Ride Share Driver Attacked, Robbed Police are looking for four men in connection with an attack on an Uber driver in Queens. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice July 28, 2023 QUEENS - An Uber driver was beaten and robbed by four men he picked up as passengers in Queens last month. Now police released new surveillance video of the four men who allegedly beat their driver. At around 2:30 am on June 16, the 51-year-old Uber driver picked up four passengers in the vicinity of   137-03 168  Street. As the ride share car drove through Jamaica, Queens, at one point the passengers attacked. The riders hopped over the seat and began beating the driver. Cops said the passengers punched the driver and removed property from him before exiting the vehicle and fleeing on foot southbound on 233rd Street. The victim was treated by EMS at the scene for the minor injuries. The first suspect is described as a young looking male with a dark complexion. He last seen wearing a black t

Couple Tasered, Tied Up in Elaborate Home Invasion Cops are looking for two men who posed as FBI agents to rob a couple of cash, crypto and a Mercedes. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice July 21, 2023 QUEENS - A pair of phony FBI agents committed a home invasion in Queens tasing and tying up the couple and stealing their Mercedes as well as $20,000 in cash and $20,000 in crypto as well as luxury items, cops said. Police released surveillance video of the suspected home invaders who dressed in suits and a visible FBI logo patch beneath the sport coat of one of the suspects.  At around 7:30 am on July 16, a 25-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were returning home when a Porsche Cayenne pulled up with two men climbing  out of the vehicle claiming to be FBI agents. The men displayed to the couple the guns in their waistbands. Inside the apartment the phony agents tased the couple and proceeded to tie them up.  The thieves then filled a giant duffel bag with ite

New York City Mayor Eric Adams tours waterfront neighborhoods along the East River ahead of the annual Macy's Fireworks show. -Photo by Benny Polatseck/Mayoral Photography Office. By Mayor Eric Adams Community Op Ed July 17, 2023   NEW YORK - The old saying, ‘Prevention is better than cure’ is truer than ever today. There are many problems that we face now, which—if we deal with them at the source—can be handled effectively and with less suffering. Gun violence among our young people is one of them.  Our administration’s historic $89 million investment in New York City’s Crisis Management System as well as landmark investments in our Summer Youth Employment Program and Summer Rising will give our young people a sense of purpose and keep them engaged and safe. Our Crisis Management System is based on a widely recognized public health approach to addressing violent conflict and aims to change New Yorkers’ attitudes towards using violence in tense situations.  Taken together

Cops recovered a handgun at one of the random scooter shootings. -Photo by NYPD 1 Killed, 3 Injured in Shooting Spree in Queens, Brooklyn Queens Voice  July 10, 2023 QUEENS - A Brooklyn man has been charged in the random drive by shootings on a scooter that left one man dead and three others wounded, prosecutors said.  Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Thomas Abreu has been charged with murder, attempted murder, assault and weapon possession in a Saturday morning shooting spree that killed an 86-year-old man and injured three others in Queens and Brooklyn.   “The streets of two boroughs were turned into scenes of terror as this defendant allegedly rode his scooter, shooting indiscriminately at pedestrians and others,” District Attorney Katz said. “Thank you to the NYPD for quickly apprehending the suspect. My office will hold him fully accountable and seek justice for the victims.”   Abreu, 25, of Elton Street, Brooklyn, is awaiting arraignment on a complain

At City Hall on June 29, Mayor Eric Adams discussed the new city budget — which largely depends on taxing the richest 1% of residents. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Greg David, The City This article was originally published on Jul 7 5:00am EDT by THE CITY NEW YORK - When Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced a $107 billion budget deal last week, the emphasis was on new spending financed by a late surge in revenue. “We’re passing a budget, it’s a necessary budget, and we got some fantastic wins for the people of this city,” Speaker Adams said.  Likewise, the record $229 billion state budget announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul in April contained some hefty new items, including a $300 million payment to the financially strapped MTA. But as fiscal experts peruse the fine print, another story is becoming clear: Both budgets spend money now while facing huge budget deficits next year and beyond. And both have decided to bet on the fortunes of the