Queens

A Queens man is recovering at a local hospital after being shot in the leg through an apartment door Wednesday morning, the NYPD said. The shooting happened on 83 Street near Northern Blvd in Jackson Heights around 5 a.m., according to police. The 32-year-old victim was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition, police said. It’s unclear what led to…

Federal authorities have opened an investigation into Queens pastor Alfred Cockfield and a political action committee he started, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

A woman died after jumping out of the backseat of a moving car Saturday morning in Queens on the Long Island Expressway, according to police. Law enforcement sources said the 32-year-old had been riding eastbound in the back of an Uber when she jumped out of the car near the Kissena Boulevard overpass around 1:40 a.m. At least oncoming driver…

Investigators were working to determine what caused the woman to open the back door of the vehicle and jump out as its driver was heading eastbound on the Queens highway. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 

One person died and two children were critically hurt in a four-vehicle accident on the Kosciuszko Bridge in Queens Thursday, authorities say. Police said two pick-up trucks, a taxi and a Kia Sorrento were involved in the crash. The person who died was a man in the cab. Also injured: a 9-year-old and a 6-year-old child, along with another person…

The armed robbery suspect who died after shooting an NYPD officer and another woman while committing a crime spree in Queens was a lifetime parolee with 17 prior arrests, including murder, who was last arrested six days earlier, authorities say. NYPD officials say Gary Worthy, a 57-year-old who lived in the borough, was on lifetime parole for firearms possession. He…

An officer was shot in the leg and another bystander was struck by a bullet while shopping in the Jamaica neighborhood. Both are expected to make a full recovery, police said, while the man suspected of opening fire during robberies at two shops on Tuesday was killed by officers. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.

An officer with the New York Police Department was shot while in Queens, according to a law enforcement source, with the shooter also hit by a bullet.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to social media to address split-ticket New York voters who supported her candidacy and President-elect Donald Trump, as Democrats grapple with the fallout of Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat. On Monday, Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat, posted an election debrief to her more than eight million Instagram followers. She wondered how those who backed her reelection also voted…

A 24-year-old man was convicted of attempted murder and other crimes in connection to the brazen shooting of a rookie police officer after an altercation in April 2023 in broad daylight in Jamaica, Queens, the local district attorney announced. Devin Spraggins, 24, was convicted of attempted murder in the first degree, assault in the first degree, aggravated assault of a…

Prosecutors say the 28-year-old Brooklyn man was in a car whose driver cut off another car in Queens on Oct. 16 and then intentionally backed into the vehicle.

A 40-year-old working at a Queens cellphone store was shot three times Friday evening in an apparent armed robbery. Police said two armed men fled on a scooter after firing multiple rounds in the Top-in-Town Wireless store on Steinway Street in Astoria. Kunwarjee Singh was inside the store around 6:45 p.m. when the armed duo made their move. Singh was…

At least one person was taken to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. News 4’s Chris Jose reports. 

In a wild scene caught on camera in Ozone Park, an SUV suddenly exploded while parked on the street, with the blast so intense that several other cars and homes were damaged. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

No injuries were reported. Surveillance footage shows the moment of the blast.

NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

A Brooklyn man is facing a litany of charges for allegedly staging a car crash as part of an insurance fraud scheme by cutting off another driver on the Belt Parkway, forcing the driver to stop and then reversing into the victim’s car — an incident that was caught on the victim’s dash cam and soon became a viral...

Authorities are investigating the explosion of an SUV in Queens Friday as an accident. According to fire officials and a law enforcement source, an unoccupied vehicle parked on 133rd Street near 131st Avenue with a propane tank in the trunk exploded just before 7 a.m. Friday. No one was inside the vehicle at the time and no injuries were reported….

Video posted to the Citizen app showed a heavy emergency response, as bystanders stood behind caution tape to watch the scene unfold. The van that exploded was completely destroyed.

Gaby Acevedo reporting on crews fixing a water and gas service line break in Queens.