A Queens man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison this week for the murder of another man in Far Rockaway three and a half years ago, a sentence the victim’s widow says her husband’s killer “deserves.”
Read MoreA group of South Queens elected officials are calling on the city to pull a private contractor from an affordable housing project in Rockaway after the company failed to notify the city of an injury that occurred on the construction site last year.
Read MoreA violent and bloody stabbing spree in Far Rockaway on Sunday left the perpetrator and four others dead and three people, including two cops, injured.
Read MoreThe State Attorney General’s Office said last week that the NYPD officer who fatally shot a man in Far Rockaway last December during a foot pursuit will not face charges.
Read MoreChad Collie, the 20-year-old found responsible for the wounding of an off-duty rookie NYPD officer last year, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced this week.
Read MoreQueens Public Library reopened the Far Rockaway Teen Library on Monday, after its closure during the earliest days of the pandemic.
“It is more important than ever to ensure everyone gets vaccinated so they can protect themselves, their loved ones and their neighbors.”
Read More'“They deserve this vaccine, and I hope it brings them comfort to know that they are protected.”
Read More“It is what we are as a borough and he has shown already, in just the few days he’s been the borough president, that he understands the meaning of one Queens.”
Read More“A low-level offense should not equal a life sentence for our young people. Unfortunately that’s what’s happened too often in communities of color in the Rockaways, with young people locked out of employment, housing, job opportunities.”
Read More“I certainly got very frustrated at times when I saw large groups of people still out without masks, but I think more dialogue would have been better.”
Read More“You're punishing the businesses, and by punishing the businesses you’re punishing the city itself. You're hurting renters and owners and everyone except the people who you should be”
The forum will take place at the Bayswater Jewish Center.
Read More“When we support grassroots efforts to build a greener, healthier, and more sustainable New York, everyone benefits.”
Read MoreBy Victoria Merlino
A Far Rockaway man was convicted of having sexual contact with a 10-year-old girl, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced last Friday.
Joseph Petty, 40, moved into his girlfriend’s Jamaica apartment in August 2014, according to trial testimony. Starting that October, he would enter his girlfriend’s daughter’s room and at night and touch her chest area and genitals with his hands and mouth, in addition to having sexual contact with the girl. This conduct continued through January 2015.
“The defendant on multiple occasions violated this little girl,who was just 10 years old at the time. A jury weighed all the evidence presented at trial and found the defendant guilty,” Katz said.
Petty faces up to 25 years in prison. His sentencing is set for Feb. 11.
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