The three thieves pretended to be grandchildren, they said they were old neighbors, they even recruited children to assist in their schemes — anything to get inside senior citizens’ home and steal their stuff.
Over the past 16 years, it seems that everyone in Queens has proposed a new use for the vacant Queens House of Detention near the Criminal Courthouse in Kew Gardens.
A federal court ruled Saturday that anti-abortion activists are free to continue to follow and preach at patients as they approach a Jamaica health clinic.
Read MoreA multi-agency operation that stretched from Queens to California resulted in the arrest on Thursday of Anthony “Ant” Pineda on charges that he ran a massive methamphetamine distribution organization.
On Wednesday, the City Council passed two measures that would require the city’s bail bond companies to fully disclose all bail bond fees as well as a consumers’ Bill of Rights.
Read MoreNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Corporation Counsel Zachary W. Carter filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday for what the city said are “unlawful efforts” to force New York City officials to participate in federal immigration enforcement.
Read MoreRafal Ziolkowski, the owner of Oliwa Construction, Inc. in Ridgewood, was charged with seven counts of tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the United States yesterday after he allegedly failed to pay roughly $650,000 in federal taxes.
On Monday, City & State unveiled its “Queens Power 50,” an annual rundown of the 50 most influential people — excluding lawmakers — in Queens.
Read MoreAndrew Troiano, a 56-year-old Long Island contractor, was sentenced to one to three years in prison after pleading guilty to bilking more than $170,000 from three families that lost their homes to Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
Read MoreTop NYPD brass joined Mayor Bill de Blasio at a press conference Tuesday to announce that New York City had the lowest number of reported crimes during the first six months of 2018 than in any previous six-month period.
Read MoreA recent decision by the state’s highest court could affect whether journalists can appeal court subpoenas in order to protect sources, information and interview notes.
Read MoreA neighbor had handed Maria what appeared to be a legal paper she found in the lobby of their apartment building. The paper said a company that Maria had never heard of was suing her for thousands of dollars for a credit card. Maria, who is elderly and living on a fixed income, didn’t know what to do.
Read More“Queens is a microcosm of what I wish our country would be.”
That’s how Hilary Gingold, the new president of the Queens County Bar Association feels about her beloved borough.
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