Tag: Queens

NYPD honors slain policeman Edward Byrne in Queens

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Hundreds of New York’s finest dignitaries gathered in Queens early Saturday morning to memorialize a rookie policeman who was ambushed and killed while sitting in his private car there 34 years ago. Mourners remember Edward Byrne at a midnight party on the corner of 107th Ave. and Inwood St. In southern Jamaica – steps away from where he was shot dead on February 26, 1988 while guarding the home of a drug witness. He was only 22 years old. He didn’t ask why. “He took his job and understood its…

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Russian former New York City coffee shop owners sell regional liquor for the war effort

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For Oleg “Oli” Hoto and his wife, Olga, Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is personal and almost unaffordable. Olga grew up in Kiev, Ukraine, and Olga in Leningrad, Russia – and while their homelands were at odds, they are united in opposing Putin’s brazen offensive. This would be like the US invasion of Canada. We are closer by blood, culture and economic ties. We look the same. “We eat the same food,” Olga said of Russians and Ukrainians. The couple who owns Cake Cafe A wine bar in…

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The violence of the queens resulted in the death of two men and the injury of another

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Two men were killed and a third injured in a violent three-hour period in Queens on Monday night, police said. In the first of two incidents, a 23-year-old man, Daniel Ortiz, was killed in a basement apartment on Mexico Street in St. Albans at about 4 p.m., according to the New York Police Department. Ortiz was shot in the shoulder, torso and thigh. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and pronounced dead. Shortly after 6:30 p.m., an unidentified man was killed with a knife at 109-02 Merrick Boulevard…

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New York City thief steals a car with a boy in it – goes on a fun ride

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An 11-year-old boy suffered a terrifying 20-minute ride Sunday with a car thief who had just boosted his father’s SUV in East Harlem — before it was dumped in the Bronx more than five miles away, cops said. The boy was sitting in the front passenger seat of his father’s 2017 Nissan Rogue, which was left on Third Avenue near East 121st Street around 8 p.m., police and police sources said. The 36-year-old had just broken into a store nearby. But a short time later, the suspect climbed into the…

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FDNY firefighter caught with gun smuggling sting

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A veteran FDNY firefighter has been arrested after allegedly purchasing an assault weapon, ammunition and parts for a “ghost gun” in Philadelphia, then transporting them to New York City, The Post has learned. Records show that Aaron B. Martin, 49, who serves on FDNY Rescue Team 4 in Queens, has been subjected to multiple charges, including possession of an assault weapon. stems from a crackdown on illegal weapons Flooding into town, Martin’s February 13 arrest was part of a multi-agency investigation into firearms trafficking involving the Queens District Attorney’s Office…

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Armed man arrested for threatening New York City Children’s Hospital

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A gunman was arrested after threatening to open fire at a children’s hospital in Queens on Thursday afternoon, sources said. Thomas Saxton, 34, was arrested in his car outside Cohen Children’s Medical Center in Glen Oaks around 12:10 p.m., according to law enforcement sources. Sources said Saxton was in possession of two ghost rifles – two unregistered household weapons that lack serial numbers. A search warrant of the Saxton home on Long Island revealed a cache of weapons and ammunition including several rifles, more than 1,000 rounds, 4 assault rifles,…

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Marine reservist, who was in the Capitol riots, caught in a fake COVID Vax card scheme

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Federal prosecutors said Thursday that a Marine reservist already facing charges in the 2021 Capitol riots was busted for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards — and even distributing some to fellow reservists. Jia Liu of Queens, 26, conspired with Long Island nurse Stephen Rodriguez, 27, to steal and forge COVID-19 vaccination cards, selling them for profit — and then destroy real vaccine doses to cover up the ruse, the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York said. Investigators said in a press release that the scheme resulted…

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A man threatens to burn a bakery shop in New York above the Israeli flags

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A man allegedly threatened to burn down a kosher bakery in Queens because of the Israeli flags displayed in the shop. The man threw hate speeches at a 26-year-old worker and customers at Bagels & Co in Fresh Meadows at about 3:40 p.m. last Wednesday, according to police. “Remove those Israeli flags and close the shop, or I will burn the building,” the suspect said. Police said the suspect filmed the ugly explosion on his cell phone. No injuries were reported during the accident. The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force…

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The ex-con who tried to kill an NYPD cop is released without bail

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Authorities and police sources said Monday that a former fraudster who tried to kill a Queens policeman was arrested this week for indiscriminately attacking another NYPD police officer, but was released without bail. The repeat accused policeman, Esos Thompson, 38, could have been forced to release on bail before being released after the latest alleged assault on an officer. But a judge instead released him without bail, angering NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea In a tweet on Monday. “Do we have to wait [Thompson] To kill someone before this is taken…

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Queens policemen chase bus perv

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Police are looking for a pervert accused of rubbing his thighs against a 14-year-old girl and a 26-year-old woman on two separate MTA buses in Queens last week. The man targeted the older victim after boarding the Q65 MTA bus at 164th Street and Hillside Street last Wednesday between 7:30 a.m., according to police. Police said he allegedly made inappropriate calls before leaving the bus after four stops on 164th Street and 82nd Street. The crawl returned to the first stop and boarded a different Q65 MTA bus before he…

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