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Jabari Burrell, 22, was indicted after stabbing his two aunts and grandmother to death on Nov. 18, prosecutors said.
DEA agents found over 20,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills, prosecutors said.
The $6.6 million dollar project in the park, located 136-50 Maple Avenue, will relocate the children’s play area.
The Hanukkah event, hosted by Chabad of Forest Hills North, will take place on Dec. 18 at the park located at 6801 Yellowstone Boulevard.
Dr. Edwin Simpser was recognized by the business network after working for more than 20 years in St. Mary's.
Edgardo Mejias, 39, died at the Anna M. Kross Center about 5 p.m., marking Rikers’ 17th death this year, the department said.
The three men fled in a white Cadillac XT5, police said.
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Abel Pita Aviles was charged with sexual abuse and criminal possession of a weapon after he groped a 24-year-old woman, prosecutors said.
Hospital staff prepared more than 500 meals on Thursday at the Masbia Of Queens soup kitchen and pantry located at 105-47 64th Road.
The teacher was arrested after he grabbed a College Point middle school student by the neck, police said.
Two other markets are scheduled for Dec. 11 and Dec. 17 at Harry S. Truman High School in the Bronx and Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn.
Scammers stole information and forged legal documents of elderly homeowners in St. Albans and Jamaica, the Attorney General contends.
The three teenagers were arrested after a fatal stabbing between Lefferts Boulevard and Rockaway Boulevard, police said.
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Henrry Gutierrez, 32, was indicted on murder charges after he fatally stabbed Oscar Gutierrez, 25, on July 12, prosecutors said.
Elisaul Perez pleaded guilty to manslaughter after attacking Guiying Ma, 61, with a rock outside of her home in Corona, prosecutors said.
The United Bukharian Congregation filed suit Monday over deeds and titles to thousands of New York City plots, court records show.
The proposed 47,952-square-foot high school is expected to intake students by the 2026 school year and would include a paved parking lot.