The officers, one of them retired, funneled work to a tow truck company for kickbacks and sold car crash victims’ personal information, prosecutors say. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Queens (NYC)”
And Then There Was One: G.O.P. Defends Its Last Seat in Queens
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2021
The party struggles to hold on in an increasingly diverse borough, even as it fights its own internal battles. Source: New York Times
Newborn Twins Are Found Dead in an Apartment in Queens
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2021
The mother of the infants was in custody but had not been charged in the deaths of the twins, a boy and a girl, officials said. Source: New York Times
Richard K. Kim, Pioneering Korean-American Prosecutor, Dies at 76
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2021
He was appointed an assistant district attorney in Queens in 1985 and later became counsel to a cosmetics company. He died of complications of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
The Push to Vaccinate 20,000 Holocaust Survivors in New York
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2021
One survivor who got her vaccine, Eva Rose, 96, said the last year has been “lousy,” but added: “I am still here, thank God.” Source: New York Times
They Spent 24 Years Behind Bars. Then the Case Fell Apart.
By Gotham Rex on March 5, 2021
A judge threw out the murder convictions of three New York men on Friday and admonished prosecutors for withholding evidence that cast serious doubt on their guilt. Source: New York Times
Albor Ruiz, a Journalistic Voice for Latinos, Is Dead at 80
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2021
As a columnist for The Daily News, he wrote passionately about the issues facing immigrants and lobbied for the U.S. to lift its trade embargo of his native Cuba. Source: New York Times
Queens Prosecutors Ignored Misconduct for Years. Can a New D.A. Change That?
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2021
In her first year as district attorney, Melinda Katz has led major culture shifts in the borough. But some hope for more. Source: New York Times
Queens Man Wanted ‘Execution’ of Schumer and Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on January 20, 2021
Brendan Hunt, a fervent supporter of President Trump, is also accused of urging the killing of members of Congress before Inauguration Day. Source: New York Times
New York Rents Continue to Slide, While Sales Rebound in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2021
Manhattan’s median rent ended 2020 down by 17.3 percent, but the sales market showed signs of life in the other boroughs. Source: New York Times
Wired ‘Hoax Device’ Inside a Tesla Causes Panic at Queens Palace Mall
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2021
A car left in a parking garage at the Queens Place Mall contained a dog and what looked like a makeshift bomb, the police said. Source: New York Times
‘Covid Conga Line’ Aftermath: One Infected and a Suspended Liquor License
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2020
At least one person was hospitalized with Covid-19 after a Republican club’s party at a Queens restaurant. Source: New York Times
The Surprising Places in NYC Where Trump’s Support Grew
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2020
Joseph R. Biden Jr. won President Trump’s hometown handily. But a deeper look at election data suggests a surge in support for the president in some districts. Source: New York Times
The Vaccine Arrived in a 63-Pound Box, Packed in Dry Ice
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2020
Inside the race to give the first shots: Hospitals around the country scrambled after waiting months for the coronavirus vaccine. Source: New York Times
Inside the Race to Offer the First Vaccinations in the United States
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2020
Hospitals around the country scrambled to administer the first shots after waiting months for the coronavirus vaccine. Source: New York Times