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 [...]]]> 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 only trying to help out his younger brother who was being robbed by the men.

The police immediately spread over Woodhaven J train after the stabbing incident but no arrests were made so far.

Junior Rasul who works at Palace Fried Chicken below the platform heard the young boy screaming for help and felt that he was an innocent kid and did not look like a menace.

Police said that Khristian Paiva had minor injuries. Police said that the investigation is going on and the investigators are not sure if the attack was due to robbery or not.

Poggi said that he had lost one of his brothers in a car accident and now his family members are unable to get over the death of Dario who was teaching in Kingsborough Community College.

Poggi could not believe that he is not going to hear his brother’s laugh anymore.

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 [...]]]> 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 person with such complaints about the Pistilli buildings.

Tenants and owners in Queens and Brooklyn have complained about the substandard construction and pests in the Pistilli buildings but their issues have not been solved fast.

Joseph Pistilli, co-owner of the Pistilli Realty Group has challenged the accusations saying that they haven’t ignored the tenant’s problems. Gibson one of the tenants has begged to differ to this statement and said that she would be filing a case against the Pistilli owners for harassment and not repairing things on time.

She said that if they had repaired the leaks within four to six months of the complaint they would not have landed in such a situation

She has started a blog called “The Truth about Pistilli Riverview East” that registers all the problems and is starting a tenants group.

Joseph Pistilli agreed that there were certain water problems at the previous Eagle Electric building at 19-19 24th Ave. He stated that the leaks had been recognized and would be fixed by the fall.

He further stated that some of these grievances were not legitimate and that they were not slum property owners.

About 10 properties are managed by his company in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan and thus he was not aware of several of these complaints.

He states that if individuals have such troubles then they must call the office and can even directly talk to him to ensure that the problem is dealt with right away.

While many people like Daniel Cardoza living at 41-06 Case St., in Elmhurst complain that it took 2 months for the company to repair a bathroom ceiling leak. Similarly, Jesse Diaz’s cousin living at 58-35 Granger St., in Corona complains of leaks. She says that the circumstances of some apartments are horrible.

Margaret Smyth of Greenpoint, Brooklyn complains that Pistilli officials have taken three months to install window screens and doors subdividing her apartment before shifting into the Astral in the month of May.

In the meantime, her flat is infected with centipedes and cockroaches but the Pistilli officials shall not eradicate the vermin until screens are installed.

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, [...]]]> 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, and fled away. Sources state, Giampetruzzi was arrested several times for burglaries and drug related acts and was punished for second-degree murder in the year 1989. Hell Angel’s attorney Ron Kurby claimed that this criminal was not associated with any motorcycle gang.

Many residents of Astoria block were upset to see such an incident happen in their area. 54-year old Margarita Diakakos claimed that such a violent incident has taken place for the first time in her 30 years of living, which is very frightening.

This incident was one among the several unconnected killings that have taken place within a period of seven hours starting from Friday night. At around 10:40 p.m. on Friday, police found a corpse of a woman in the street of Albans Queens that had ligature marks indicative of her writs and arms being tied up. The medical examiner termed her death as murder caused by internal bleeding. Police said that the deceased woman had been tattooed on her lower right arm and left side of the chest.

Police said that at around 2:15 a.m., in the same area, a 41-year-old man Mexican immigrant was hounded by two men named Juan Paucar and Brandon Perez from La Nortena on Roosevelt Ave. in Corona till Cortes and was beaten to death by a belt and chain. They were charged for homicide and possession of a weapon

Police said that a 20-year old man and his 18-year-old girl friend were assaulted by a mad man brandishing a knife who emerged out of a black Lincoln Town Car in front of the Forest House at Morrisania, Bronx. While the man suffered an injury in the stomach but his girl friend died at Lincoln Hospital. No arrests have been made so far.

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 [...]]]> 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 safety rules.

Ten apartments received extensive damage that could consume another month to be repaired. Other 10 apartments were less damaged and were fixed over the weekend.

Several residents have reported that their important documents and personal belongings were dumped into a dumpster as part of the building’s cleanup.

However the representative of the building’s management company told that only those items were thrown out which got contaminated in gas explosion resulting in this fire accident.

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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.

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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 [...]]]> 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 14 years, and resigned from the services before pleading guilty.

Both the defendants face three and a half imprisonment for kidnapping and prostitution, and will be sentenced on August 4th.

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 – [...]]]> 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 – forced to sleep on the floor and were tied up, or beaten if they misbehaved.

Lawyers for the children have asked for up to 40 years in prison for Leekin.

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 [...]]]> 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 that say a 23-year-old woman was waiting at a bus stop in Laurelton when she was forced to a nearby building and sexually assaulted.

Another incident took place on Thursday at 2 a.m., when an 18-year-old woman was approached in Springfield Gardens.

The man suspected threatened the teen with a knife and took her behind a building on 137th Avenue and Belknap Street where she was raped by him.

This man according to the victims wore a T-shirt that had a tribal pattern with skulls and a rose on it.

Another reward of $12,000 is now offered for any kind of information leading to the conviction of the second suspect.

Police are still investigating two other sexual assaults in the area.