Overcrowding At Queens School To Force 8th Graders Into 9:45 A.M. Lunch
It's a predicament that has parents up in arms over whether it's lunch or brunch their children will be eating before 10 a.m. each day.
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It's a predicament that has parents up in arms over whether it's lunch or brunch their children will be eating before 10 a.m. each day.
A candlelight vigil was held for the 16-year-old boy killed in a gruesome accident on the George Washington Bridge Friday night. Friends, family and teachers were among the hundreds at the vigil at St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens Saturday night.
Among the items that police recovered included more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition, 32 machetes and 8 brass knuckles along with a pair of firearms.
The MTA said it's trying to reduce the subway rodent population and the amount of refuse pick-up in the stations.
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It happened on Aug. 3 in Brach's Glatt Supermarket in Kew Gardens Hills. Bertha Presz, 77, said she was shopping for eggs when her purse was snatched from her cart.
The suspect was caught on surveillance video walking out of Young Israel Of Queens Valley synagogue in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, with four ceremonial pieces of silver from Torah dressings. The suspect was described as a white man wearing a white T-shirt, gray pants and a black yarmulke.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Law Enforcement Agents arrested a 55-year-old Queens resident for allegedly neglecting and starving her 3-year-old male Yorkshire terrier.
Kew Gardens residents said the peacock's been in the neighborhood for at least a week. Officials from a nearby zoo and botanical garden say they are not missing a peacock. So far, the colorful bird has eluded animal care and control officials.
In the third incident this past Sunday, the suspect again robbed a commuter at gunpoint, but this time hopped off near the Shepard Avenue station in Brooklyn, police said.
Ganesh Seelall, 39, was arraigned last week on charges of second-degree murder, aggravated criminal contempt and tampering with physical evidence in the death of his wife, 29-year-old Samantha Seelall.
Police were called to the Woodside Houses around 11:40 p.m. Sunday when a passerby heard the baby crying. When officers arrived, they found her wrapped in towels and sheets, abandoned in the grass behind one of the buildings.
Some of the guns turned included 245 revolvers, 168 semi-automatic pistols and 35 shotguns. An AK 47 and a tec-9 were also turned in.
Police a searching for a man who allegedly ran over three police officers in Queens on Friday morning.
The buybacks are being held at Jerusalem Baptist Church in Jamaica, Queens Saturday. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the city has collected 7,700 guns since the the city's buyback program began.
Ganesh Seelall, 39, faces murder and other charges in the death of his wife, 29-year-old Samantha Seelall.
Several feet of water swamped cars in Mineola and Queens as intense rain came pouring down midday Wednesday.
The U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows will be played this summer without one of tennis' biggest stars.
A 90-year-old man was home alone when two individuals posing as utility workers rang the doorbell before pushing the victim down, ran inside and took cash and jewelry before fleeing, police said.
The child's mother, 29-year-old Afriyie Gaspard, told police her son had stopped breathing, but the Medical Examiner determined that foul play was involved.
Residents are helping to look for the suspect, who police described as an Asian man between 45 and 55 years old. He was last seen wearing tan shorts and a green shirt with blue stripes.
The sounds of applause and bagpipes greeted 44-year-old Sgt. Craig Bier as he was wheeled out of Jamaica Hospital on Friday.
Anyone with any information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). All calls are kept confidential.
