#64-year-old man shot on Queens street

#64-year-old man shot on Queens street

“#64-year-old man shot on Queens street” A 64-year-old man was shot in the back on a Queens street on Sunday night, police said. The victim was shot by a male suspect near Beach 17th Street and Seagirt Boulevard in Far Rockaway at about 11:15 p.m., according to cops. It was not immediately clear if the…

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#Dog tied to cinderblock found dead in East River

#Dog tied to cinderblock found dead in East River

“#Dog tied to cinderblock found dead in East River” A dead dog was found floating in the East River in Queens on Sunday — with a bag over the pup’s head and its leash anchored by a cinderblock, police sources said. Cops made the grisly discovery around noon after getting a 911 call about garbage…

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#Multiple NYC shootings leave 1 dead, 8 wounded overnight

#Multiple NYC shootings leave 1 dead, 8 wounded overnight

“#Multiple NYC shootings leave 1 dead, 8 wounded overnight” At least nine people were shot — one fatally — in the city’s latest round of gun violence overnight, cops said. The gunplay erupted in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx, where an unidentified man was found with multiple gunshot wounds on Southern Boulevard, near Kelly…

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#Troubled NYC school told mom to pull her smart son out

#Troubled NYC school told mom to pull her smart son out

“#Troubled NYC school told mom to pull her smart son out” Find a better school for your son.  That’s the advice defeated teachers at beleaguered PS 147 in Cambria Heights, Queens, gave to mom Keisha Ellis when she asked about improving the 11-year-old boy’s performance.  “It’s frightening to hear that from a teacher talking to…

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#How NYC has failed black public school students in Queens

#How NYC has failed black public school students in Queens

“#How NYC has failed black public school students in Queens” A growing legion of black parents in Queens say the Department of Education has failed their kids through mismanagement and neglect — fueling an exodus out of the public school system. Fed-up families in District 29 — a primarily black area which includes Hollis, Rosedale,…

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