Women On Edge As Search Continues For Suspected Serial Groper In Queens
The suspect came up to the victims and tried to speak to them, and then touched their buttocks over their clothes, police said. The victims were between the ages of 14 and 25.
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The suspect came up to the victims and tried to speak to them, and then touched their buttocks over their clothes, police said. The victims were between the ages of 14 and 25.
Police Thursday evening were asking for help from the public in finding a man who allegedly groped four girls and women's buttocks in Astoria and Woodside, Queens.
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The victims were identified as Darius Fletcher, 21; Jada Monique-Butts, 19; Crystal Gravely, 19; and Jaleel Furtado, 20. All of the victims were from East Elmhurst, Queens.
Rescue crews pulled five people from the water late Friday, after a car plunged into the Steinway Creek off the East River in Queens.
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The New York Police Department has released a sketch of the man who they say tried to lure a 12-year-old girl into his sport utility vehicle on 49th Street and Ditmars Boulevard on Wednesday.
Police Thursday night were asking the public to help them in the search for a man who tried to lure a 12-year-old girl into his sport-utility vehicle in Queens.
Since mid-November, the NYPD reports 39 fire escape break-ins in the heart of the Queens community - from 33rd to 47th streets and 30th to 31st Avenue.
A 22-year-old woman was walking on 30th Avenue in Astoria around 3:25 a.m. Sunday when the suspect approached her from behind and pushed her to the ground, police said.
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"We used to have three pickups a day here in Astoria. We are down to one," New York State Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas, who represents the area, said.
A portion of 35th Avenue in Astoria has been blocked off with gates for what's being called The Backlot at Kaufman Studios.
NYPD officer Besnik Llakatura was caught on wiretap joking about how he "taxes" the local businesses, prosecutors said.
The suspect was caught on surveillance video walking into Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Astoria around 2:20 p.m. Wednesday.
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Some New Yorkers have been waking up to find the wheels missing from their cars, and owners of foreign models have been the most frequent targets.
The bodies of two slain men were found overnight in different locations in Queens.
Police on Wednesday released a sketch of a man accused of pulling up to a woman on a bicycle in Astoria, Queens and grabbing her buttocks.
A robbery suspect who police said injured an NYPD officer in a hit-and-run in Queens last month is now in custody.
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No. 4 seed Alabama rallied from an early double-digit deficit to beat 13th-seeded Hofstra 90-70 in a first-round game in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
What started as a sinus infection left a Long Island teenager fighting for his life, requiring emergency brain surgery.
Top-seeded Arizona opened its NCAA Tournament run with a 92-58 victory over Long Island on Friday.
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The New York City area will be under a wind advisory Monday with periods of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms expected across the region.
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Thunderstorms are expected in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut this weekend after severe weather hit the Midwest.
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A driver was indicted on manslaughter and assault charges Thursday in a deadly crash that killed two teenagers on Long Island back in January.
Tens of thousands of customers lost power across the New York-New Jersey area as severe weather whipped through the region.
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Heights University Hospital, formerly known as Christ Hospital, shuttered its emergency room Saturday night.
New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim is opening up about his father's Alzheimer's diagnosis in hopes of helping others struggling like him to care for their loved ones.
Bodycam video footage of Justin Timberlake's June 2024 DWI arrest on Long Island will be released to the media with redactions, court records show.
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No. 4 seed Alabama rallied from an early double-digit deficit to beat 13th-seeded Hofstra 90-70 in a first-round game in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
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The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
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