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According to authorities, the inferno engulfed a home located at 87-86 254th St. in Bellerose around 3:20 p.m. on Sept. 8. When firefighters arrived, they put out the blaze but found two seniors dead. Police have now classified the incident as a homicide and are looking for the man who set the fire. Sources familiar with the investigation report that the suspect had visited several homes in the area and asked to use a phone charger but was ultimately turned away.

One man was killed and two people were wounded in separate shootings across Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx on a bloody Sunday night, police reported. NYPD sources said the first shooting happened in the Bronx at about 7:16 p.m. on Sept. 7 outside of an apartment building located at 611 East 161st St. in Melrose. Officers from the 42nd Precinct received a report of an assault in progress. When they arrived, they discovered a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the face. EMS rushed him to Lincoln Hospital, where he was treated for a bullet wound to the cheek and listed in stable condition.

Fifteen-year-old Valentina Torres was last seen leaving her residence at 47-22 Smart Street in Queens at around 3 p.m. on Friday.

Mercedes began selling arroz con pollo around Corona Avenue and Junction Boulevard in Queens in 2023, after moving from Ecuador. Limited by her English and immigration status, she initially avoided engaging with others in the street vending industry. Without the necessary permit, she lived in fear of enforcement actions. In April, she was approached by Mohamed Orabi, who offered her a street-vending permit for $20,000, pressuring her for a deposit and additional fees, leading to a total of $16,500 payment with false promises.

Locals along the Roosevelt Avenue corridor have begged for help as the area has been plagued by rampant prostitution and illegal street vendors - fueled in part by gangs who got a foothold in the area due to the city's migrant crisis.

Drew Musa, 31, was indicted for attempted rape in first degree after allegedly assaulting a 26-year-old woman near the Queens Center mall on June 27.

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a 60-foot section of facade collapsed from a building located at 245-13 Jericho Turnpike in Queens, injuring three individuals.

"Queens means the world to me," said Majok in an earlier statement. "I first began writing it in 2016 and I've been searching for it ever since, in various workshops, productions, and late nights and early mornings."

Romario Parchment, a 30-year-old off-duty FDNY emergency medical technician, was arrested in Queens and charged with strangulation at 8:41 p.m.

Police are searching for a woman who broke into an empty subway train and took it for a joyride in Queens on Thursday around 4:30 a.m.