Decades in the making, Southeast Queens’ 116th Precinct opens

Decades in the making, Southeast Queens’ 116th Precinct opens

After a four-decade campaign filled with starts, stops, delays and broken promises, Southeast Queens residents celebrated on Wednesday the opening of the new 116th Precinct in Rosedale.

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Queens’ 7 train is epicenter of deadly subway surfing trend

Queens’ 7 train is epicenter of deadly subway surfing trend

During a City Council hearing on Monday, city officials said the 7 train is the “overwhelming” epicenter for incidents of subway surfing, a dangerous practice which has resulted in six deaths citywide this year.

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Police misconduct in Queens drives ballooning cost of settlements

Police misconduct in Queens drives ballooning cost of settlements

The city is on pace to hand out a record amount of tax-payer dollars to settle police misconduct cases this year, thanks in no small part to a number of cases where police misconduct led to the wrongful convictions of Queens residents.

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