Category: Queens

G Maps Dozens of people, believed to be migrants, were found living illegally inside a commercial business in South Richmond Hill on Monday afternoon. The cellar dwellers were discovered inside an illegal conversion of a 2-story, mixed-use building on Liberty Avenue in South Richmond Hill, according to the city’s Department of Buildings. DOB Inspectors were…

The FDNY and NYPD volleyball teams played for bragging rights and a trophy at the 3rd annual “Battle of the Badges.” Photo by Gabriele Holtermann Bragging rights and a trophy were up for grabs at the third annual “Battle of the Badges” between the NYPD and FDNY volleyball teams at Maspeth High School in Elmhurst…

An LIRR train at Elmont station in 2022. Marc A. Hermann / MTA A Queens man was fatally struck by a Long Island Rail Road train early Sunday morning, according to the MTA. An MTA spokesperson said the man, identified as 62-year-old James Connor of Bayside, was struck by an LIRR train at the Woodside…

The Queens subway creep (inset) who groped a 15-year-old girl at the Halsey Street station in Ridgewood, Queens on Feb. 9, 2024. Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Jim Henderson, with inset courtesy of NYPD The Queens subway creep who fondled and kissed a 15-year-old girl before robbing her earlier this month remains at large, police reported. On…

Photos courtesy of the NYPD Fallen school crossing guard Krystyna Naprawa was posthumously promoted by the NYPD to the rank of community coordinator during a ceremony at One Police Plaza on Thursday attended by her family, friends and dozens of colleagues. The 14-year veteran was killed while on duty on the morning of Oct. 20…

NYPD Blue Chips won the best-of-three basketball competition against Team J-Cap. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann The gym at J-CAP, a bilingual residential drug treatment program for adults and young adults in Jamaica, Queens, was abuzz on Wednesday when the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau hosted a powerlifting and basketball competition for cops, kids, and the community…

The man who reportedly fired a gun from a Queens rooftop over the weekend was caught with a rifle and a handgun stolen all the way from Indianapolis, police sources said. NYPD The alleged Queens rooftop shooter who fired rounds with a rifle over the weekend was found to have crack and illegal firearms, including…

During a raid on an illegal smoke shop in Whitestone, officers seized cannabis and tobacco products that were being sold without a license. Photo courtesy of @CMvpaladino X Several illegal smoke shops in College Point and Whitestone were busted Tuesday by the NYC Sheriff’s Department. Officers seized a “tremendous amount” of flavored nicotine vapes, which…

Two CUNY colleges in Queens were thrust into chaos Thursday afternoon as both York College and Queens College campuses received bomb threats. York College went on lockdown on Thursday afternoon after school officials received a bomb threat via email just before 1:00 p.m. Police from the 103rd Precinct rushed to the scene and helped evacuate…

Police officers outside York Colege as students evacuate the building Anthony Medina York College went on lockdown on Thursday afternoon after school officials received a bomb threat via email just before 1:00 p.m. Police from the 103rd Precinct rushed to the scene and helped evacuate the campus and began a sweep of the buildings searching…