Flushing home. Stephen Giraldo, of 144th Street, pleaded guilty to attempted murder last month for running over 41-year-old Sophia Giraldo with his SUV, before stabbing her in the chest, all in the presence of their three young children. Sophia has been in a coma since the attack. The couple’s children were in the vehicle when the…
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Oct. 6, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan An elderly man was struck and killed by a dump truck while crossing the street just steps away from his home in College Point on Thursday morning. Police responded to a 911 call of a pedestrian-involved motor vehicle collision shortly after 7 a.m. on Oct. 5. Officers found the…
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Oct. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry Detectives from the 112th Precinct in Forest Hills arrested a 16-year-old boy Thursday morning and booked him for allegedly taking part in an armed robbery of a street vendor in August. The youngster was not identified because he is a minor. Investigators believe he acted in concert with two other crooks during the early morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 29. The teenager’s partners in crime partners, Jaheim Bradley, 20, of 170th Street in St. Albans and Jesse Mclean, 18, of 89th Avenue in Jamaica Hills, were both busted on the night of Thursday, Sept….
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Oct. 4, 2023 By Ethan Marshall While felony assaults and grand larceny auto cases are on the rise, overall crime has decreased in Queens, according to 28-day crime stats released by the NYPD for police precincts in northern and southern Queens. The NYPD released crime stats for Sept. 3 to Oct. 1 in northern and…
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Oct. 2, 2023 By Bill Parry As the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia lashed the borough on the morning of Friday, Sept. 29, an alleged rapist broke into a home in the Queensboro Hill section of Flushing, where he allegedly sexually assault an 18-year-old woman, according to authorities. The Queens Special Victims Squad is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect, who police say entered a home at around 10:40 a.m. on a residential street in the vicinity of 45th Avenue and Robinson Street, just three blocks east of Kissena Corridor Park . Once inside, the suspect threw…
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Sep. 29, 2023 By Rachel Butler The Detectives Endowment Association (DEA) has announced its endorsement of Flushing Council Member Sandra Ung for re-election in the upcoming 2023 general election. The DEA, which represents 18,000 active and retired NYPD detectives, signified their trust in Ung’s commitment to public safety and her strong support for the city’s law enforcement agencies. “We are proud to endorse Sandra Ung for re-election in 2023. She understands the issues the city faces and the importance of keeping her community safe,” DEA President Paul DiGiacomo said. “Sandra is the right choice for Council District 20.” District 20…
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Sep. 25, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan The corner of 149th Street and 14th Avenue in Whitestone was ceremoniously co-named in honor of former police officer, and 9/11 hero, Thomas Gerald Brophy this past weekend. Brophy’s family was joined by local residents, Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, more than a dozen members of the Police Benevolent Association and…
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Sep. 25, 2023 By Bill Parry A Bland Houses resident was arrested and charged with murder for allegedly stabbing another Flushing man in the head during a bar fight on the night of Sunday, Sept. 24. Police from the 109th Precinct responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress in front of Kelly’s Bar at 136-11 41st St. in downtown Flushing just before 10 p.m., when they found 45-year-old Elliot Ortiz unconscious and unresponsive with a stab wound to his head lying in front of the saloon. EMS responded to the crime scene and rushed Ortiz to NewYork-Presbyterian…
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