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• 116th Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard 5 special ed kids hurt in bus crash

  Police say a car collided into the rear of the bus at the 116th Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard at around 8:30 a.m.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on October 6, 2008.

• 215-32 Jamaica Ave. Teen in Brooklyn stab horror called troubled

  The funeral is Saturday morning at the New Greater Bethel Ministries at 215-32 Jamaica Ave., Queens Village.

  Published by New York Daily News on October 3, 2008.

• Queens Village Wall Steet Is Down, and So Are They

  In Queens Village, Edna Tomlinson, 69, a retired nursing aide, was less confident. Her home, bought in the 1970s, was paid for, but the events on Wall Street left her feeling uneasy about the future.

  Published by New York Times on September 18, 2008.

• St. Albans NYPD Probes Sexual Attack In Queens

  The NYPD said it does not think the attack is related to the other rape patterns in Jamaica Springfield Gardens and St. Albans sections of Queens.

  Published by WNBC on September 4, 2008.

• Hollis Once Again, Queens Leads City in Foreclosures

  This August, of the 15 city zip codes with the most foreclosures, Queens claims 14, touching neighborhoods like Jamaica, Hollis, Howard Beach and Ozone Park. (Staten Island claims the 15th.)

  Published by The New York Observer on September 3, 2008.

• Queens Village Queens Village soldier killed in Iraq

  A Queens Village man serving in Iraq has died, the Department of Defense confirmed yesterday.

  Published by amNY.com on September 2, 2008.

• Queens Village QUEENS GI KILLED IN IRAQ TRUCK ACCIDENT

  Spc. Jorge Nieve, 26, of Queens Village, was driving on a road near the northern city of Mosul last Thursday when the vehicle careened off the precipice, his family said.

  Published by New York Post on September 2, 2008.

• Oakland Gardens Flames burn through Queens home

  Fire burned through a home in the Oakland Gardens section of Queens this morning.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 2, 2008.

• Queens Village DoD: Queens Village Soldier Dies In Iraq

  The Department of Defense announced Monday the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Spc. Jorge L. Feliz Nieve, 26, of Queens Village, N.Y., died on Aug. 28 of injuries suffered in a vehicle incident in Mosul, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. The incident is under investigation.

  Published by WNBC on September 1, 2008.

• Hollis Kids Win Bet, Queens Librarian Cuts Off Hair

  The kids won a bet to read twice as many books as last summer so a New York City librarian did what she promised -- she cut off her hair. Sueli Zaqem made the bet with the children in her summer reading program at the Hollis, Queens, library.

  Published by WNBC on August 29, 2008.

• Queens Village Is 'Bling Bandit' Retired Hero NYPD Detective?

  Kelly Kelson, a 35-year veteran of the NYPD with many past awards and honors, surrendered at the stationhouse in Queens Village Thursday afternoon after bank surveillance photos of the hold ups were released to the media, law enforcement sources said.

  Published by WNBC on August 29, 2008.

• St. Albans 'Bling Bandit' Sought In 7 Bank Robberies

  Nassau police have declined to reveal how much money he has stolen in order to discourage copycats. The bandit is also a suspect in two robberies in July of Chase branches in St. Albans and Flushing, both in Queens.

  Published by WNBC on August 28, 2008.

• St. Albans NYPD On The Hunt For 'Bling Bandit'

  The bandit is also a suspect in two robberies in July of Chase branches in St. Albans and Flushing, both in Queens.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 28, 2008.

• Springfield Boulevard and 92nd Avenue Bus Carrying Handicapped Crashes

  The bus, which had around 17 people on board, crashed at around 4:30 p.m. at Springfield Boulevard and 92nd Avenue. Fourteen people were transported to Long Island Jewish Medical Center, three of whom had serious but not life-threatening injuries, the fire department said. The remaining three passengers didn't require medical attention.

  Published by New York Sun on August 27, 2008.

• Bellerose Mayor's crew hunts for problems plaguing streets

  The neighborhoods that counted the most conditions last month range from leafy Bellerose, Queens, to boisterous Inwood, Manhattan. Those with the fewest included midtown and Gramercy Park in Manhattan; Crown Heights in Brooklyn; Kingsbridge and Riverdale in the Bronx and Astoria in Queens.

  Published by New York Daily News on August 24, 2008.

• St. Albans Teen charged with sex attack in Queens

  Police have been searching for two men behind 14 attacks since November in Jamaica, Saint Albans, and Springfield Gardens.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 19, 2008.

• St. Albans Police Question Possible Queens Rape Suspect

  “We're like sitting ducks,” Gillian Eversley, who lives in St. Albans, said last week. "They're predators and they've been getting away with it.”Police have stepped up their presence in the area and distributed sketches in hopes of catching both rape suspects.

  Published by WNBC on August 19, 2008.

• Oakland Gardens Judge in Gunfire Case Is an Unlikely Vendetta Target, Friends Say

  For the moment, investigators are working on a theory that the attack resulted from a dispute between neighbors, a law enforcement official said, and that the judge’s house in Oakland Gardens may, in fact, have been shot by mistake. They added that the judge, when asked to name anyone from his past who might wish him harm, mentioned a drug dealer he sent to prison nearly 15 years ago, but that man is not a suspect in the case.

  Published by New York Times on August 15, 2008.

• St. Albans Corrections officers involved in shooting

  Police say the shots were fired on 196th Street in the St. Albans section of Queens just after 2:15 a.m. The suspect, a female off-duty corrections officer, allegedly fled the scene.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 14, 2008.

• Oakland Gardens Thug I put away shot my house - judge

  Acting Supreme Court Judge Fernando Camacho was on vacation when someone strafed his Oakland Gardens home with four bullets.

  Published by New York Daily News on August 14, 2008.

• Oakland Gardens Judge's house shot up

  Fernando Camacho came back from vacation to find his Oakland Gardens, Queens, home riddled by bullets.

  Published by New York Daily News on August 13, 2008.

• Precinct 111 Shots Fired Into Judge's Home

  Police from the 111th Precinct, located in the Bayside neighborhood, responded to a report of gunshots heard by a neighbor, a police spokeswoman said. There was no evidence that the gunshots were related to Mr. Camacho's work in the courts.

  Published by New York Sun on August 13, 2008.

• St. Albans New York's Foreclosure Crescent

  According to a report by research firm PropertyShark, the five New York City ZIP codes with the most July foreclosures were all in Queens, with the top four all in the neighborhoods of Jamaica, South Jamaica, Hollis and St. Albans. A total of 56 homes entered foreclosure last month in those neighborhoods.

  Published by The New York Observer on August 7, 2008.

• Hollis New York's Foreclosure Crescent

  According to a report by research firm PropertyShark, the five New York City ZIP codes with the most July foreclosures were all in Queens, with the top four all in the neighborhoods of Jamaica, South Jamaica, Hollis and St. Albans. A total of 56 homes entered foreclosure last month in those neighborhoods.

  Published by The New York Observer on August 7, 2008.

• St. Albans GUNS STASHED NEAR DAY CARE

  A 911 caller who spotted two men with guns led detectives to the detached garage on Hannibal Street in St. Albans at about 11 a.m.

  Published by New York Post on July 23, 2008.

• St. Albans DRUNK-COP WARRANTS

  Detective Ivan Davison, 44, was initially placed on modified duty following the 2 a.m. Sunday shooting in St. Albans, Queens.

  Published by New York Post on July 18, 2008.

• St. Albans Off-Duty Detective Who Shot a Gunman After Drinking Is Restored to Full Duty

  According to the police, Detective Davison was out with friends early Sunday when he saw a group beating a man outside a St. Albans nightclub about 2 a.m. Detective Davison intervened, and one man fired a TEC-9 semiautomatic handgun at the detective.

  Published by New York Times on July 17, 2008.

• St. Albans Arrest in death of teen thrown from car

  Javier Morales, 22, allegedly threw Alex McFarlane onto a St. Albans, Queens, street early on July 3. McFarlane was taken to Mary Immaculate Hospital in a coma, and on Sunday, doctors declared him brain-dead, his father, Alfonso McFarlane, said. They kept Alex on life support for a day to preserve his organs for donation.

  Published by New York Daily News on July 10, 2008.

• Queens Village Sketch released of sex assault suspect

  Police say the suspect jumped a 23-year-old woman at a bus stop in Queens Village around 2 a.m. Tuesday. He then sexually assaulted her behind a building on Edgewood Avenue.

  Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 10, 2008.

• Cambria Heights Garage Collapses In Queens; At Least 2 Injured

  A garage in Queens collapsed on a car Sunday afternoon in Cambria Heights.

  Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 6, 2008.