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Man follows woman off subway, tries to rape her in Queens station: police
The NYPD is looking for a man who allegedly followed a young woman off a train and tried to rape her in the subway station this past weekend, authorities say. According to police, the suspect, seen in the surveillance image above, followed the 20-year-old victim off a Queens-bound F train at 169th Street shortly after midnight on Saturday. Once in…
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Subway conductor slashed in neck in Brooklyn
A subway conductor was taken to a hospital after being slashed in the neck in an apparently random Brooklyn attack Thursday, authorities say. Romney Smith reports.
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More than 70 migrants found living in Queens basement
A complaint about e-bikes led to a shocking discovery: Dozens of migrants living in a Richmond Hill basement. More than 70 migrants were living in the basement, with beds stacked close together — and so many people living there, they were forced to sleep in shifts. NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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2 found guilty in murder trial of Jam Master Jay
Two men were found guilty in the 2002 murder of prolific DJ and member of Run DMC, Jam Master Jay, at his Queens recording studio. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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Combining art with digital technology at Museum of the Moving Image
An artist has combined her work with ever-changing technology for decades. Now a new exhibit in Queens allows visitors to not only interact with her art, but take it home with them as well. NBC New York’s Romney Smith reports.
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2 men guilty on all counts in Jam Master Jay murder trial
Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was shot dead in his recording studio on the evening of Oct. 30, 2002.
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Dozens of migrants found living in Queens basement
As many as 47 migrants were sleeping in shifts in a basement in Queens, according to city officials who discovered the situation after someone reported that e-bikes were being charged there. NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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More than 70 migrants found living in Queens basement after e-bike battery tip
FDNY fire prevention inspectors checking a tip about a collection of e-bike batteries posing a potential hazard, discovered 40 migrants sleeping in a Queens basement behind a furniture store, according to three city officials and the landlord himself. Upon entry to investigate the reported fire risk at the South Richmond Hill home on Liberty Avenue, inspectors were surprised to find…
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Brooklyn man charged in deadly 4 a.m. DUI crash that killed wife
A Brooklyn man appeared in court on Friday accused of driving drunk when he blew through a stop sign and crashed, leading to the death of his wife who had been sitting in the passenger seat. Rey Perez, 27, was arraigned one day after crashing his red Nissan Altima at an Astoria intersection around 4 a.m., according to police and…
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NYPD promotes school crossing guard killed by dump truck in Queens
A school crossing guard was struck and killed by a dump truck in Queens on Friday, police said.
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Woman gets maximum sentence for NYPD hit-and-run
The woman convicted of driving drunk when she struck and killed an NYPD officer on the Long Island Expressway in 2021 will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced Wednesday to the maximum penalty.
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Drunk driver gets maximum sentence for hit-and-run death of NYPD officer on LIE
The woman who was allegedly driving drunk when she struck and killed an NYPD officer on the Long Island Expressway was found guilty of manslaughter.
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Sentencing day in the death of NYPD officer
Today, the woman convicted of killing NYPD officer Tsakos in April 2021 when driving on the Long Island Expressway while being drunk and high was found guilty. Her team rejected a plea deal that would’ve sentenced her to 16 years in prison. Romney Smith reports live from Queens.
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Metal pipe beating adds to growing list of violent NYC subway attacks
According to police, robberies and assaults are up from last year — among them, several high-profile crimes in just the last week.
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NYPD data reflects rise in subway crime over last year
A person attacked with a pipe in Queens is just the latest in a series of violent attacks throughout the transit system. News 4’s Myles Miller reports.
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Tourist on 2nd day of Big Apple visit stabbed in neck at Queens subway station
A tourist from Brazil about to enjoy a second day in New York City was stabbed while waiting for a train in what police believe was an unprovoked attack Thursday morning. Police circulated surveillance images of a man wanted for allegedly approaching the 29-year-old victim from behind at the Queens Plaza subway station around 10:30 a.m. and taking a knife…
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Subway surfers take unsafe sex to the next level
This article was originally published on Feb. 14 4:22pm EDT by THE CITY Here’s a death-defying twist on the no-pants subway ride. Cheeky social media images that outraged MTA officials show three subway surfers on top of the No. 7 line — including one daredevil who bared his backside as the train was above the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens. The post to...
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Tourist stabbed in unprovoked attack inside Queens subway station
Police are hunting for the person who slashed a tourist from Spain in the neck at the Queens Plaza subway station. NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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Police fatally shoot man pointing fake gun in Queens home: NYPD
Police responding to a 911 call at a NYCHA building in Queens on Monday fatally shot a man holding an “imitation” gun, top brass said. Two uniformed cops were dispatched to the Ocean Bay Apartments around 10:30 a.m. for reports of shots fired, NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said during a press conference hours later. The officers reached a…
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Man with fake gun shot and killed by police in Queens
Officers talked with a man behind an apartment door before, investigators say, he pointed the imitation weapon at them when they went inside. News 4’s Gus Rosendale reports.