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Killer stabs Queens man repeatedly in street then flees on foot

NYPD searching for suspect after 33-year-old victim died from multiple stab wounds QUEENS, NY – A 33-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in the torso, abdomen and back on a Queens street Sunday night before his attacker fled on foot,…

Photo Caption: Brian Blackford, 51, of Kings Park pleaded guilty to robbing two Flagstar Bank branches in Suffolk County in December 2025.

Kings Park Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Two Flagstar Banks in Suffolk County

Kings Park man Brian Blackford pleaded guilty to robbing two Suffolk County Flagstar Bank branches and is expected to receive up to 11 years in prison.…

New Rochelle Sports Bar Owner Arrested After Police Seize Four Gambling Machines

New Rochelle police seized four alleged gambling machines from a Union Avenue sports bar and arrested its owner on five misdemeanor gambling charges.…

Queens lottery ticket hits big in Tuesday night drawing

Elmhurst shop sells the lone top-prize ticket in the statewide drawing ELMHURST, NY – A lottery ticket bought at an Elmhurst store delivered the only top prize in Tuesday night’s TAKE 5…

WANTED FOR ASSAULT ON AN MTA EMPLOYEE: On Saturday, August 22, 2026, at approximately 11:36 A.M., in the vicinity of Vernon Blvd and 38th Avenue, an unidentified female individual was engaged in a verbal dispute with an on-duty 49-year-old male MTA employee.

Woman Punches MTA Worker, Breaks Bus Window in Queens

NYPD detectives are searching for a woman accused of punching an MTA worker and smashing a bus window during a confrontation in Queens.…

Two Brooklyn men were sentenced to prison for deliberately staging three NYC highway crashes as part of an insurance fraud scheme, prosecutors said.

Two Brooklyn Men Sentenced for Staging Crashes on NYC Highways for Insurance Claims

Key Points: QUEENS, N.Y. – Two Brooklyn men have been sentenced to prison for orchestrating staged car crashes on New York City highways in an insurance fraud scheme that prosecutors said deliberately placed unsuspecting motorists in collisions. Jaime Huiracocha, 53, recruited people to participate…