3 People Die as Buses Collide at Queens Intersection
A city bus and a tour bus collided and spun around in a New York City intersection on Monday, leaving three people dead, including a pedestrian, officials said. Mayor Bill… Read more » The post 3...
View ArticleOld Kosciuszko Bridge Brought Down in Controlled Demolition
Talk about going out with a bang. The old Kosciuszko Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens was brought down on Sunday morning with a controlled demolition. The eastbound span of the… Read more » The post...
View ArticleMurder Trial Begins In 2015 Slaying Of NYPD Officer
The murder trial of a Queens man accused of gunning down a New York City police officer in 2015 began on Friday. Thirty-seven-year-old Demetrius Blackwell has pleaded not guilty to… Read more » The...
View ArticleNYC Health Officials Probe Legionnaires’ Cluster in Queens
New York City health officials are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in Queens. The city’s Department of Health on Tuesday announced that 12 cases of the disease have been… Read more »...
View ArticleJury Backs Graffiti Artists Who Sued Over Destroyed Work
A federal jury has sided with a group of New York graffiti artists who sued over the destruction of their work. A judge will now decide whether the artists must… Read more » The post Jury Backs...
View ArticleProtest Outside Queens Home of Former Nazi Guard
QUEENS (AP) – A crowd of teens from an Orthodox Jewish school demonstrated Thursday outside the Queens home of a former Nazi concentration camp guard whose U.S. citizenship was revoked… Read more » The...
View ArticleCouncilwoman Liz Crowley Loses Reelection After Close Count
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley conceded defeat in her reelection bid Thursday, a week after a too-close-to-call vote in her Queens district. Bob Holden, who ran on the Republican line after losing…...
View ArticleJustice Department Renews Commitment to Deport Nazi Guard Living in Queens
The Justice Department renewed its support for deporting a former concentration camp guard who has been living in Queens since the late 1950s. Polish-born Jakiw Palij, 92, was stripped of… Read more »...
View ArticleRedevelopment Project Revived for Area Next to Citi Field
A long-planned redevelopment project for a neighborhood of run-down car-repair shops next to Citi Field in Queens is back on the drawing board, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. Under… Read more...
View ArticleBoy Who Died Rescuing His Friend From Frozen Queens Pond Was an ‘Angel’ With...
The heroic 11-year-old boy who lost his life after plucking his friend from a frozen Queens pond was described as an angel by awestruck neighbors. Anthony Perez never managed to… Read more » The post...
View ArticleReport Slams Queens Museum Director Over Cancellation of Israel Event
The director of the Queens Museum was a supporter of the boycott-Israel movement and used her views to cancel a prestigious event last year by the Israeli government marking 70… Read more » The post...
View ArticleMTA Worker Fatally Struck by Bus Driver at Queens Depot
A Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker has been fatally struck by a bus driver at a Queens depot. Newsday reports that the driver was reversing a bus at the depot in… Read more » The post MTA...
View Article3 People Killed, 8 Injured in Queens House Fire
Three people have been killed and eight others injured in a house fire in New York City. The blaze broke out late Saturday night at a two-story home in Queens.… Read more » The post 3 People Killed, 8...
View ArticleTwo People Seriously Injured, 10 Firefighters Hurt in Queens Blaze
The Fire Department of New York said that two people have been seriously injured following an overnight fire in Queens. Ten firefighters also suffered minor injuries in the blaze, which… Read more »...
View ArticleQueens Earthquake: Top Democrat Loses to Novice
In what is considered the biggest political earthquake in decades, a young political novice running on a low budget and an unabashedly liberal platform on Tuesday upset a congressman seen… Read more »...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez Accuses Crowley of Undermining Her Candidacy
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the insurgent Democrat who beat 10-term congressman Joseph Crowley in a primary last month, is now criticizing him for what she says is actions that are undermining her… Read...
View ArticleDemocratic Star Bashes Israel, Then Admits She Knows Little
Rising Democratic star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez botched her first national interview Sunday night when she slammed Israel’s actions in Gaza before admitting she was not aware of the situation there....
View ArticleRegional Briefs – August
Three Men Struck by Lightning in Queens QUEENS – Two men playing soccer at a Flushing park Tuesday evening were struck by lightning, with a third man hit in Jamaica,… Read more » The post Regional...
View ArticlePolice: Officers Shoot Teen Gunman Who Fired Into Far Rockaway Crowd
Police say a 15-year-old gunman fired into a crowd in New York City and was shot by officers when he didn’t drop his weapon. Assistant Chief David Barrere of the… Read more » The post Police: Officers...
View ArticleTrump Thanks Hikind for ‘Gracious Remarks’ on Deporting Nazi
President Donald Trump tweeted his thanks Wednesday to Assemblyman Dov Hikind for his interview praising the president for deporting a Nazi collaborator from Queens. The president was referring to the…...
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