Friends Call Queens Imam Slaying a Hate Crime; Cops Say No Motive
The daylight slaying of a mosque leader and his associate set off fear and anguish Sunday among Bangladeshi Muslims in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, N.Y., with some saying… Read more » The...
View ArticleReward Offered in NYC Imam Slaying as Families Seek Answers
As the families of a slain New York City mosque leader and his associate make funeral arrangements and continue their quest for answers in the shooting, a Muslim advocacy group… Read more » The post...
View ArticlePolice Question Man in Killing of Muslim Cleric in NY
New York City police said on Monday they were questioning a man in the killing of a Muslim cleric and his associate as they left prayers at a mosque in… Read more » The post Police Question Man in...
View ArticleMan Charged in Slaying of NYC Imam and Friend; Motive Unclear
A man suspected of gunning down an imam and his friend as they left a New York City mosque was arrested and charged with murder late Monday night, said police,… Read more » The post Man Charged in...
View ArticleImam’s Slaying Still A Baffle to Police
The motive in the ambush slaying of an imam and his friend remains a mystery two days after the alleged killer’s arrest. Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce told reporters Wednesday… Read more » The post...
View ArticleNew York Grand Jury Charges Man With Murder of Muslim Cleric
A New York City grand jury on Monday indicted a Brooklyn man who is accused of fatally shooting a Muslim cleric and his assistant this month after they left a… Read more » The post New York Grand Jury...
View ArticleVan Without Driver Kills Pedestrian in Queens
A driverless van hit two pedestrians, killing one of them, before crashing into a food cart Wednesday afternoon in Queens. Police say the driver of the van thought he had… Read more » The post Van...
View ArticleMTA Brings Back the W Train
The W train is returning to the New York City subway system Monday, after a six-year hiatus, the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced. The W train… Read more » The...
View ArticleBeam Falls at Queens Construction Site, Killing 2 Construction Workers
Two construction workers in Queens were killed Tuesday afternoon when a beam being hoisted by a crane at a construction site fell, crushing them, the NYPD says. The incident occurred… Read more » The...
View ArticleTrump’s Boyhood Home Going Back on the Auction Block
President-elect Donald Trump’s boyhood home in in Jamaica Estates is going back on the auction block. Paramount Realty owner Misha Haghani says the property has “intangible value that goes beyond… Read...
View ArticleBlaze Destroys 14 Stores in Kew Gardens Hills
A five-alarm fire that took hours to extinguish destroyed 14 shops in the Kew Gardens Hills section of Queens. Most of the businesses belonged to members of the area’s large… Read more » The post Blaze...
View ArticleBull Dies After Escaping Queens Slaughterhouse
A bull that escaped from a slaughterhouse and led police on a wild chase through Queens streets has died. Police corralled the bull in a backyard Tuesday after a two-hour… Read more » The post Bull...
View ArticleBusy Kosciuszko Bridge to be Blown Up and Replaced
New York City’s overworked Kosciuszko Bridge connecting Brooklyn and Queens is getting a new span in April — and parts of the old bridge will be blown up over the… Read more » The post Busy Kosciuszko...
View ArticleInvestor Flips Trump Childhood Home for 50 Percent Profit
A real estate investor who bought President Donald Trump’s childhood home in Queens for $1.39 million in December has flipped it for a 50 percent profit. Michael Davis sold the… Read more » The post...
View ArticleWhale That Washed Up Likely Struck by Vessel
Marine biologists say a humpback whale that washed up on Rockaway Beach Tuesday appears to have been struck by a vessel. Experts from the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society say a… Read more » The...
View ArticlePre-Pesach Shiur at K’hal Adas Yereim of Kew Gardens
The post Pre-Pesach Shiur at K’hal Adas Yereim of Kew Gardens appeared first on Hamodia. In related news: Shiur Ahead of Yahrtzeit of Harav Ovadia Yosef, Zt”l Pesach in Boro Park Shiur of Harav...
View ArticleNew York City Firefighter Falls Several Stories, Dies
A New York City firefighter fell several stories while battling a fire in Queens and later died. It happened at a five-story apartment building at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Officials… Read more » The...
View ArticleTragedy in Queens: 5 People, Including 3 Children, Die in House Fire
New York City’s deadliest house fire in two years killed five people, including three children, on Sunday afternoon, as flames surged through a middle-class neighborhood of Queens Village. The...
View ArticleCashless Tolling Starts Monday at Rockaway Bridges
For drivers on two Rockaway bridges, your cash isn’t any good here. Starting early Monday, the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge and Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge in Queens will… Read more...
View ArticleQueens Congressman Calls for Deportation of Nazi Guard
A New York City congressman is asking the federal government to take action to deport a Queens resident who served as a guard in a Nazi concentration camp. Polish-born Jakiw… Read more » The post...
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