NEW YORK – A party inside a “sex dating” club, operating Saturday night inside a state-designated yellow zone, was dismantled after a report was made to NYC311 of an alleged party, said the sheriff’s office. Agents responded to the illicit party in Astoria, Queens, shortly after 12:00 a.m. Sunday morning. At least 80 people were … Read more
NEW YORK – A man who prosecutors say was driving 97 mph when he caused a fatal accident in New York City has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, drunk driving and other crimes, the U.S. district attorney said Saturday. Queens, Melinda Katz. Alamin Ahmed, 22, of Albany, was arraigned Saturday in court on charges in … Read more
NEW YORK – Thousands of New Yorkers drove to turkey drop-offs for Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday. Food insecurity is not a new fight for many families in the Big Apple, but the COVID-19 pandemic has left millions more unemployed and with limited resources. That’s why hundreds of turkeys will be given to families in need … Read more
NEW YORK – An exclusive look at the New York City Police negotiation with gunmen, who held three women in a Queens home for hours, shows the intense level of danger for everyone involved as the lives of They hang by a thread, in what was the negotiator’s last case before his retirement. On Tuesday … Read more
NEW YORK – A shooting in Queens claimed the lives of two people on Friday, authorities announced. According to the police officer, four people, two men, a woman and a minor, were traveling in a vehicle on Rockaway Boulevard on Friday afternoon when the passenger heard a gunshot. At that time, the report says, two … Read more
Fire crews battled a massive fire at an apartment building in Queens on Wednesday, which started shortly before 8:30 p.m. between the fifth and sixth floors. The initial investigation revealed that the fire may have started in a fifth floor apartment and then spread to the sixth floor. According to the FDNY, the seven-story residential … Read more
The lack of supplies worries organizers at the Ozone Park Block Association pantry, which distributes food every Saturday at 8310 Rockaway Boulevard. “The food is not coming as before, last week we did not have food until Friday,” said José Sánchez, vice president of the Ozone Park Block Association. So far, the community’s effort has … Read more
The NYPD reported that a home invasion by two armed men resulted in a hostage situation in the South Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens. The incident was reported at 8:07 pm Tuesday at 03-28 125th St. A woman lives with several members of her family at the scene, according to sources close to the investigation … Read more
NEW YORK – The Catholic Charity Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens will distribute 900 turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner, and food coupons for cooking them, to low-income families and individuals in Brooklyn and Queens as part of the Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drawing. The organization, founded in 1899, conducts this activity every year to provide families with … Read more
NEW YORK – Two College Point, Queens businessmen are accused of taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to sell dangerous pesticide-laden products that, according to the duo’s promise to customers, were created to disinfect the air and eliminate the virus, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Prosecutors said Po Shan Wong, 55, and Zhen Wu, 35, sold … Read more