Authorities Investigate Possible Fire Attack At Queens Islamic Center
The FDNY says a blaze outside the Imam Al-Khoei Foundation building in Queens was brought under control quickly Sunday night.
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The FDNY says a blaze outside the Imam Al-Khoei Foundation building in Queens was brought under control quickly Sunday night.
Investigators are alleging that a Queens teacher tried to bribe students with better grades in exchange for supportive testimony at a disciplinary hearing.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says the 35-year-old employee has worked with the agency since 2007.
State Sen. Tony Avella is calling on the city to provide more funding for curb and sidewalk repair and reduce the enormous wait time that residents are experiencing.
We're at number 3 on the WCBS Newsradio 880 countdown of the top 11 Tri-State area news stories of 2011, and a major political scandal.
New York has a law that protects good samaritans, but some elected officials say it doesn't go far enough.
Authorities are looking for two suspects, one of whom allegedly flashed a badge with a police logo and forced his victim to disrobe before sexually assaulting her in her apartment.
Fake NFL jerseys, Disney knock-offs, and replicas of an Angry Birds toy are all part of the massive seizure of counterfeit goods announced Thursday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Police say they're looking for 33-year-old Eldin Ahmetovic and 32-year-old Yulia Bushuyeva in connection with at least a dozen break-ins.
Police say an Indian man between 20 and 30-years-old walked up to a 25-year-old woman in Flushing, groped her and then took off on foot.
It opened in late October and has proven to be very popular, with over 20,000 visitors on the weekends.
"I helped her, because he dragged her behind my house," Lashanda Vickers told CBS 2's John Slattery. "I heard her screaming and I grabbed one of my big kitchen knives and I came out to help her."
The NYPD released a chilling video Thursday night of a rape suspect sneaking up on his latest victim. A woman was walking on 154th Street in the Jamaica section of Queens early Wednesday morning when she was attacked.
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A 25-year-old woman has died after being shot in the head and torso Monday morning. Also shot and critically injured in their Queens home was the woman's 57-year-old mother.
The nieces of Queens bus shooting victim Marvin Gilkes remembered their uncle Monday, saying he was "everything a little girl could ever ask for."
Police arrested 34-year-old Damel Burton Friday night.
The NYPD is angry, and apparently for a very good reason. A manhunt is currently underway for a suspect that attempted to shoot two officers in the Jackson Heights section of Queens on Friday afternoon.
Authorities announced the arrest the 39-year-old Cato, of Queens, on Friday night. Cato has been charged with forcible touching, harassment and sexual abuse.
The incident occurred on a MTA Q-111 bus around 4 p.m. Friday near Sutphin Blvd. and Archer Ave. in Jamaica.
The suspect is described a man about 6'0'' and approximately 40-years-old. Police have released a sketch of the suspect and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
State Senator Jose Peralta will introduce legislation this week that would require local health departments to implement a letter-grading system for street vendors, similar to the current restaurant grading system.
Police say two men in their 20s walked into the Mobil station on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park and flashed weapons.
Detectives say the driver, 30-year-old Michael Tarduno Jr., fled the scene of the crash in his Ford F-350 pickup truck.
The fire broke out just after 1 a.m. at a home in Woodside.
