A string of killings has prompted the NYPD to tackle crime in a new fashion.
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PA approves Delta face-lift
A mega upgrade is set for JFK Airport that will improve flights for both passengers and Delta airlines.
Boyfriend charged with murder in Spring Gdns. fire
Charges against the man accused of leaving his girlfriend to burn to death were upgraded after investigators discovered more evidence in the case.
Mary Immaculate site a finalist for new cancer center
A new health option may be on its way to southeast Queens.
Two guilty in planned JFK bombing
Half of the group that threatened to blow up JFK and parts of Queens were convicted for their failed plot.
Two suspects arrested in Flushing shooting
The authorities say they found the persons responsible for a violent shooting that left an immigrant gas station attendant dead.
Council gives Flushing Commons the go-ahead
After years of planning, the city gave its OK to the Flushing Commons development, with some stipulations aimed at easing the community’s concerns over the project.
City to pay $7M to victims in Sean Bell shooting
A deal was struck between the friends and family of Sean Bell and the city over the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Rockaway resident’s kin.
Obama cabinet member takes Jamaica Bay tour
The U.S. Secretary of the Interior got a hands on look at Queens’s largest ecosystem.
St. Albans woman’s killer sought
The authorities are trying to find out the identity of a woman found dead in the back of a home.
Gas station worker shot Flushing: Police
Police are looking for the persons responsible for killing a gas station owner in cold blood.
Protesters hold final rally over Flushing Commons
Dozens of business owners took to the streets of Flushing to raise their voices against a new development that they say will hurt them.
Hells Angel murdered in Astoria
A violent shooting has riled up Astroia residents who say they have been experiencing too many crimes recently.
Stop-and-frisk law will help Qns. residents: Officials
Queens politicians are mixed on the state’s new modification to the stop and frisk law.
Spring. Gdns. blaze caused by father:DA
What started out as an argument between a couple expecting a baby, ended deadly for a young mother and her toddler, the authorities say.
Jamaica leads nation in mortgage fraud: Study
Jamaica homeowners are getting hit with more and more fraudulent loans, according o the results of a new report.
Pregnant mother, son killed in SE Queens fire
A small fire in Springfield Gardens took the life of a mother, her son and unborn baby, and investigators are trying to piece together what started the tragic blaze.
DEP demolishes illegal housing
The city is beginning an urban renewal plan for a plot that has been an eyesore for Rockaway residents.
Provocative Rosedale billboard covers up
After months of protest from local residents, a sign that was too hot for southeast Queens was removed.
Appeals court stops closure of three boro high schools
The ongoing back and forth concerning the fate of three Queens High Schools ended in a victory for the campus’s supporters.