Queens Building Issued Another Violation After Falling Plywood Kills Woman On Sidewalk
A 67-year-old grandmother was walking on the sidewalk when the plywood knocked her to the ground yesterday in Flushing.
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A 67-year-old grandmother was walking on the sidewalk when the plywood knocked her to the ground yesterday in Flushing.
Authorities believe the piece of plywood may have become dislodged from a high point at a nearby construction site due to the wind.
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Outside, the line to get in stretched around the block.
Police said 21-year-old Reeaz Khan attacked Maria Fuertes around midnight on Jan. 6 as she walked near her South Richmond Hill home.
The war of words specifically stems from whether the man charged in the death of a 92-year-old Queens woman should have been deported after an earlier attack.
Police won't say yet if this is a warning from an actual gang member or just someone causing problems in the neighborhood.
Police said a man on a bicycle approached the 61-year-old victim and hit her in the face with some sort of hard object.
The crime spree took place between 5:15 and 6 p.m. last Saturday along Steinway Street in Astoria.
A dispute with a tenant turned violent in Queens over the weekend. A landlord looking for a late payment was allegedly shoved down stairs to his death.
CBS2 demanded answers and got action for frustrated residents in a Queens neighborhood. For months they have complained about illegally parked trucks along South Conduit Avenue.
Vehicles stay parked for days. And even worse, where they are parked is creating close calls for drivers.
Shree Panthi died Tuesday morning while walking to school with his mother in Corona.
The father told detectives he put the boy and girl in a crib to take a nap around noon Friday at the Landing Hotel in East Elmhurst.
Reeaz Khan, 21, appeared in Queens Criminal Court late Friday night. He faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison.
Sources say the children's father ran to get security around 3 p.m. after finding his 2-month-old twins in distress.
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The victim – Maria Fuertes – was found lying in the street just after midnight Monday morning on 127th Street in South Richmond Hill.
The victim – Maria Fuertes – was found lying in the street just after midnight Monday morning on 127th Street in South Richmond Hill.
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Police say a silver car, carrying at least three people, blew through a stop sign and T-boned a black ride-share car.
Witnesses told CBS2 the truck was pulling out of driveway around 7 a.m. near 57th Avenue and 97th Street in the Corona neighborhood when it hit them.
Doctors treated the victim for a slash wound, a broken nose and a swollen face. All this and the suspect only walked away with $60.
Transit Authority President Andy Byford called the attack "appalling, unprovoked and unacceptable."
Monday morning was hectic for Queens residents riding the 7 train. Major delays hit just in time for rush hour.
