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No words were exchanged before the man punched the teen in the face on the stairs of the Main Street 7 station, police said.
The man grabbed the teen's butt once while waiting for an E train at the Jackson Heights station and again while on it, police said.
A burglar who broke into an Austin Street apartment building's locked basement left with just a single power tool, police said.
The family-owned theater will close its doors on July 3 after 35 years at Douglaston Plaza to make room for a new Lowe's store, owners said.
"Grease" will play on the big screen at the park this Friday for Central Astoria Local Development Coalition's first drive-in movie night.
The man faces a slew of felony drug and weapons charges after cops found seven guns, ammo and a plethora of illegal drugs in his his home.
Widespread algae blooms found in Bowne Pond could be harmful to humans and animals, according to state lab tests done this month.
Xi'an Famous Foods said business nearly doubled after they vowed to donate all June 8 sales to suicide prevention in Bourdain's honor.
The LGBTQ+ community is demanding action after a 25-year-old man was brutally attacked just hours after this year's Queens Pride Parade.
The medical marijuana dispensary will host the community education workshop on June 14 in preparation for its summer opening 70th Road.
Nearly half of the 21 'affordable' apartments available at The Maya in Jamaica Estates require applicants make more than the city's average.
The thief broke into the 50-year-old woman's Ozone Park home through a kitchen window, police said.
The group got into a fight with the pair inside a 3 Brothers Pizza chain in Long Island City, police said.
The teen begged the man not to rape her when a friend who owed him money blackmailed her into having sex with him instead, prosecutors said.
Two thieves broke into a safe inside Vapiano, a block from Union Square, police said.
The man handed the girl a dollar before hugging her and grabbing her breasts, police said.
The Union Turnpike west ramp to Grand Central Parkway will close for construction from 12 to 5 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
A four-story red brick building has replaced these houses at 168-05 Depot Road, city records show. Its "affordable" units start at $1,700.
The trio stole $1,000 and a cell phone from one of the tied up workers before fleeing, police said.
The man was allegedly shot multiple times outside the nightclub on Monday morning, police said.
