Queens

UPDATED: 8-Year Old Girl Stabbed In The Neck

Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Girl Stabbed Neck, Child Welfare, Child Abuse, New York Crime, Queens, Stabbing, Girl Stabbed in the Neck, NY Crime, New York News

An 8-year old girl was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday morning at 144-67 176th Street in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood of Queens. NY1 report...

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Union Puts Bullseye Back On Target

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Nlrb, Labor, Video, United Food and Commercial Workers, Queens, Target, Ufcw, Target Stores, National Labor Relations Board, Unions, New York, Labor Union, Business News

Late last week, an administrative law judge in New York ruled that big-box retailer Target had violated labor law in the runup to a union election at ...

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NYPD Arrests 'The Ghost'

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Supreme Team Gang, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Nypd, James Corley Crack, New York Crime, Ray Kelly, Queens, Ny News, James Corley the Ghost, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, James Corley Arrested, New York City Gang, New York News, NY Crime, James Corley, New York News

NEW YORK -- A notorious drug dealer who got his start during the crack epidemic of the 1980s and was so good at hiding his whereabouts that he was kno...

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MoMA Cook Gunned Down For His iPhone

| Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: NY Crime, Moma Chef Killed, Danny Meyer, Queens, Hwang Yang, Hwang Yang Shot, New York News

By Nicholas Rizzi, Murray Weiss and Wil Cruz RIVERDALE -- A cook for The Modern at MoMA was shot to death early Thursday steps from his Riverdale h...

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Art in Earnest: Harlem-Based Artist, Tyson Hall

Eric J. Henderson | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: El Anatsui, Howard Gardner, Barry Sanders, Kandinsky, Ellen Winner, Cs Lewis, Jamaica Queens, Harlem, New York, Artist Profile, Queens, Street Art, Art Theory, New York Street Art, Tyson Hall, New York Art, Arts News

Hall dwells specifically at the intersection of Art and Policy, his work aiming to touch people in the everyday. That is so cliché that it hurts as I strip the meaning of that universality down to a feel-good thing to say. I don't mean it that way.

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Couple Accused Of Kidnapping, Beating Paralyzed Woman

Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Patrick Donovan, Queens, Ny News, Mae Washington, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, Queens DA, New York News, Couple Kidnaps Paralyzed Woman, New York News

AP - NEW YORK - A New York City couple is accused of kidnapping a partially paralyzed woman and controlling her finances for more than a year. Quee...

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Remembering Gary Carter: "The Kid" Made a Difference

Jon Chattman | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: The Kid, 1986 New York Mets, New York, Queens, Flushing, World Series, Gary Carter, Major League Baseball, Gary Carter Brain Tumor, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, New York News

Gary Carter was among the best catchers in Major League Baseball history, but, for me, he'll always be the man that took the time to respond to my Bar Mitzvah invitation.

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SUBWAY REPAIRMAGEDDON

Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Thomas Prendergast, Long Island City, Queens, Ny News, NYC Transit, Subway Repairs, Court Square, New York News, Mta, 7 Train, New York News

The 7 train, that vital artery connecting Times Square and midtown to Queensboro plaza and Queens, will be shut down for 11 consecutive weekends, The ...

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BQE To Remain A Big Mess, Probably Forever

Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Queens, Brooklyn, Ny News, New York Works Infrastructure Fund, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Sufjan Stevens, New York News, Bqe, Daniel-Squadron, Video, New York News

There's no money to make significant changes to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, The New York Times reports, and it seems the much-maligned roadway wil...

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New York City Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With 13-Year Old Student

Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Teacher Arrests, Rape, Queens, Ny News, Teacher Sexual Abuse, Charles Oross, Rape Victims, Sexual Abuse, NY Crime, New York News

A 44-year old teacher was arrested on Thursday for allegedly carrying out a sexual relationship with a 13-year old female student. Charles Oross, a...

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Baby Boy Abandoned At Burger King In Queens

Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Nypd, Queens, Ny News, Yaribely-Almonte, Burger Kings, New York Police, Springfield Gardens, NY Crime, Baby Abandoned, New York News

A baby boy was abandoned in a Burger King located in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood of Queens on Tuesday. Police said the boy is about four ...

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Undercover College Kids Expose Cabbies Who Won't Drive To Brooklyn

Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Cab Fines, Queens, David Yassky, Brooklyn, Ny News, New York Taxis, Taxi and Limousine Commission, New York Cabs, New York Transportation, Taxi, New York News

In an undercover operation involving college students, more than 360 cab drivers have been fined for refusing rides requiring long distances to outer ...

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Pedestrian Activist Struck And Killed By Car

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New York Traffic, Car Accident, Queens, Kew Gardens Hills, Ny News, Pedestrian Activist, Patricia Dolan, New York Transportation, New York News

Patricia Dolan, an activist in Queens who refused to drive and fought tirelessly for pedestrian safety, was struck and killed by a car Tuesday night, ...

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Machete Wielding Queens Landlord Kills Tenant And Himself

Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Murder, Jamaica Queens, Hettie Patterson, Homicide, Queens, Machete, NY Crime, Eulith 'Sonny' Reid, New York News

A landlord in South Jamaica Queens used a machete to kill one of his tenants, a 48-year old grandmother, before using the same weapon to kill himself ...

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Former NYPD Patrolmen Revealed As Famous '80s Graffiti Artist

Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Manhattan Supreme Court, Neo, Neo Graffiti, Ed Koch, Nypd, Queens, Nypd Scandals, Graffiti, Mayor Ed Koch, Nyc-Graffiti, Queens New York, Graffiti-Art, Quality-of-Life-Laws, New York, New York City, Quality of Life, Arts News

In the history of graffiti, no rivalry has been as controversial or polarizing as the bouts between the NYPD and the writers of their city. Ever since...

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Origins: The Social Roots of New York City Hip Hop Culture (PHOTOS)

David Maurice Smith | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Harlem, Manhattan, Photography, Poverty, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Music, Blog, Breakdancing, Slidefreestyle, Exposure, New York, Hip Hop, Urban Violence, Culture News

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NYC Is Physically Shrinking, According To Census Bureau

Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Department of City Planning New York Population, New York Census, Nyc Population, Mayor Bloomberg, Queens, Brooklyn, New York News

New York just got a wee bit smaller. After declaring the city's land area to be at 304.8 square miles in 2008, 17 square miles smaller than previou...

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The Five Borough Bar Crawl

Munier Salem | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Nyc Bars, Manhattan Bars, Staten Island, New York City, Five Boroughs, New York News

It was 1 p.m. on a Saturday in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Six friends gathered at an outdoor bar near Battery Park. Our goal for that day was simple: have a drink each borough of the city.

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10 Most Expensive Cities In America

Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Manhattan, New York Most Expensive, Queens, Brooklyn, Ny News, Most Expensive City, Council for Community and Economic Research, New York City Statistics, Most Expensive Cities, New York News

In 2010, New York City was declared the most expensive city to live in the country. The top spot is relatively unsurprising news when you recall New Y...

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New York Welcomes Its Very First Casino

Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Aqueduct Raceway, Gambling, New York Casino, New York City Casino, Governor Cuomo, Queens, Ny News, South Ozone Park, New York News

The city opened its doors to its first casino at the Aqueduct in South Ozone, Park Queens on Friday. The new glitzy casino won the approval of lawm...

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Bloomberg Wants 7 Train To Extend To Jersey

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Bloomberg, No. 7 Train, Times Square, Mayor Bloomberg, Queens, New Jersey Subway, Ny News, Subway, Midtown, Mta, New York News

A proposal to extend the No. 7 line to New Jersey now has the blessing of Mayor Bloomberg. A $250,000 study was commissioned to analyze the possib...

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Shocking: NYPD Narcotics Officers Provided Woman With Drugs In Exchange For Sex Acts

Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Nypd, Queens, Jason Arbeeny, Brooklyn, Drugs, Flaking, Narcotics, Stephen Anderson, NY Crime, Nypd Scandals, New York News

In a shocking testimony last week, a woman claimed that NYPD narcotics officers provided her with crack in return for sexual favors. Melanie Perez...

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WATCH: Eating Like An Egyptian In Queens

Nomading Film Festival | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Ny, Nyc, Astoria, Queens, Nomading Film Festival, Nomading-Film-Festival, Noff, Egypt, Travel Blogs, Egyptian, Video, Travel News

Taking a trip to the Middle East for authentic kebabs or to brush up on your rusty Arabic could cost thousands. Thankfully, with its many different diverse neighborhoods, New York has an easily accessible and inexpensive alternative.

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7 Places Where You Can Still Be Queen

Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Prince William, Queens, Succession, Kate Middleton, Will and Kate, Slidepollajax, Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Succession, Women News

If Kate Middleton and Prince William's first child is a daughter, can she one day be queen? U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron is hoping so. He rece...

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Shocking: Former NYPD Officer Admits To Issuing Fake Drug Charges To Meet Quotas

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Drug Busts, Nypd, New York Crime, Queens, Jason Arbeeny, Brooklyn, Flaking, Stephen Anderson, Narcotics, Nypd Scandals, New York News

A former narcotics detective admitted to routinely faking drug charges in order to help officers meet department quotas. Stephen Anderson testified...

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