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Man Robbed on Subway Platform in Jackson Heights  The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a robbery at a Queens subway station. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice  December 18, 2023  QUEENS - A straphanger had his wallet containing $1,000 ripped from his hand while waiting for a train at the Jackson Heights subway station.  At around 10:15 pm on December 9, a 21-year-old was standing on the subway platform for the E Train at the Roosevelt Avenue – Jackson Heights Station station. Cops said a man walked up to him grabbed the wallet out of the straphanger’s hands.  The robber ran off.  Cops said the wallet contained the victim’s debit card and $1,000 cash.  The suspect is described as a male with a light complexion and a slim build. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark colored pants and dark colored sneakers.

File photo QUEENS - The man who fatally stabbed a guest during an arguement outside a Queens christening will spend the next 23 years behind bars. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the sentencing of Antonio Martinez for stabbing to death a fellow guest at a 2019 celebration of a baby’s christening in Corona. Martinez argued with the victim before repeatedly stabbing him in the chest.  “A celebration of life resulted in a violent death because of the defendant’s decision to fatally stab a party guest over an argument,” Katz said. “He will now spend a lengthy term in prison as punishment for his actions.”  Martinez, 50, of 98th Street in Corona, Queens, was sentenced yesterday to 23 years to life in prison.  On November 16, Martinez was convicted of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree following a jury trial.  According to the charges, shortly before 12:30 a.m. on September 29, 2019, ...