$2G For Maspeth Gunman



Police are searching for a violent, armed gunman who robbed workers and stole cash from a safe at a Maspeth auto parts warehouse on May 11.Cops said the gunman entered World Pac Auto Parts at 58th Street and 58th Drive at about 5:30 p.m. on May 11, where he flashed a black revolver and ordered three employees to open a […]

Queens Residents Honor Fallen Police Officers



Dozens of Queens residents gathered outside local police precincts last week to honor the memory and sacrifice of police officers slain in the line of duty.People marched, held candlelight vigils and stood in silent pause in tribute to the slain officers as part of the 27th Annual National Police Week, held this year from May 10 to May 16.Thousands of […]

Appeals Panel Debates Cannibal Cop’s Fate



A panel of three federal judges is debating whether or not the fantasies expressed by former, disgraced NYPD Officer Gilberto Valle are enough to send him back to prison.Valle, a nine-year NYPD veteran cop was arrested by the federal agents in October 2012 and charged with plotting to “kidnap, rape, torture, cook and cannibalize” up to 100 women in a […]

Clock Tower Building Wins Landmark Designation



The city Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) last week voted unanimously to approve landmark status for the Long Island City “Clock Tower” building ((Manhattan Bank Building,) ending a year-long battle by preservationists to save the iconic, 83-year-old building from demolition or architectural redesign.The 14-story Manhattan Bank Building served as home of the Queens Chamber of Commerce for more than a decade […]

Questions Remain In Amtrak Derailment



Investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are “downplaying” a report by an assistant conductor on an Amtrak train that derailed north of Philadelphia on May 11, an agency official said.An assistant conductor on Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188, from Washington to New York, told investigators she believed she overheard a local commuter train engineer tell the motorman on […]

Cops ID Suspect In Jackson Heights Murder



Police are seeking help from the public to locate Raul Zamora, who they say allegedly shot Jorge Manzanarez, 38, from Corona in broad daylight on May 5.NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyd said Zamora, a reputed member of the “Supre,e 13” street gang, was standing with two other individuals at about 2:22 p.m. on May 5 when he shot Manzanarez […]

Dutch Kills Civic Association Meets, Discusses Schools And Taxis



The May meeting of the Dutch Kills Civic Association was conducted by Doris Nowillo-Suda in the absence of President Thea Romano, who was away on overriding business.  The stand-in moderator asked for topical commentary or complaints from members of the audience in the cafeteria of Growing Up Green Charter School.  She was soon informed that the streets of Dutch Kills […]