Queens|News|
Queens School Safety Agent Arrested For Hitting Daughter: Reports
An NYPD school safety agent was arrested Tuesday for assaulting his own daughter, according to police and news reports.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
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Jamaica, NY|News|
Reward Offered For Tips On Queens Teen's Shooting Death
Police are offering $10,000 for information on the shooting death of 14-year-old Aamir Griffin on a Queens basketball court last month.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Flushing-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Duo Steals iPad From Flushing Bubble Tea Shop: Police
Police are looking for two men who stole an iPad and a tablet from a Flushing bubble tea shop earlier this month.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
4 Hurt After Queens Driver Hits Car, Cyclist Then Flees: Video
An out-of-control van driver in Queens Monday rear-ended a car, slammed into a cyclist, then raced off, police said. Four people were hurt.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Queens Chocolatier Selling $1,000 Gold Thanksgiving Cornucopia
Only one buyer can claim Aigner Chocolates' single $1,000 golden cornucopia overflowing with handmade chocolates.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jamaica, NY|News|
New Pro Soccer Team Queensboro FC Coming To Southeast Queens
Spanish soccer star David Villa's new pro soccer team, Queensboro FC, will play in the USL Championship starting in 2021.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Bayside-Douglaston, NY|News|
New Art Show To Feature Queens Programmer-Turned-Painter
A Queens College programmer-turned-painter will be showing 15 works in a new art exhibition opening Friday in Little Neck.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Astoria's Beloved 'Sandwich King' Charlie Gordon Dies At 60
Astoria sandwich king Charlie Gordon, who ran Sal, Kris & Charlie's Deli on 23rd Avenue, died Friday at the age of 60.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
Queens Teen Falsely Arrested, Chained To Bench For Hours: Lawsuit
A 13-year-old Queens boy was wrongfully arrested, then kept chained to a bench at a police precinct for three hours, a lawsuit claims.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
Queens Man Stabs Wife To Death, Then Kills Himself: Reports
A man stabbed his wife to death in his Queens home, then hanged himself, three months after he was arrested for attacking her, reports say.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Kew Gardens-Briarwood, NY|News|
Pedestrian Injured In Crash In Kew Gardens: FDNY
A pedestrian was hit by a car in Kew Gardens Monday morning, according to the FDNY.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Queens Boulevard Driver Runs Stop Sign And Hits Cyclist: Video
A driver ran a stop sign and crashed into a cyclist riding along Queens Boulevard this week, then got off scot-free, the cyclist says.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Flushing-Murray Hill, NY|News|
City Breaks Ground On $24M Restoration Of Queens Pavilion Towers
The city broke ground Friday on a major restoration of the New York State Pavilion observation towers in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
DOT Rejected Fixes For Fatal Crash Site | Queens Week In Review
Also: Famous Flushing Soup Dumpling Spot Reopens | Melinda Katz Will Be Queens' Next DA | Drug Deadlier Than Fentanyl Seized In Major Bust
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jackson Heights-Elmhurst, NY|News|
Local Legend: Jessica Ramos On The Jackson Heights Experiment
State Sen. Jessica Ramos calls Jackson Heights a "real experiment of the human condition," and she wouldn't have it any other way.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
49 New Elevators Are Coming To Queensbridge Houses
NYCHA finally has some uplifting news for Queensbridge residents.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jamaica, NY|News|
Pedestrian Injured In Jamaica Crash: FDNY
A pedestrian was hospitalized following a crash in Jamaica Friday morning, according to the FDNY.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jackson Heights-Elmhurst, NY|News|
East Elmhurst Homeless Shelter Needs More Security, Neighbors Say
Some East Elmhurst residents say a fatal stabbing outside the Landing Family Shelter on Tuesday proves the need for more security there.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jackson Heights-Elmhurst, NY|News|
East New York Man Arrested For Stabbing At Queens Shelter: NYPD
A Brooklyn man was arrested for stabbing a man to death Tuesday night outside a homeless shelter in East Elmhurst, cops said.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
Drug 100 Times Deadlier Than Fentanyl Seized In Queens Bust: DA
Eleven people were arrested for trafficking heroin, fentanyl and carfentanil — one of the most powerful opioids known — across the country.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
