Queens man found guilty for attempted murder of a police officer
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A Queens man who shot an NYPD officer after attempting to flee a crime scene was found guilty of attempted murder on Tuesday.
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Many problems, many solutions: Local pols pitch new plan to fix Roosevelt Ave after mayor, gov launch their own efforts
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Everyone agrees that Roosevelt Avenue has issues. But no one appears to agree on how to solve them.
Read MoreTrial begins for man who allegedly shot officer last year
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Queens’ Criminal Courthouse was packed with police officers last week as the trial for a 23-year-old accused of shooting a rookie cop in the leg last year began.
Read MoreJury selection for man who allegedly shot rookie cop in Queens begins
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The jury trial for a Queens man arrested for shooting at police officers in 2023 began on Monday in Queens Criminal Court.
Read MoreMayor launches controversial crackdown on Roosevelt Ave
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Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that the city would up its effort to cut down illegal vending, littering and sex trafficking on Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue. But critics said the mayor’s dedication to cleaning up the notorious street in Western Queens sounded eerily familiar to his past efforts to cut back on crime on Roosevelt, leading some to wonder if the new plan will actually lead to any lasting change.
Read MoreGov sends $35 million to state’s DAs to prevent domestic violence
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City district attorneys will each be getting a portion of a $35 million pot allocated in the state budget this year to improve work in preventing domestic violence, which includes $1.4 million for the Queens DA.
Read MoreMeet the DA’s newest hire – Kimi, the companion dog
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The Queens district attorney’s office has a new employee – a support dog who has already begun to aid crime victims and witnesses recounting stressful and traumatizing experiences inside Queens’ Criminal Court.
Read MoreProsecutors knew witness to ‘93 Queens murder had bad vision – they’re retrying the man she ID’d anyway
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More than three decades after Michael Robinson was convicted of murder – and more than a year after that conviction was overturned – the reliability of the only witness to the slaying is being called into question.
Read MoreNearly 50 convictions dismissed after former detective found guilty of perjury
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Nearly 50 people who had previously been found guilty of various misdemeanor charges in Queens had their records cleared this week after the shoddy work of one NYPD detective called the integrity of the cases into question.
Read MoreSix indicted in alleged Flushing election fraud
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Six defendants were charged last week in a 161-count indictment for alleged voter fraud in a Flushing City Council race last year.
Read MoreDiscarded fork leads to Queens cold case arrest
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A discarded fork helped law enforcement get an indictment in a 15-year-old Queens murder last week, marking the first time a homicide suspect was identified and arrested in New York City using a public genealogy database.
Read MoreNYPD fatally shoots man on Roosevelt Avenue
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Officers from the NYPD shot and killed a man on Roosevelt Avenue over the weekend, marking the second time police have fatally shot a person in Queens in a month.
Read MoreElectchester corner named after late lawmaker Nettie Mayersohn
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Several members of the New York State Senate, Assembly and City Council gathered Sunday morning in Eastern Queens to honor the late former Assemblymember and Queens community leader Nettie Mayersohn.
Read MoreQueens killer sentenced for shooting of 14-year-old that sparked gang war
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A Queens man was sentenced to three decades in prison on Wednesday for the mistaken murder of a teenager which subsequently sparked a gang feud that turned South Jamaica into a battlefield.
Read MoreQueens DA calls for slight budget boost
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The Queens district attorney on Wednesday appeared before the City Council to ask that the legislative body increase her office’s budget by around $5 million in the upcoming fiscal year.
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