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Queens DA Richard Brown To Leave Office After Almost 3 Decades
QUEENS, NY — Queens's top prosecutor will leave office this year nearly three decades in the post. District Attorney Richard Brown will finish out his current term but will not seek re-election in... Read more
Last Nazi In US Dies Months After Deportation From Queens
JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY – the last Nazi in the U.S. has died just months after being deported from his home in Jackson Heights, Queens, according to reports. Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi concentration... Read more
Tattooed Suspect Arrested In Brutal Queens Rape, Authorities Say
QUEENS, NY — An Ozone Park man has been charged for brutally raping and sexually abusing a woman for hours in southeast Queens last month, authorities say. George Persaud, 24, was arraigned... Read more
Jamaica Fire Ruled Double Homicide, Police Say
JAMAICA, NY — A fire that killed two men in Jamaica last month has been ruled a double homicide, police said Thursday. But no one has been arrested in connection with the Dec.... Read more
Life Behind The Wheel: The Daily Struggle Of Cab, Uber Drivers
NEW YORK — Like much of the city, the street in front of Nicolae Hent’s modest Middle Village home was quiet and empty on the Thursday morning after Christmas. In an alley out back, Hent’s taxi... Read more