PA police charged Payano, 30, of South Ozone Park, with toll evasion and license plate destruction. The rear license plate was bent, partially concealing its markings, Coleman said.

Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

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.

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.

If you are a believer of "great things come in small packages," then Kew Gardens might be your kind of neighborhood. This triangular-shaped enclave has many conveniences of city life, yet retains a small-town feel.

Published by amNY.com on August 28, 2008.

One prototype has already been installed on Hillside Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard, to be unveiled soon. It's bound to be an improvement over the MTA's short-term fix in the neighborhood: laying down blue tarp over the grates, weighed down with buckets of cement.

Published by NY1 on August 27, 2008.

Savicki, 38, said his former girlfriend didn't know anyone in New York but decided to come here because she had read about a shelter called Dove House in Jamaica, Queens, that would give her a bed and provide her with welfare benefits.

Published by New York Post on August 27, 2008.

Genovese was stabbed to death as she walked toward her Kew Gardens apartment around 3 a.m. -- her screams going unanswered by residents who ignored her cries for help.

Published by amNY.com on August 27, 2008.

There are no arrests at this time. Police say the incident took place at 1:45 a.m. in the Richmond Hill section.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 25, 2008.

With detectives working overtime to solve two separate rape patterns just a few miles away, Shameen Karim was visibly shaken upon hearing the news that a sexual predator struck overnight in her own neighborhood of south Richmond Hill.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 25, 2008.

Toemirin Wongsonadi, 56, of Jamaica, took advantage of his day job hauling bags of money from Queens businesses to the central safe for Dunbar Armored, prosecutors said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 22, 2008.

In fact, the two men are scheduled to appear together this afternoon at a press conference at Mr. Baldeo’s office in the Richmond Hill section of Queens.

Published by New York Times on August 22, 2008.

11 a.m. LIRR president discusses this weekend's service disruptions at LIRR Headquarters, 93-02 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica.

Published by The New York Observer on August 20, 2008.

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.

A seemingly simple bus ride has been a frightening trip in places like Jamaica and Springfield Gardens, Queens, where two rapists have been targeting women at bus stops for months.

Published by WNBC on August 19, 2008.

The person the police are questioning is just 15-years-old. The teenage boy was identified by one woman and he has been transferred from the 113 pct in Jamaica to the Special Victims Unit in Forest Hills for possible lineups and more witness identifications, according to police.

Published by WNBC on August 19, 2008.

Saturday morning, with the pews full of worshippers, the unimaginable happened at the Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills. The Ark was opened, the padlocks unlocked, and the curtains pulled back to reveal the Torah's – but they weren't there.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 18, 2008.

The violence unfolded after the victim, Rae Chisolm, 38, went to the first-floor flat on 124th St. in South Ozone Park about noon after being away for several weeks.

Published by New York Daily News on August 17, 2008.

On August 1, the predator targeted an 18-year-old woman near 145th Street in Jamaica.

Published by WNBC on August 17, 2008.

The incident happened on 124th Street in South Ozone Park. Authorities say Chisolm returned to the apartment to retrieve his belongings after being away for several weeks.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 17, 2008.

Pedro Ayala, 21, asked Veronica Rivera, the mother of his 6-month-old son, to bring the child to his Jamaica, Queens, apartment Monday night because he had time off from his job at a bowling alley, Rivera's mother, Lucy Suarez, said.

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

Camacho's Kew Gardens courtroom handles cases involving both criminal and domestic violence charges.

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

To date, that agenda has focused around rezonings of areas such as Manhattan’s far West Side, Jamaica and the Williamsburg/Greenpoint waterfront, where the city allows private landowners to develop thousands of housing units and millions of feet of office space.

Published by The New York Observer on August 12, 2008.

Then there was Rich, of Jamaica, Queens, who graduated from the U.S. Recovery Bureau in spite of a 1995 sodomy arrest.

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

The search began after a woman told police she saw one of the two suspects wanted for several Queens sex assaults board a Q85 bus at 140th street and Linden Boulevard.

Published by WNBC on August 11, 2008.

The 2000 Census showed that Hartford had a West Indian population of about 10,000, with more than 8,000 of those from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.

Published by New York Times on August 10, 2008.

Worshipers attending morning prayers at the Sikh Cultural Society in Richmond Hill were stunned to discover the lifeless body on 118th St.

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

A man who was known to have begged for cash on street corners in Richmond Hill, Queens, was found dead about 5:40 a.m. Friday on a sidewalk next to a Sikh temple on 97th Avenue near 118th Street, the authorities said.

Published by New York Times on August 9, 2008.

The New York State Board of Elections has ruled that Jun Policarpio, a Queens congressional candidate accused of forging petition signatures, will not be allowed on the Republican ballot.

Published by New York Sun on August 8, 2008.

A homeless man was found murdered in front of a Sikh temple in the Richmond Hill section of Queens.

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

Police in Queens are investigating the beating death of a homeless man early Friday. The man was found dead outside the Gurdwara Sikh Temple in South Richmond Hill, police said.

Published by WNBC on August 8, 2008.

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.

The unlicensed speed demon raced around a car, blew through a red light at 69th Rd. and the Grand Central Parkway service road and ripped the Kew Gardens couple's 2004 Acura in two.

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

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.

People took to the streets Tuesday night in a neighborhood that has seen a series of sexual assaults in recent months that remain unsolved. It wasn’t just any typical night out against crime celebration in South Jamaica.

Published by WNBC on August 6, 2008.

The Kims, who live in Kew Gardens, had the green light on 69th Road and were moving through the intersection when Chubalashvili, heading east on the service road, pulled around a car stopped in front of him at the red light, authorities said.

Published by amNY.com on August 5, 2008.

A developing story in Queens where police are searching for a possible suspect wanted in a series of sexual assaults.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 4, 2008.

He attended Archbishop Molloy High School and later earned a master's degree in psychology from New York University and another in business from St. John's.

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

The victim bravely fought off her attacker on 145th St. in Jamaica about 12:20 a.m. Friday. The man slashed her in the hand and knocked her to the ground before he ran off, police said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 2, 2008.

"Ever since I was born, I've been a cricket player," said Azurdeen Mohammed, 17, a Guyanese graduate from Forest Hills High School who plays for the Richmond Hill Superstars.

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

The investigation also netted retired city Correction Officer Adolph Porter, 48, who was caught July 17 with a stash of cocaine, a shotgun and his off-duty 9-mm. pistol inside his Jamaica home, prosecutors said.

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

12:30 p.m. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and NYPD officials announce results of a major gang-related narcotics and weapons possession investigation; District Attorney's Office, 125-01 Queens Blvd., 3rd Floor Conference Room, Kew Gardens.

Published by The New York Observer on July 29, 2008.

Authorities say 27-year-old Joscelyn Francis was shot early Sunday morning as he left the barbeque in Jamaica.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 28, 2008.

An angry gunman shot Francis, 27, execution-style early Sunday morning as the doting dad left a barbecue in Jamaica, Queens, cops said.

Published by New York Daily News on July 28, 2008.

Police are searching for a man who tried to attack a woman in Jamaica, Queens early Monday. The woman was able to fight the man off, police said. The incident happened on Lakewood Avenue, police said.

Published by WNBC on July 28, 2008.

Councilman James Gennaro (D- Fresh Meadows) and a Queens mother called for a protected bike lane on Queens Boulevard at a rally held on the spot where 22-year-old bicyclist Asif Rahman, of Jamaica, was fatally struck in February. A protected lane would physically separate the several lanes of traffic with a lane of parked cars or other barriers.

Published by amNY.com on July 27, 2008.

On Sutphin Blvd. at 94th Ave., three major retailers are negotiating for space at a development planned across from the AirTrain terminal, on a vacant lot where the former Merkel meat plant was demolished recently.

Published by New York Daily News on July 26, 2008.

Plans to build a $260 million wholesale merchandise mart cater-corner from the Air Train station in Jamaica were scuttled when the co-developer pulled out.

Published by New York Times on July 26, 2008.

A New York basketball coach who requested anonymity told the Daily News that Carlino went to Archbishop Molloy High School, not Christ the King.

Published by New York Daily News on July 25, 2008.

The mart, which was to have included 10 floors of showroom space accommodating 500 businesses, was unveiled last October, one month after the area was rezoned to stimulate the development of a vibrant “airport village.’’ The site, on Sutphin Boulevard and 94th Avenue, once housed the Merkel meatpacking plant, which was shut down in 1919.

Published by New York Times on July 25, 2008.

A body that washed up on Rockaway Beach yesterday may be that of Tiara Coaxum, a 16-year-old girl from Jamaica, Queens, who was pulled under while swimming with a friend on Friday.

Published by New York Sun on July 24, 2008.