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The 40-year-old man died five days after police found him in East Elmhurst with stab wounds on his torso. There are no arrests.
City officials want to transform Rikers Island into a hub for renewable energy sources and wastewater treatment.
The parent of a former Garden School student is suing the Jackson Heights school over mandatory fees to participate in an annual fundraiser.
A long-awaited renovation of Captain Dermody Triangle in Bayside Hills is back on track after red tape stalled the plan for five years.
The city is giving small business owners in downtown Jamaica up to $20,000 to renovate their storefronts.
Police are looking for the nail salon customer who threw a bottle of acetone at an employee of the Hollis establishment last week.
FDNY firefighter Gilberto Martinez was arrested for punching a man in Forest Hills over a parking spot, according to reports.
A Rochdale man is under arrest for fatally stabbing his nephew in their apartment early Saturday morning.
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Actor Robert DeNiro and a developer are buying a $73 million Astoria lot from piano manufacturer Steinway, according to reports.
Polls commissioned by Queens DA candidate Greg Lasak show that a third of voters are still undecided about their vote in the DA primary.
A robbery at a Chase Bank in Forest Hills on Thursday is part of a pattern of bank robberies in Queens and Manhattan, according to police.
The devices, which use fingerprints to monitor when LIRR employees clock in and out, are being introduced amid concerns of overtime abuse.
Ashiqul Alam of Jackson Heights bought guns from undercover officers as he planned a terrorist attack on Times Square, authorities said.
The 61st Street-Woodside subway stop's lone escalator has such a habit of shutting down that it's become practically iconic.
The Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce will take over six blocks of Austin Street this weekend for its annual festival.
The fifth annual Bankra festival showcasing Caribbean folk music, art and culture will celebrate Jamaican poet and folklorist Miss Lou.
A Bayside resident beat out more than 2,000 players to win a World Series of Poker championship title.
The illegal Astoria-based gambling ring stretched all the way to Costa Rica, prosecutors said.
Queens North Deputy Police Chief Steven Silks died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday, weeks before he was due to retire.
