Queens

Queens, Ny, July 31st 2010 - Police have reported that a 27-year-old man named Dario Pavia was killed while saving his younger brother from a fight that took place at Queens’s subway platform.

Police and his relatives said that a group of men were fighting with 20-year-old Khristian at the 85th St.Forest Parkway Station and when Dario Pavia tried to save him, one of the men slit his throat with a knife and he died few hours later in the Jamaica hospital.

Victims another brother David Poggi who was very sad and angry with this incident said that his deceased brother was [...]

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Queens, NY, August 2nd 2010 - It was a dream come true for Denise Gibson when he found a spacious Astoria Apartment with a terrace and lovely view of East River.

However, within few months of stay in 188-unit Pistilli Riverview East complex, the nightmare of staying there began and she has filed a case in the court.

She said that living room had a wide opening at the ceiling that leaked and bedroom began to flood with water. She said that in spite of calling the Pistilli’s management company a number of times nothing has been done.

Gibson is not the only [...]

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Queens, New York - July 25th 2010 - Police and eyewitnesses claim that a 41-year-old John Giampetruzzi was shot dead by a gunman on the footpath of 28th St. near Ditmars Building in Queens on Saturday at around five in the morning. According to the police, the victim had a history of previous conviction and was associated with Hells Angels.

56-year old Phillip Graham saw his body was lying on the footpath embedded with bullets. Neighbors who were eyewitness to this say that the gunman who is still not found came close to the victim, fired several gunshots at his face, [...]

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F&A, www.866attylaw.com 1(866) ATTY LAW, settled a trip and fall accident case at a mediation in June 2010. A tenant in a two family house was exiting when she tripped and fell over one of two decorative flower pots lining the exterior steps leading to the home’s entrance. The accident happened at night and plaintiff claimed the area was not well lit. In addition, plaintiff claimed the flower pot was a dangerous obstruction of the passageway to her home and a violation of the fire code.  After extensive negotiations, the defendants offered $150,000 to settle the claim. Plaintiff suffered an [...]

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An elderly woman was walking home along a pedestrian sidewalk when she was caused to slip and fall due to an icy condition in front of a red brick building owned by an absentee landlord and rented by tenants.  She sustained a trimalleolar fracture of her ankle which required surgery in the form of open reduction internal fixaton (ORIF). State Farm insurance company was the homeowner’s insurane carrier for the building in question.  Prior to trial, State Farm took a no pay position on this case. During trial, they offered $25,000 due to difficult liability. The trial lawyers at Frekhtman [...]

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Residents of Queens, New York apartments returned back to their apartment buildings which caught fire after a gas explosion last week.

The residents started moving back into 11 of the 37 apartments which were vacated after the fire accident.

More than a dozen people were injured in the gas explosion which took place at 147-25 Sanford Avenue. Mr. Edgar Zaldumbide and his two year old daughter Melissa received serious burn injuries in this fire accident.

Several of the vacated residents still feel unsafe to go back in the apartments. However building manager told that rooms have been repaired and they comply with [...]

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A New York construction worker got seriously injured after falling from fourth floor of a building in Queens this morning.

According to officials a 40 year old fell when he was installing guard rails on a residential building. He was not wearing safety harness at that time.

The worker was taken to Elmhurst Hospital by the fire officials and was unconscious with multiple injuries.

A stop-work order was issued by the Department of Buildings for safety violations including lack of a safety harness.

News Update by : New York Construction Accident Lawyer

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A Veteran Police Detective from Queens, New York, pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and prostitution charges against a teenage girl.

Wayne Taylor along with his wife Zelika Brown, both entered guilty pleas to the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl who lived in Brooklyn, NY.

As per the Queens, New York District Attorney, Taylor kidnapped and presented her as a 19-year-old prostitute and was forced to perform sexual acts for money in several parties.

The girl was held captive in a Queens, New York home, but finally managed to escape.

The two defendants were tracked down with the help of NYPD.

Taylor has served NYPD’s for [...]

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A 63 year old Woman named Judith Leekin, has been sentenced to 11 Years in adoption scam. The woman is a former resident of Queens and has been convicted for adopting and abusing 11 disabled children.

She has admitted to using forge names to adopt the children, and used to send phony report cards to the authorities. She received

She made a fortune of $1.68 millions in adoption subsidies, which was forfeited by her in a plea deal.

Leekin, moved to Florida after adopting children from New York during 1988 – 1996.

The children were kept in inhumane conditions – [...]

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Police on Thursday night were looking for two men who are responsible for three separate sexual assaults in Queens, New York over the last few days.

Police also on Thursday released a sketch of a man, who they say was responsible for two of the sexual assaults in Queens, New York over in the last few days and they have also offered a reward of $12,000 dollars for his conviction.

According to Police in both cases the victims at bus stops were approached by this man.

The first incident occurred at about 2 a.m. when officers [...]

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