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It took investigators more than three years to crack this cold case, but a Long Island man was indicted by a Queens grand jury in a fatal 2018 drive-by shooting in St. Albans, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

Actress Gabriella Piazza, who is originally from Hicksville, couldn’t believe she found herself in the middle of The Sopranos prequel, playing Dickie’s wife, Joanne Moltisanti.

Life’s WORC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism through its residential, community, and trust services, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 27 at its newest group home in Elmont. 

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Monday, July 26, that Tyrone Absolam, 42, has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, driving while under the influence of alcohol and other charges in the Saturday evening collision that killed a Long Island mother and her daughter near JFK Airport.

John “Senior” Koufakis, the founder of Star Auto Group of Queens, and a driving force with the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, passed away on Long Island on July 8 at the age of 94.

State Attorney General Letitia James announced she won’t bring criminal charges against Nassau County cops in the 2020 killing of 19-year-old Matthew Felix in Cambria Heights.

Babylon Bagel owner and Queens resident Edward Alonso Castillo, who was arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in January, was released from custody after nearly two months in jail.

A Queens family is fighting for the immediate release of their father Edward Alonso Castillo, co-owner of Babylon Bagel, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, as they worry his health is quickly deteriorating while being held in jail for nearly a month.