Jamaica

A woman and a young girl were killed after an out-of-control SUV hopped a curb in Queens and barreled into them while they were on the sidewalk, police said. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. at the corner of Jamaica Avenue and 164th Street in Jamaica, according to police, as the sidewalks were littered with children walking along the busy…

The driver of the black SUV appeared to lose control of the vehicle as it approached the intersection in Jamaica, and it jumped the curb before fatally striking two people, a woman and a young girl. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

At least one adult and a child were injured after being struck by a vehicle while on a Queens sidewalk.

President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are entering the final stretch of the campaign in a fierce battle for Latino voters who could sway the results in Florida and determine who wins the White House. But in this ultimate battleground state where nearly 10 million voters participate in elections often decided by a mere percentage point, other communities could suddenly…

A disturbing video released by the NYPD on Monday shows a customer in a deli simply pouring coffee before a man stabbed him in the neck. Police say they’re searching for that man who then went on to stab a 67-year-old employee at the MSK Deli on 164th Street in Queens on Saturday, which remains shuttered more than 48 hours…

NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

A radical Islamic cleric has been extradited to New York City on charges he recruited followers and fighters for the Islamic State through fiery online lectures and militant propaganda, prosecutors said Friday. Abdullah al-Faisal, who had been behind bars in Jamaica, pleaded not guilty in Manhattan state court to charges including conspiracy and supporting terrorism. The Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus…

A 64-year-old homeless man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to luring a 3-year-old boy with a balloon and sexually abusing him in 2019 and then abusing an 8-year-old girl in a Queens mall when he was released on bail two months later, prosecutors say. Luis Olivo, whose last known address was a shelter in…

A 35-year-old woman died in a fire at a NYCHA building in Queens early Saturday, the NYPD said.  Firefighters responding to a report of a fire at a South Jamaica Houses building on 159th Street in Jamaica around 12:40 a.m. on Saturday found the woman unconscious and unresponsive inside a second-floor apartment, police said.  The woman was pronounced dead...

A 35-year-old woman died in a fire at a NYCHA building in Queens early Saturday, the NYPD said.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake originating 70 miles off the coast of Jamaica was felt in the Caribbean nation and also in Miami on Tuesday. 

Police are looking for a man who grabbed a woman in Queens, dragged her into an alleyway and raped her last week, authorities said Tuesday. The 27-year-old woman was walking along Jamaica Avenue around 4 a.m. Saturday when the suspect, who was walking ahead of her, stopped suddenly. She went to pass by him — and that’s when he grabbed…

An attacker dragged a woman into an alleyway and raped her in Queens early Saturday morning, the NYPD said.  The 27-year-old woman was walking along Jamaica Avenue, near 163rd Street in Jamaica, around 4 a.m. on Saturday when the man walking ahead of her stopped walking, police said.  When the woman tried to pass him, the man dragged her...

An attacker dragged a woman into an alleyway and raped her in Queens early Saturday morning, the NYPD said. Ken Buffa reports.

A pipe failure — not cooking grease — caused a Thanksgiving weekend sewer backup that poured filth into more than 100 homes in Queens, The New York Times reported Thursday. After the Nov. 30 mess, city Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Vincent Sapienza told reporters that officials were “under the assumption” that a grease blockage was to blame. But the Times said it...

As families dealt with the vile flooding and foul odor for another day, officials went to visit those effected by the disgusting sewage pouring into their homes, and pledged to hire a contractor to have it all cleaned up. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

All New Jersey Transit’s Morris & Essex Midtown Direct trains to Penn Station will be diverted to Hoboken during the weekslong overhaul at Penn Station this summer, Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday.

An 84-year-old woman died a devastating fire tore through a home in Jamaica, Queens, Wednesday night. Several other people, including the woman’s husband were rescued. Now, questions emerge about what started that fire and if it could have been prevented. Roseanne Colletti reports.