A senior center robbery has left administrators picking up the pieces. On Wednesday, June 12, an unknown number of thieves made their way to the Robert Couche Senior Center in Jamaica. They allegedly took two catalytic converters from the center’s two vans, which are used for transporting the seniors. Without the converters, which change internal [...]
The last bell will ring two and a half hours later for 2,000 of the city’s sixth graders starting this fall. A pilot program will provide additional literacy training at 20 middle schools with high-needs students, including five in Queens, according to the Department of Education (DOE). The schools are also part of a 40-school [...]
TODAY’S FORECAST Monday: Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 86. Winds from the West at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%. Monday night: Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 68. Winds from [...]
An off-duty police officer was shot Sunday night in Jamaica after intervening in a domestic violence dispute. NYPD Officer Joseph Koch, who is assigned to the 101st Precinct, was leaving a party around 10:00 p.m., when he saw an 11-year-old boy run out of a house on South Road near Inwood Street, shouting that his [...]
Police are seeking two teens who tried to rob a woman at the Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer subway station. The 42-year-old victim was attempting to enter an elevator inside of the station at 12:40 p.m. on May 24 when she was approached by the suspects who attempted to take her cell phone, said police. A struggle took [...]
A 33-year-old man was found shot dead while seated inside of his car, said police. According to the NYPD, on Friday, May 31 at approximately 6:48 a.m. cops discovered Kelly Mullins with several gunshot wounds while seated inside of his vehicle on 159th Street in Jamaica. Emergency medical units responded, but Mullins was pronounced dead [...]
A 19-year-veteran of the NYPD who was reportedly once assigned to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s security detail has been convicted of attempted murder. “This is truly a sad day for everyone when a police officer is convicted of breaking the very laws he had sworn to uphold. But in the pursuit of justice, nobody is above [...]
A 14-year-old girl was shot in the head and killed aboard a Queens bus Saturday night, said police. The teen, identified as D’aja Robinson, was on the Q6 bus at Sutphin Boulevard near Rockaway Boulevard in Jamaica around 9 p.m. when she was struck. Robinson was part of a group that had recently left a sweet 16 party [...]
Jamaica has seen a drastic decrease in shootings this year. Gun violence went down by more than half compared to last year’s crime statistics, according to the NYPD. Councilmember Leroy Comrie attributed the trend to increased awareness about gun violence and active police work. “Everybody is trying to keep the level of awareness constant,” he [...]
Some city schools need a major makeover, according to a building inspections report released by the school cleaners’ union. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 32BJ issued a report on the 20 schools in the worst condition after tallying scores from the city’s annual school inspections. Out of about 1,500 schools citywide, five Queens [...]
