Queens County

2 Chainz arrested; was it brass knuckles or just a large ring?

2012-05-22 16:36:53

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Book review: 'A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion' by Ron Hansen

2011-06-14 00:00:00

On March 19, 1927, Ruth Snyder and her lover Henry Judd Gray murdered Ruth's husband, Albert Edward Snyder, in his bed in Queens Village, New York. The murder plan was poorly conceived and badly carried out and in less than 24 hours the police had...

Kathy Griffin: Minister?

2008-03-09 00:00:00

NEW YORK -- She has been a sitcom character, a sometime talk show host and the centerpiece of her own reality show. Now Kathy Griffin has appeared in an unlikely new role -- minister. The often provocative comedian -- who raised some Christian groups'...

Lawmaker accused of bribes in NYC mayor race plot

2013-04-03 05:57:00

NEW YORK (AP) — For the politically ambitious, running as a Republican is sometimes the best way a Democrat can increase his electoral odds in New York City's crowded mayoral race. Now, a federal prosecutor says one Democratic state lawmaker went...

Alleged Cop Killer Darrell Fuller Arraigned In Nassau County

2012-10-25 19:33:00

Darrell Fuller was able to see daylight Thursday. The alleged murderer won't be seeing much more of it in the future as Nassau County prosecutors charged him with first-degree murder in Tuesday's shooting deaths of Nassau County Police Officer Arthur...

Mother Of Unarmed Man Shot And Killed By NYPD: "I Want Justice"

2012-10-05 15:50:00

There have been three major cases this year of NYPD cops killing unarmed New York City men. First it was Ramarley Graham in February, then the inadvertent gunshot that took the life of Reynaldo Cuevas during a robbery last month and now Noel Polanco....

Security system fails to detect man on runway at New York's Kennedy Airport

2012-08-13 20:12:00

A multimillion-dollar intrusion-detection system at New York's Kennedy Airport failed to notice a man who walked onto a runway Sunday, authorities said Monday. The man, who was arrested after he was spotted by an airline employee, told police he was on a...

5th NYC School Worker Arrested For Sex Abuse In Three Weeks

2012-02-24 05:56:00

Once again, the trust parents placed in NYC schools has been shattered, as police arrested the 5th school worker in 3 weeks to allegedly sexually abuse children. Cops arrested 30-year-old school aide Brett Picou Thursday for allegedly grabbing, groping...

Family, Friends Celebrate In Courtroom After Sheehan Verdict

2011-10-06 14:01:00

A jubilant Sheehan family barely contained their joy over Barbara Sheehan being acquitted on murder charges. Her dozens of family members and friends, most in purple - the color of domestic violence awareness - screamed in the courtroom with jubilation as...

JetBlue flight attendant who discharged emergency slide sentenced to probation

2011-10-20 10:20:00

The former JetBlue flight attendant who soared to instant celebrity after deploying an emergency evacuation slide to dramatically exit an airplane in 2010 has been sentenced to a year of probation after completing a mental health treatment program. In...

Barbara Sheehan Sentenced To 5 Years In Jail On Gun Charge, Remains Free On Appeal

2011-11-10 14:02:00

After an emotional trial that made national headlines, it was finally judgment day for Barbara Sheehan. On Thursday, a judge sentenced the Queens mother to five years in jail for a weapons possession charge stemming from the murder of her husband....

Ramyâ€™s Foods operator arrested in New York on fraud, drug charges

2011-01-07 16:33:50

Tony Antoniou, center, of Astoria, a participant in the Long Beach Polar Bear club's annual plunge, towels off after braving the chilled waters of long beach.

2005-02-06 00:00:00

Nine-year-old David Michael, of Tampa, whose stage name is John Henry, waits Saturday to go onstage with bluegrass band Goldwing Express. The band allowed David to join them onstage for 1 song, much to the crowd's delight. David started singing at age 3 and took up the guitar at 6.

2005-01-10 00:00:00

Sofiani B. Raman talks about loved ones lost in the tsunami in the Masjid Al-Hikmah mosque in Long Island City where supplies are being gathered for victims of the tsunami in Bande Aceh.

2005-01-09 00:00:00