4 dead, including child, after fire engulfs Queens building: officials

FLUSHING, Queens (PIX11) — Four people, including a child, died after a four‑alarm fire ripped through a Queens building on Monday, officials said. The blaze engulfed a three-story mixed-use building at 44-49 College Point Blvd. in Flushing at around 12:30 p.m., according to the FDNY. The heavy fire spread to all three floors of the […]

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Four killed in Flushing fire

Three people are dead and 16 were injured in a fire that tore through a three-story apartment building in Flushing Monday afternoon.The fire broke out at 44-49 College Point Blvd. at the intersection with Avery Avenue.

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John Bowne teacher arrested

A male teacher at John Bowne High School was arrested Friday after allegedly groping seven female students between March 9 and 11 at the Kew Gardens Hills school.The complaint against Vashmi Guduru charges him with three counts of forcible touching,…

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Jamaica woman killed in crash

A Jamaica woman was the victim of a hit-and-run on March 11, said the NYPD. Suzanne Schmieder, 57, of Douglas Avenue, was struck in front of the Social Security Administration building at 155-10 Jamaica Ave. She was crossing the street…

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Q60 buses now have traffic ticket cameras

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday began the operation of automated camera enforcement technology on its Q60 bus route.The cameras will issue warnings for violations of bus lanes, bus stops, busways and the laws against double parking during a 60-day…

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