Mamontova, 56, who lives in the same Far Rockaway building as his mother but in a different apartment, has yet to be charged, sources said.

Published by New York Daily News on September 19, 2008.

A Queens man is accused of beating his mother to death with a crutch Friday morning, according to police. The 80-year-old woman was dead by the time police arrived to the Far Rockaway home just before 3:30 a.m., according to police. Police said the elderly victim was struck multiple times to the head with one of her crutches.

Published by WNBC on September 19, 2008.

Police say an 80-year-old woman was fatally beaten by her son in their home in the Far Rockaway section of Queens.

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

Police in Far Rockaway have arrested a 56-year-old man in the brutal murder of his own mother.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 19, 2008.

Douglas Rome, 25, and Jason Ragoo, 26, both assigned to the anti-crime unit of the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway, surrendered yesterday and were charged with assault. A third man, who sources said may also be a cop, is still being sought.

Published by New York Post on September 18, 2008.

The officers are assigned to the 101st Precinct in Far Rockaway. The identity of the third man is not known.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 18, 2008.

Long Beach authorities say the officers -- all assigned to the 101st Precinct in nearby Far Rockaway -- punched the off-duty Long Beach firefighter with closed fists and kicked him as the 22-year-old sister watched Saturday morning around 4 a.m., City Manager Charles T. Theofan said.

Published by amNY.com on September 17, 2008.

Denia was shot on a night of gun violence that also left an 8-year-old boy with minor injuries after he was hit with a stray bullet in Far Rockaway, Queens, cops said.

Published by New York Daily News on September 15, 2008.

It's the same question many people in Far Rockaway are asking, as police there look for evidence in an unrelated shooting that injured an 8-year-old boy. He is in critical condition after he was struck in the head by a stray bullet.

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

He was entering the vehicle outside of 22-05 Loretta Rd. when shots rang out, shattering the window closest to him.

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

The Long Island Rail Road has suspended service on the Far Rockaway branch between Valley Stream and Far Rockaway due to an automobile on the tracks.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 3, 2008.

Long Island Rail Road service is suspended on the Far Rockaway Branch between Valley Stream and Far Rockaway because of a car on the tracks, west of Hewlett.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 3, 2008.

The toddler was returned to his mother's care July 3 after the Administration for Children's Services determined it was safe for him and his two siblings to go back to their Far Rockaway home.

Published by New York Daily News on August 20, 2008.

Jashya Brown’s body was found inside his family’s Far Rockaway home on Monday.

Published by WNBC on August 20, 2008.

He was returned to his 20-year-old mom in July, and a foster care worker visited the Far Rockaway home last Wednesday - just days before the tragic death.

Published by New York Daily News on August 20, 2008.

An autopsy is planned Wednesday on a two-year old boy to determine whether his death was accidental or caused by abuse.Jashya Brown’s body was found inside his family’s Far Rockaway home on Monday.

Published by WNBC on August 20, 2008.

FAR ROCKAWAY, N.Y. (CBS) ― A Queens toddler found dead Tuesday, weeks after being returned to his mother by child welfare officials, died as the result of a homicide, the medical examiner determined Wednesday. Two-year-old Jashya Brown's bruised and possibly battered body was found inside his home on Beach 31st Street. His death comes weeks after being returned to his troubled mother by the city's Administration for Children's Services.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 20, 2008.

There are more questions than answers now, such as why the Administration for Children's Services visited the child's Far Rockaway home dozens of times.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 19, 2008.

A two-year old boy in Queens is dead and police are trying t determine whether he was the victim of abuse.The child, Jashya Brown, died Monday night in Far Rockaway.

Published by WNBC on August 19, 2008.

That was after spending more than a decade behind bars. Kareem Bellamy was convicted 14 years ago of murdering a man in Far Rockaway, Queens, but is now free after another man confessed.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 16, 2008.

From the start, Bellamy has insisted he had nothing to do with the 1994 fatal stabbing of James Abbott in Far Rockaway, Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on August 15, 2008.

A judge in June threw out Bellamy's 1995 murder conviction stemming from the 1994 fatal stabbing of James Abbott in Far Rockaway, Queens, after his attorneys produced a taped confession from a man who claimed to be the killer.

Published by SI Live on August 15, 2008.

Police said officers responding to reports of shots fired Wednesday night at an apartment building on Cornega Avenue in Far Rockaway found the female teenager with a bullet wound to her head. The 18-year-old suspect, Felix Cruz, was taken into custody at the scene.

Published by WNBC on August 14, 2008.

An 18-year-old teenage girl was accidentally killed in Far Rockaway, Queens, last night when her cousin’s gun went off while he was cleaning it. [New York Post]

Published by New York Times on August 14, 2008.

FAR ROCKAWAY - (WABC) -- An 18-year old woman visiting New York lost her life in Queens.

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

Eyewitness News has learned a cousin of a teenager who was shot in the head, and killed in Far Rockaway, has been charged in the teen's death.

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

Police say officers responding to reports of shots fired Wednesday night at an apartment building on Cornega Avenue in Far Rockaway found the female teenager with a bullet wound to her head. The 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody at the scene.

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

Police say officers responding to reports of shots fired Wednesday night at an apartment building on Cornega Avenue in Far Rockaway found the female teenager with a bullet wound to her head. The 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody at the scene.

Published by SI Live on August 14, 2008.

Police say officers responding to reports of shots fired Wednesday night at an apartment building on Cornega Avenue in Far Rockaway found the female teenager with a bullet wound to her head. The 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody at the scene.

Published by amNY.com on August 14, 2008.

Hernandez graduated six months early from Far Rockaway High School, where he spent two years on the varsity football team as the squad's starting strong safety and backup quarterback.

Published by New York Daily News on July 12, 2008.

A lot of beach and not a lot of lifeguards is becoming a big concern for residents in Far Rockaway, Queens.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 11, 2008.

Hernandez, 18, an honor roll student and a football standout who graduated from Far Rockaway High School six months early, was hit in the chest at 10:30 a.m.

Published by New York Daily News on July 11, 2008.

Hernandez was a football standout at Far Rockaway High School and was to attend SUNY Cortland in the fall.

Published by amNY.com on July 11, 2008.

Police say the victim was shot in the chest outside the Oceanview II apartment complex, on Beach 15th Street, just before 10:45 a.m.

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

"We've had a lot of activity here," Kelly said Monday after a news conference to reopen the Redfern Houses Community Center.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

Bethea was fatally shot in the head May 17 when gunfire erupted as she danced with friends outside the Redfern Houses in Far Rockaway. Bethea's family had moved from there to Jamaica, Queens, shortly after her best friend was killed by a stray bullet.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 8, 2008.

Bethea was fatally shot in the head May 17 when gunfire erupted as she danced with friends outside the Redfern Houses in Far Rockaway. Bethea's family had moved from there to Jamaica, Queens, shortly after her best friend was killed by a stray bullet.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 8, 2008.

On June 26, Harris paid a sad visit to Middle School 53 on graduation day to pick up her slain daughter's diploma and final report card before she was to move on to high school. "It was very emotional for me to be there and watch all the other eighth-graders," she said. "Everybody was crying because Brandon is no longer here. She touched everybody."

Published by New York Daily News on July 7, 2008.

Randolph (Randy) Washington, 19, was collared a month after shooting Brandon Bethea in the head while firing into the crowd at a party for her boyfriend on May 17, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said. Washington and an accomplice waited outside the party at Far Rockaway's Redfern Houses until enough people had arrived and then pumped a stream of bullets into the crowd, prosecutors said.

Published by New York Daily News on July 7, 2008.

There are Brooklyn hipsters, Japanese twentysomethings and even Hasidic surfers from Far Rockaway.

Published by New York Times on July 7, 2008.

Wheelchair-accessible sidewalk corners were installed in May along a 20-block stretch of Edgemere Ave. in the Edgemere neighborhood.

Published by New York Daily News on June 30, 2008.

Carlmique said his father and older brother picked him up before the shooting for a trip to visit his grandfather Carl Meek Sr. in the Edgemere section of the Rockaways.

Published by New York Daily News on June 27, 2008.

Bellamy, who lived in Far Rockaway and was 28 at the time, was convicted in 1995 of the murder of James Abbott Jr. and sentenced to 25 years to life.

Published by New York Post on June 23, 2008.

Jeffrey Deutchman, 55, of Far Rockaway, was allegedly given lithium carbonate, a drug usually prescribed for manic depression, instead of lanthanum carbonate, which he needed to treat kidney failure, according to court papers.

Published by New York Post on June 22, 2008.

In March 2005, Dr. Heino Anto, a physician at the privately run Peninsula Hospital Center in Far Rockaway, sloppily scribbled the prescription, according to the lawsuit filed this month in Queens Supreme Court.

Published by New York Post on June 22, 2008.

Also related is the stoppage of A train service in both directions between the Howard Beach-JFK Airport Station and the Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue/Rockaway Park-Beach 116th Street Stations.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 11, 2008.

Due to an incident at a substation in Valley Stream, approximately 24,000 people in the Rockaways are without power , CBS 2 HD has learned.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 11, 2008.

Mr. Clarke, who went to Far Rockaway High School in Queens, said that he first climbed rocks in Central Park as a little kid. He got involved in the extreme end of sports like snowboarding and mountain biking, and said that he secretly climbed “tall structures” in New York, like the Hearst building and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Published by New York Times on June 11, 2008.

Members get to reserve seats first on the train rides, which sell out quickly. There will be three journeys this summer: to Far Rockaway this month, to Coney Island in July and, in August, a tour of Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx. Plus, only members get to tour the landmarked City Hall subway station. Individual memberships are $40 for adults; $30 for seniors 62 and up; $55 for a family of four. Visit www.mta.info/museum or call (718) 694-3451.

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

East Harlem's 23rd Precinct and Williamsburg's 90th, in Brooklyn, saw 17 percent jumps, followed by 16 percent in the Rockaways' 100th Precinct, 12 percent in the South Bronx's 41st, and 11 percent in New Dorp's 122nd in Staten Island.

Published by New York Post on June 9, 2008.