More Police Resources Being Sent To Forest Hills In Search For Suspected Arsonist
A man on a motorcycle seen leaving the scene of a fire Sunday in Queens is no longer considered a person of interest in the case, police said Monday.
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A man on a motorcycle seen leaving the scene of a fire Sunday in Queens is no longer considered a person of interest in the case, police said Monday.
A fire broke out at a home that was under construction on 69th Road near the Grand Central Parkway.
There have been seven torched homes in the span of six weeks in the Queens neighborhood.
There have been at least four confirmed arsons in Forest Hills this month and three others that were deemed suspicious.
Half a dozen fires have been reported in Forest Hills since late last month.
Investigators reportedly have at least one surveillance video showing a man entering a construction site.
Police Thursday night were investigating a rash of residential fires in and around Forest Hills, Queens.
A fire broke out in a house under construction in Forest Hills, Queens Tuesday evening, and police said there has been a rash of fires in the neighborhood lately.
The 2-alarm fire broke out around 6 a.m. at a building on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills.
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Aron Aranbayev, who suffered severe head trauma, died Monday at Jamaica Hospital, authorities said.
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David Zwang said Monday was a typical day at the Sunoco gas station and garage where he works in Forest Hills until an unpleasant customer came in, upset that a part needed for his car wasn't in stock.
A Queens veterinary hospital is treating a beagle for smoke inhalation after it was rescued from an apartment fire Tuesday morning.
A school bus driver was arrested and charged Wednesday for allegedly striking an 85-year-old woman in Forest Hills, Queens who later died.
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The approximately 6-year-old Rottweiler was found near Cypress Avenue and Vermont Place Thursday evening and brought to the BluePearl Veterinary Partners by a news crew, the Forest Hills facility said.
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The incident took place at around 10 a.m. at 76th Road and Queens Boulevard.
Gary Jacoby, 61, of Forest Hills, is accused of stealing $56,000 in payments from the German government that should have ceased when his mother died in January 2008.
Police have released a surveillance photo and a sketch of a suspect who they say is wanted in a sex assault of a woman in Queens.
Police late Thursday were asking the public to help them find a suspect who allegedly attacked a woman and sexually abused her in Forest Hills, Queens.
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New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced a five-point plan to combat hate crimes against Jewish New Yorkers.
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Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop is reflecting on his public career as he moves to New York for his next job.
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New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced a five-point plan to combat hate crimes against Jewish New Yorkers.
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado previously said she wanted to "share" the prize for removing Nicolás Maduro from power.
Negotiators for major New York City hospitals and the state nurses union returned to the bargaining table as the city's largest nurses strike enters a fifth day.
Nurses continue to hold the picket line as the largest nurses' strike in New York City history is on its third day with no end in sight.
Nurses say health care benefits and workplace safety are their main reasons for striking, and are refusing to go back to work until their demands are met.
Loved ones of patients at hospitals in New York City are concerned about care as nurses continue to strike due to failed contract negotiations on Monday.
The New York State Nurses Association said it called for the strike as negotiations stalled with the city's wealthiest hospitals.
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