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Published 9 hours agoElderly woman scammed out of nearly $1 Million, scammer arrested
A Queens woman has been arrested after allegedly scamming a 70-year-old woman out of nearly $1 million over the phone. Fnu Tierigeli, 32, was arrested in Hicksville at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after Nassau County detectives said the 70-year-old woman received a call that…
Family of woman shot to death in Queens seeks justice as NYPD searches for her fiancé
Melanie Apostol at left, and her sister Angelique Apostol Police are looking for Mark Washington in connection with the June murder. [ more › ]
From Parking Lot to Memorial? Queens Borough Prez Wants City to Buy Paved-Over Black Cemetery
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is calling on the city to purchase the site of a historic burial ground in Elmhurst, Queens, that was turned into a parking lot and transform it into a memorial for the enslaved and formerly enslaved New Yorkers buried there. Richards…
Queens woman found dead with stab wounds in an abandoned house
The NYPD has long fought the release of information regarding retired officers' pensions Police did not immediately consider her death suspicious. [ more › ]
'Where are we going to go?': Flooding forces Queens family out of home of 34 years
Anita Hack, left, with her son Jonathan outside the family’s home in Hollis, Queens. The city has yet to purchase flood-prone homes despite years of buyout plans. [ more › ]