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The woman won't serve prison time for hoarding the sick, neglected cats and dogs in her Jackson Heights home, a judge ruled Monday.
Police released surveillance photos of the women's suspected attacker on Tuesday evening.
The man and three others were indicted on Monday for allegedly conspiring to kill a rival gang member who was shot dead in February.
Find out if you qualify to live in a one- or two-bedroom unit at the St. Albans Cycle of Life affordable housing apartments.
Switch problems at the Myrtle Avenue station interrupted service on the J and M lines on Monday afternoon, the MTA said.
A 25-year-old employee was punched when he tried to block the two from stealing a $1,000 phone from the store, cops say.
The off-duty officer was arrested after hitting a parked police car in the neighborhood he patrols, the New York Daily News reported.
The 9-year-old boy was killed after an 86-year-old driver mowed him and his mother down at a Woodside intersection and drove off, cops say.
The book - which turns 50 Queens girls into presidents, CEOs, scientists and more - raised $15,000 in two weeks and will be out this fall.
Construction that shut down stations between Myrtle-Broadway and Myrtle-Wyckoff since September will (finally) end Monday, the MTA said.
Eat your way around the globe at "World's Fare," enjoy a Greek film Expo in Astoria, learn about World War I in Kew Gardens and more.
The thief broke into the Richmond Hill temple through a side door, police say.
If you work the night shift you'll want to live in these Queens areas for the easiest commute, a StreetEasy study found.
The Far Rockaway man was sentenced for shooting his ex-fiancée to death and then opening fire on her neighbor, who survived.
The man awoke from the attack unable to remember what happened, but a witness managed to snap a pic of his assailant, police say.
Shocking surveillance footage shows the thief point a gun at the man and throw him to the ground after following him into his home.
A medical examiner deemed the woman's September death a homicide Thursday after an autopsy showed internal injuries to her neck, cops say.
Hamilton tickets usually cost at least $500. Hundreds of kids saw it Wednesday for $10.
A passenger reported the man after he sat down across from her and she noticed he was wearing a condom, police say.
The group of masked men stole nearly $2,000 in cell phones at knifepoint from two neighboring Jackson Heights stores, police say.
