Tag: Queens

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.

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment of former Queens NYPD Officer Errick Allen after he allegedly shot and killed his friend in 2020. 

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.

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.

St. John’s Episcopal Hospital has received the Covid-19 vaccine and has begun to vaccinate its frontline health care heroes.

A retired New York City narcotics detective was sentenced to five years probation after admitting to her role in a large-scale heroin ring that operated in Nassau, Queens and Brooklyn.

There’s still time to reserve your spot to participate in The World’s Fare, a celebration of the diversity of the food industry right here in the “World’s Borough.”

Two Long Island men have been indicted for the murder of a 31-year-old rapper during a drive-by shooting in the victim's hometown of Queens two years ago, New York City authorities said.