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  The Civilian Complaint Review Board has found Officers Salvatore Alongi and Matthew Cianfrocco committed misconduct when they shot Win Rozario inside his home during a mental health crisis. This article originally appeared in The City. By Reuven Blau Queens Voice September 15, 2025 QUEENS - The city’s police watchdog group has recommended a slew of misconduct charges against two cops who shot a 19-year-old to death inside his Queens home last year, a case that sparked widespread outrage and scrutiny of the NYPD response to mental health calls. The Civilian Complaint Review Board on Wednesday concluded Officers Salvatore Alongi and Matthew Cianfrocco committed multiple acts of misconduct — including excessive force and abuse of authority — when they tased and shot Win Rozario in March 2024, officials said. The allegations being "substantiated" by the CCRB means both officers now face departmental discipline, which could lead to their termination but more often than not on...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivers his fourth State of the City address at the Apollo Theater in Harlem on January 9, 2025. -Photo by Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office By Mayor Eric Adams Community OpEd Queens Voice January 14, 2025   NEW YORK - Last week in Harlem, the neighborhood where generations of Black families have flourished, I reported to New Yorkers on the state of our city and outlined an ambitious agenda to make New York City the best place to raise a family.   When we came into office three years ago, COVID, crime, and chaos­­­­­­­ had thrown New York into uncertainty and pushed too many families away. I told you then that we would not just bring our city back; we’d make it better than ever.   That started with keeping families safe. We put thousands of new officers onto our streets, took nearly 20,000 illegal guns off them, and launched a $485 million action plan to prevent gun violence. These efforts have paid off, with...

Attacks Host and Steals his E-Bike The NYPD is searching for this man for the assault and robbery of a man who invited the attacker to his home in Queens. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice  March 6, 2024  QUEENS - A Queens man was mugged inside his own home by his house guest, cops said.  The NYPD released surveillance photos of a man wanted in the beating and robbing of a man in his own Elmhurst home.  At around 4:30 am on January 17, a 38-year-old man invited an unknown male back to his home in the vicinity of 104 Street and Astoria Boulevard. Once at the residence, cops say, the guest began wailing on his host. The man repeatedly hit his host over and over again.  Then the attacker forcibly removed the victim’s cellphone, $100 cash and his e-bike. Cops said the stolen property is valued at $915.  The suspect is described as a male with a light complexion and brown eyes. He is 5 foot 7 and 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray hoode...

Crooks Used Ladder to Rob Home in Daylight Armed with a ladder (Right), a pair of burglars broke into a Queens home and stole $37,000 worth of clothes and jewelry. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice March 4, 2024 QUEENS - A pair of brazen fashion conscience burglars broke into a house in Queens and made off with $37,000 in clothes and jewelry during the middle of the day, the NYPD said.  At around noon on February 28, a pair of burglars were caught on a house’s surveillance camera. Cops said the duo went to a house in the vicinity of Cloverdale Boulevard and 64th Street. Armed with a ladder, the pair walked into the backyard of the house and gained access to the home through a window. Cops said the homeowners were not home at the time.  Once inside the house the crooks took various clothes and jewelry and then fled the way the came. The pair were seen driving off in a black sedan.  Cops said the items taken during the burglary valued at around $37,000....

Pair Wanted for Roughing Up Victims for Phones The NYPD is searching for a pair of cell phone muggers in Elmurst, Queens. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice  March 1, 2024 QUEENS - Cops are looking for  a pair of cell phone thieves who roughed up victims twice within a two-hour period.  The first incident took place at around 1:45 am on February 24 in Elmhurst. A 49-year-old man was walking in the vicinity of 84 Street and Roosevelt Avenue when he was approached by the duo. Cops said the men jumped on the victim and placed him in a headlock. While the victim struggled with one of the attackers, the other forcibly removed the man’s cell phone. The duo then ran off.  Less than two hours later cops said the same pair struck again. This time a 21-year-old man was walking in the vicinity of 99 Street and Roosevelt Avenue. Cops said one of the attackers grabbed the victim while the other pried the cellphone out of the victim’s hands. The thief also stole $40 from...