Though Jagger Freeman didn’t shoot the gun that killed Detective Brian Simonsen, Queens prosecutors are pursuing a murder charge, which is allowed in New York State. His trial began Tuesday.
Read MoreThe man believed to be responsible for the gruesome stabbing death of a Forest Hills mother over the weekend was arrested by the NYPD on Thursday.
Read MoreLieutenant governor Brian Benjamin turned himself into federal authorities to face charges of bribery and corruption Tuesday morning. By the afternoon, he had resigned from his post as the governor’s second-in-command.
Read MoreQueens elected officials from the local, state and federal level joined community leaders in Richmond Hill Sunday to denounce a recent alleged hate attack on a Sikh man visiting Queens.
Read MoreQueens police officers shot a man while responding to a call about a domestic incident Monday in Astoria.
Read MoreTwo correctional officers working on Rikers Island, including one from Queens, were arrested after they allegedly spent months helping to smuggle drugs and other banned items into the jail complex.
Read More“A lot of people just talk and want a paycheck but I really feel the care, concern and love from the people I work with and that’s unusual; it’s wonderful.”
Read MoreCity officials appearing before members of the City Council defended Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to combat gun violence throughout the five boroughs Wednesday.
Lawmakers blasted Department of Correction officials for the crisis in the city’s jails Wednesday during a budget hearing.
A Howard Beach man with alleged ties to the Gambino crime family was sentenced to a decade in prison.
Read MoreQueens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Thursday the seizure of dozens of ghost guns, ammunition and tactical gear after several NYPD raids earlier this week.
Read MoreQueens will soon be home to the subway’s newest safety feature, Metropolitan Transit Association Chair Janno Lieber announced Wednesday.
A Queens nonprofit has been tapped to lead an affordable housing project in the Upper West Side after the city shut down an illegal hotel operator in the neighborhood earlier this week.
Read MorePrison reform advocates and elected officials rallied Monday to call for the protection of recently passed bail reforms as they face threats from New York City leaders including Mayor Eric Adams.
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney laid out plans for new legislation that would prevent people out on pretrial release from purchasing guns, if passed into law.
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