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Inside Queens’ only certified public ‘tree museum’ and its gangster past

This Queens park has gone from mob to mulch. Clocheron and John's Golden Park were once seedy places where gangsters and escaped convicts hung out. They were hanging out at a long-closed bar. However, it is currently flourishing as the only public arboretum in the ward. The 64-acre park in Bayside is home to more […]

Blade-wielding creep busted trying to kidnap baby in Queens: cops

A creepy knife-wielding man was arrested this week in Queens after allegedly trying to kidnap a 2-year-old girl, yelling at the girl's mother: “Give me back my baby or I'll stab you!” This was announced by authorities and related parties. Police and sources say Peter Vonderhoven, 32, approached a 31-year-old woman on a bicycle while […]

Trump Visits the Ohel, Holy Jewish Site in Queens, on October 7

Former President Donald Trump visited Ohel in Queens, New York, the burial site of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and his predecessors, on Monday afternoon to pay homage to the anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel. Ta. of levelRabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn was one of the most important Jewish figures of the 20th century. […]

NYC ‘comfort dog’ used by Queens DA to help witnesses, victims open up

Meet the victim's best friend. An adorable new “comfort dog” is helping victims and witnesses open up to prosecutors in Queens so they can get the answers they need to put criminals behind bars. Kimi, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever mix, was requested by the Queens District Attorney's Office to help relieve stress in people, including […]

19-year NYC Sanitation vet killed while working in Queens

A New York City Department of Sanitation employee died while working in Queens on Saturday evening, local authorities said. Gruesome photos from the scene show Richard Errico, a 19-year veteran of the police department, was apparently killed outside the DSNY garage at Precinct 11 and 13 in Douglaston. Details of what happened were not immediately […]

LI cops fatally shoot suspect following chase that started in Queens

A Long Island man was shot and killed by police after ignoring a traffic stop in Queens and wounding eight officers, including two NYPD officers and one civilian, according to Nassau County authorities. Nassau Police Chief Patrick Ryder said at a press conference that the fatal incident occurred when an unidentified suspect fled an NYPD […]

Joyriders crashed empty Queens subway car: cops

Their night had really gone crazy. Police said two people, one of them wearing a pink shower cap and hot pants, snuck onto an empty train at a subway station in Queens and rode recklessly for a short time before crashing into the train. The duo, dressed in distinctive clothing, were caught on camera wandering […]