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Two Men Sentenced For Extortion Scheme Of Queens Business Owner: Feds
Ozone Park business owner Hani Kasem was shot dead in 2017 amid an extortion scheme, prosecutors said.

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Ozone Park business owner Hani Kasem was shot dead in 2017 amid an extortion scheme, prosecutors said.

Staff evacuated the building on Wednesday after receiving a call that a device was planted at the school, police said.
Jaheen Stephenson, 21, was arrested on Wednesday after he and two others fired several rounds and shot a man and a bystander, police said.
Long Island Jewish will hold the event on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. at the Great Wall restaurant, where Zhiwen Yan worked and was killed.
Goubin Liu, 62, was riding an e-bike northbound on College Point Boulevard, near 30th Avenue, when he fell to the pavement, police said.
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Authorities are searching for the woman who hit a 65-year-old man several times in the face and body, leaving his left eye injured.
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, located at 34-24 203rd St, will celebrate the whodunit event on Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m.
The median price per square foot increased from $1,493 to $1,586 per square foot between October and December in Long Island City.
Basam Syed, 43, was sentenced to three years in prison after rubbing his genitals on a woman who was seeking signatures for a petition.
Nicholas Loiacono, from Massapequa, stabbed Gerard Moreno on Jan. 27 in front of the 7-Eleven located at 107-40 Queens Blvd., police said.
Also: A woman from Forest Hills impacted by Hurricane Ida in 2021 will join a Queens lawmaker at the State of the Union address on Tuesday.
The constituents of New York’s 3rd Congressional District and several lawmakers arrived at Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
Manmaya Magar, 74, was last seen in Long Island City between 43 Street and Greenpoint Avenue about 7:30 am., the NYPD said.
Allison Sesso, whose house on Selfridge Street flooded during the hurricane, will join Rep. Meng in the President’s address to the nation.
HiFi Records & Cafe, which was located on 23-19 Steinway Street, closed on Jan. 28 after opening up shop in 2015.
Police are searching for the man who robbed the cellphones of three boys between the ages of 13 and 15, the NYPD said.
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Police are searching for Melina Barrios, 15, who was last seen leaving her home on 115th Street in College Point, police said.
Derek Myers accused Santos of making sexual approaches toward him, such as touching Myers’ groin and asking if he had a Grindr profile.