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Queens bus crashes into parked cars, injures riders after driver suffers medical episode

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Nov. 10, 2024 By Dean Moses Several passengers on board a Queens bus were injured when the driver suffered a medical episode and lost control of the vehicle, which crashed into a number of parked vehicles, authorities said.  Police said the Q32 local bus was traveling eastbound along Queens Boulevard near 46th Street in…

Hunt for two suspects in subway assault and robbery at Woodside station: NYPD

Sep. 15, 2024 By Dean Moses Police in Queens are on the hunt for two brutes who relentlessly beat a commuter over a necklace at a subway station last week, authorities said. According to police sources, the callous attack occurred just after a 26-year-old man left a Flushing-bound 7 train inside of the 52nd…

Crunching the Queens crime numbers: felony assaults on the rise as crime overall flattens

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Feb. 28, 2024 By Christian Murray The number of felony assaults reported across Queens over the last month are up nearly 10% compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest crime stats released by the NYPD on Feb. 26. During the 28-day period from Jan. 29 to Feb. 25, the number of felony assaults reported increased 9.6% in northern Queens, from 197 incidents last year to 216 this year. Meanwhile, in southern Queens, the number of felony assaults also rose 9.6% over the period, from 187 to 205. The jump in the number of felony assaults…
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