An ex-con who went to prison for shooting a teenager to death during a birthday party went on to go into business as a gun trafficker in Queens after his release on parole, federal prosecutors say. James Strong used his new lease on life to allegedly sell pistols and rifles to two buyers he thought would … Read more
A Queens middle school teacher was busted Tuesday morning for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager, cops said. David Ospino, 36, who teaches at Intermediate School 204 Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School in Long Island City, faces charges of rape and endangering the welfare of a child. The alleged victim was not a student at the … Read more
Two grandsons of the late Gambino crime boss John “Teflon Don” Gotti were arrested for beating up an in-law during an old-school neighborhood street beatdown, officials said. Brothers Frankie Gotti, 27, and John Gotti, 31, allegedly assaulted brother-in-law Gino Gabrielli for breaking into a Howard Beach home John Gotti shares with his wife, Eleanor Gabrielli, … Read more
The puppy who chewed off the face of a Queens baby girl who had just died in her parents bed was going to be trained as a service dog for the baby’s non-verbal autistic stepbrother, the heartbroken parents said Thursday. The mother and stepdad of 6-week-old Kiyanna Winfield say she was born with a heart … Read more
Two men hung a noose from a Queens water tower, then apparently stopped to snap a picture of it with a cell phone, cops said Sunday. The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident as a possible bias crime. The men hoisted the noose from a tower on top of a building on … Read more
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, Jr., credited with taking down three Nazi planes in one fight while flying with the Tuskegee Airmen, has died at age 100. Born on July 4, 1924 in Virginia, Stewart developed his love for planes after moving to Queens, near what is now LaGuardia Airport. Stewart’s legacy includes being among … Read more