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Borough-Wide Blotter

Queens detectives are seeking help from the public to identify and locate two suspects sought in connection with the late night armed robbery of a Woodside gas station. Police said the two men walked into the gas station at 69-02 Queens Blvd. at about ...

From LIZ GOFF, The Queens Gazette,  7 Oct 2009

Monserrate's Girlfriend Flees Trial In Tears

The girlfriend who last December accused state Senator Hiram Monserrate of slashing her face in a jealous rage, changed her story last week during testimony in Queens Supreme Court. Karla Giraldo maintained her composure while telling the court ...

From LIZ GOFF, The Queens Gazette,  7 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Hiram Monserrate,  Karla Giraldo

Community Seeks To Preserve Dutch Kills History In Millstones

Community leaders in Dutch Kills are up in arms after learning that two 17thcentury millstones, unique to the history of the Long Island City community, are being stored in a mix of construction materials and rubble at a Queens Plaza renovation project. ...

From LIZ GOFF, The Queens Gazette,  30 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Long Island Rail Road,  Economic Development Corporation

Opening Arguments Heard In Monserrate Assault Trial

Queens Supreme Court Justice William Erlbaum heard opening arguments on September 20 in the assault case against State Senator Hiram Monserrate. Monserrate, 42, who opted for a bench trial instead of presenting his case to a jury, is charged with ...

From LIZ GOFF, The Queens Gazette,  23 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Hiram Monserrate

Local Leaders Call For Calm After Raids in Flushing

John Choe, co-president of the Mitchell- Linden Civic Association, and Democratic District Leader Martha Flores-Vazquez reacted to Monday's raids on homes in two Flushing neighborhoods by New York City and federal law enforcement agencies with a joint ...

From LIZ GOFF AND LINDA J. WILSON, The Queens Gazette,  16 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Al-Qaeda

Queens Cop Critical After Beating

An off-duty Queens cop remains in very critical condition at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Hospital this week, where surgeons performed extensive surgery to rebuild his face after he was brutally beaten with a tire iron. Police said Officer ...

From LIZ GOFF, The Queens Gazette,  9 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Lexus

Owner Busted For Torching His Deli

A Queens deli owner whose business was wiped out by an October 2006 blaze was charged last week with setting the fire to collect insurance money, authorities said. Salvatore LaBarca, 32, was charged with arson for setting the fire at his Food Express ...

From LIZ GOFF, The Queens Gazette,  9 Sep 2009

'Sneaky' Summons Writers Irk Motorists

Motorists driving on Hoyt Avenue and 31st Street in Astoria are getting ticked off by city traffic agents who sprint out from behind "el" pillars along 31st Street to issue tickets. Law enforcement sources told the Gazette the traffic agents hide ...

From LIZ GOFF, The Queens Gazette,  9 Sep 2009

Astoria DWI Driver Faces 3 1/2 To 10 Years

An illegal immigrant with a violent criminal history who mowed down two women in a DWI crash in Astoria last November may serve as little as three and one-half years for the murders. Daryush Omar, 25, pleaded guilty last week in Queens Criminal Court ...

From LIZ GOFF, The Queens Gazette,  25 Aug 2009

Kids, Cops Celebrate Reading At 2009 Youth Enrichment Expo

Youngsters from neighborhoods throughout Northern Queens spent their summer hunting down dinosaurs, chasing pirates and letting their imaginations run wild through the wonder of books. New York City Police Department Patrol Borough Queens North ...

From LIZ GOFF, The Queens Gazette,  25 Aug 2009
Related Topics: New York City Police Department

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