Oct. 8, 2024 By Ethan Marshall and Paul Frangipane Several Queens leaders joined a ceremony held by the American Jewish Committee and the Queens Jewish Community Council at Queens Theatre on Monday, Oct. 7, to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel that resulted in 1,200 deaths and 250 people…
Oct. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry A Flushing woman was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for stabbing her immigration attorney to death in 2022, just days after he dropped her as a client, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday. Xiaoning Zhang, 27, of Kissena Boulevard, was found guilty by a…
Oct. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry A Brooklyn squatter admitted he illegally occupied a Jamaica home and provided forged documents to authorities to stake his claim to the property as a legal tenant. Lance White-Hunt, 24, of 18th Street in South Slope, pleaded guilty to identity theft in the first degree, offering a false…
Sep. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry Three Cambria Heights men were indicted by a Queens grand jury for a violent home invasion, burglary and kidnapping in Douglaston during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 17. Jone Smith, 47, and brothers Ryan and Brandon Dash, 39 and 34, respectively, were arraigned in Queens Supreme…
Sep. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry Ecuadorean migrant Christian Inga was indicted by a Queens grand jury and is now criminally charged with predatory sexual assault, rape in the first degree and numerous other crimes for a June attack on a 13-year-old girl and her friend in Kissena Corridor Park. Inga, 25, who was…
Sep. 24, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Flushing man on murder and weapons charges for allegedly stabbing his wife to death in front of horrified customers inside her place of employment at a Kissena Boulevard spa during the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 3. Jiahai Ma, 25, of Cherry Avenue,…
Sep. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry A Flushing woman faces 25 years to life in prison after being convicted of murder on Friday for killing her immigration attorney in 2022. The attorney had dropped her as a client shortly before she fatally stabbed him. Xiaoning Zhang,27, of Kissena Boulevard, was found guilty by a…
Aug. 28, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan The Queens District Attorney’s Office held an informational webinar earlier this week on deed protection and squatter prevention geared toward homeowners. It was scheduled in partnership with Assembly Member Stacey Pheffer Amato, who represents Howard Beach and Rockaway. The Assembly Member shared that her constituents frequently ask about…
Apr. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Flushing man was indicted by a Queens grand jury in a fatal collision that killed an 8-year-old boy in East Elmhurst last month.
Apr. 18, 2024 By Bill Parry
While homeowners across Northeast Queens have rallied against squatters in their properties in recent months, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz launched an investigation against one of the most notorious offenders.