The legal story of Sean Bell’s death ended its most recent chapter as the nation’s higher courts refused to take the case.
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FDNY diversity lacking: Comrie
City leaders are demanding that New York’s fire department add more diversity to its firehouses.
Two charged in wild St. Albans spree: Brown
What started out as a car theft ended in a wild shootout on the streets of Queens, authorities say.
Jamaica senior home boss stole $1 at a time: DA
The head of a senior home allegedly used sly tactics to steal hundreds of thousands from his workers.
Road to Jamaica High closing long, rocky
Jamaica High School’s closing culminated nearly three years of ups and downs for the historical campus.
Loss of Jamaica High peeves pols
Politicians from across the borough had a lot to say against the city after it ordered the shutdown of Jamaica High School.
UFT sues city over planned school closings
The city’s teacher’s union claims the Dept. of Ed. violated state laws when it ordered the shutdown of Jamaica High and 18 other schools. Now they will be taking the DOE to court.
Meeks seeking help for Haitians in U.S.
Haitians living in the U.S. can apply to live in the country legally, and a Queens congressman wants them to apply the right way.
Haiti: S. Ozone Park doc finds missing brother
It was a miracle for Queens family who waited anxiously for word from a missing sibling in Haiti.
Haitian charged with JFK security breach
A JFK terminal was shut down after a evacuee from the Haitian earthquake allegedly entered a secure region of the airport.
Apartment fire guts 4 floors
A four-alarm blaze may have gutted half of a Queens building, but thanks to quick work by first responders, no one was hurt.
14 Queens libraries to close weekends
Budget cuts have forced more than a dozen public libraries over the weekend.
Boro’s first Leandra’s Law bust made on GCP
A Brooklyn man celebrated the new year by being the first man charged in Queens with Leandra’s Law.
Ozone Pk. principal fired for sexual misconduct: DOI
A Queens principal lost his job after the city discovered he was soliciting sex from his students.
Report ties Meeks to accused schemer
Congressman Gregory Meeks was linked in a report to a banker who has been accused of swindling millions of dollars from his investors.
Bomb scare slows JFK flights
The Christmas day terrorist attack may have occurred in Detroit, but its effects rippled all the way to JFK Airport.
Floral Park blast family honored by city
The Boodram family lost the most precious thing in their lives when their home exploded; their matriarch. Now the city is keeping her memory alive.
Council OKs street rename for Sean Bell
The city gave approval to rename the street where Sean Bell was gunned down, but that vote did not come easy.
Jamaica gets prettier sans fence
After years of pleading with the city, southeast Queens residents and community groups finally have a new spot to take in the neighborhood’s delights.
City cmte gives ok for Sean Bell St.
The request made by Sean Bell’s family to rename the street where he was killed passed another hurtle.