Queens homeowner targeted in another roofing scam
She paid the scammer in three separate cash payments totaling $30,000.
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She paid the scammer in three separate cash payments totaling $30,000.
One homeowner said he had to have his lift serviced five times in the past three years.
Some Queens residents who had their homes raised after Superstorm Sandy are facing new issues; their elevator lifts aren't working and fixing them is costing thousands of dollars. CBS New York's Elle McLogan reports.
We're learning about another roofing scam, this time targeting a homeowner in Queens. Officials say the crimes are underreported and carried out by organized groups. CBS New York's Dave Carlin has the story from Glendale.
Jessica Beauvais was found guilty last fall after prosecutors said her blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit.
Investigators said the fire started in the basement and then spread.
A Long Island woman was sentenced to at least 22 years in prison Wednesday for the drunk driving crash that killed NYPD Det. Anastasios Tsakos. CBS New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
The flames broke out around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday in Forest Hills.
Prosecutors say the woman's blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit when she hit and killed Officer Anastasios Tsakos on the Long Island Expressway.
A firefighter was one of five people injured Monday battling a blaze in Queens.
A firefighter battling the blaze was among the five people injured. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports.
FDNY officials gave an update after five people were injured, including a firefighter, battling a blaze in Queens.
Police are searching for the person who attacked a man with a pipe at a Queens subway station.
Police said the officer will be okay. He suffered a foot injury and was taken to the hospital.
Police said the officer will be okay. He suffered a foot injury and was taken to the hospital. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
Police are searching for the driver of a gray minivan who hit a pedestrian and drove away in Queens on Friday. The victim is in stable condition.
The Diocese of Brooklyn says a man threw a construction cone while apparently trying to hit a religious statue.
A vandal was caught on camera damaging a stained-glass window at a Catholic church in Long Island City, Queens.
The parks department told neighbors lead, cadmium, copper and arsenic were found in the dog park soil.
High levels of several metals were found in the soil at a dog run in Queens, and now neighbors want the entire park tested. CBS New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
Meanwhile, a judge set bail at $100,000 for another suspect accused in the Jan. 27 attack.
The victim was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital and is said to be in stable condition.
Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel, 19, was allegedly the lookout for a group at the Macy's in the Queens Center Mall. CBS New York's Christina Fan reports.
Police say 19-year-old Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel was arrested on robbery charges Tuesday at the Queens Center Mall.
The 19-year-old is now accused of being the lookout for a group of shoplifters in Queens. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the details.
