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Mayor Eric Adams announces that the New York City Police Department (NYPD) has removed more than 20,000 illegal firearms from New York City streets since the beginning of the administration. -Photo by Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. By Mayor Eric Adams  Community OpEd  January 27, 2025   NEW YORK - From the moment I was sworn in as your mayor three years ago, our primary mission has been to create safer streets, safer subways, and a safer city for New York families. That means tackling the issue of gun violence head-on and working to get illegal guns out of the hands of criminals before they can cause more harm.   The numbers are in, and I am proud to say that our administration made significant progress in getting guns off our streets and out of our communities. As of last week, we have confiscated more than 20,000 illegal firearms since we first took office. That is 20,000 weapons that no longer threaten the safety of our neighborhood...

Cops Looking for the Man with the Golden Gun The NYPD is searching for a pair of gunmen who robbed an Astoria cellphone store. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice November 12, 2024 QUEENS - A pair of scooter riding gunmen shot a cellphone store worker during a robbery in Astoria, cops said. Investigators are hoping the robber’s golden handgun could lead to his arrest. At around 6:45 pm on November 8, a 40-year-old employee was working inside a cellphone store at 32-78 Steinway Street in Astoria. The store’s surveillance camera recorded the robbery.  At first a man wearing a bike helmet walked into the store and asked questions about items. When a second man walked into the store, the first pulled a gold semi-automatic handgun out of his pocket and racked it. The gunman turned and pointed the weapon at the clerk demanding cash. The second man ran up to the counter with his gun drawn.  Cops said there was a struggle with the employee and the robbers. T...

By Mayor Eric Adams Op-Ed  Queens Voice  November 4, 2024  NEW YORK - Recently, I was with community leaders and senior officials in our administration on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, which is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in our city. It is where New Yorkers from all over the world come to live, work, raise their families, and strive for the American Dream.  However, Roosevelt Avenue — a major thoroughfare with the 7 train running above it — has become a site of crime, disorder, and exploitation as illegal brothels, illicit vendors, and unlicensed food carts have taken over and quality-of-life offenses have skyrocketed.   It was not my first-time visiting the neighborhood. In January, I was there as we shut down 12 illegal brothels. And year to date, the NYPD has made over 3,000 arrests and issued over 9,500 summonses in the area. But we know arrests and summonses alone won’t get the job done, and that we must bring together partners from across governm...

Gunman Opens Fire on Quiet Block The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a shooting on a quiet block in Hollis. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice November 2, 2024 QUEENS - Cops are looking for a shooter who is no slave to fashion. The suspected gunman who opened fire on a residential street, was wearing a jacket that looked like a Hefty Bag.  The NYPD released surveillance video of a man who opened fire on a quiet street in Hollis, Queens.  At around 8:45 pm on October 26, a man dressed in black pulled out a gun and fired across the street from 191-24 Hollis Avenue, cops said. The gunman then ran away.  Investigators did not state who the intended target was. 

Muggers Beat Man for his Jewelry The NYPD is searching for this man and an accomplice in connection with a mugging in Queens. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Queens Voice October 30, 2024 QUEENS - Cops are looking for a pair of muggers who threw a beatdown inside a Burger King parking lot in Queens.  At around 9 pm on October 13, a 46-year-old man was in front of the fast food eatery at 217-10 Hillside Avenue. Cops said two young men approached him and pushed him to the ground.  As the man lay on the floor, the duo repeatedly punched him throughout his body. One of the attackers ripped a necklace off his neck and the other forcibly removed the victim’s iPhone.  The attackers then ran off.  The victim sustained injuries but refused medical attention at the scene.  Cops said the stolen items are valued at $1,800.  The NYPD released photos of the mugging suspects as they sat in a subway car.  Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to ...

Robbers Grope, Punch Woman   The NYPD is searching for these men in connection with a sexual assault and robbing of a woman in Ozone Park. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Queens Voice  October 29, 2024   QUEENS - A woman was sexually assaulted, beaten and robbed across the street from the future site of a mosque in Ozone Park, cops said.  At around 9:30 pm on October 26, a 26-year-old woman was walking in the vicinity of Glenmore Avenue and 76 Street. Across the street bears the sign of a mosque that is planned to be built there.  Cops said two men ran up to the woman and then began groping her chest and private area. Then one of the attackers punched the victim in the face while the other began rifling through her pockets. The attackers removed cash, headphones and a cellphone.  The muggers ran off northbound on 80 Street from Liberty Avenue.  Cops said the victim was not hospitalized.  The first suspect is described as a male...