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QNS.com
March 30, 2018
Blowing a traffic signal proved costly for an Ozone Park man after cops pulled him over and found that he had a loaded gun and various narcotics, police reported. Law enforcement sources said that Brandon Rodriguez, 22, was operating a vehicle that ignored a traffic signal at the corner of RockawayÃâà...
QNS.com
March 25, 2018
Gunshots brought a painful end to a birthday party for a man at an Ozone Park bowling alley early on Sunday morning. Police sources said the 22-year-old man was having a good time at the Bowl 360 located at 98-18 Rockaway Blvd. at about 12:28 a.m. on March 25 when he heard gunfire ring out.
QNS.com
March 23, 2018
Jurors convicted a Brooklyn man on Friday of gunning down an Ozone Park imam and his associate as they walked home from a mosque in August of 2016. Oscar Morel, 37, was found guilty of first- and second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon following a three-week trial, QueensÃâà...
Queens Chronicle
March 23, 2018
Brooklyn resident Oscar Morel has been convicted of killing Ozone Park Imam Maulana Akonjee and his associate, Thara Uddin, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced Friday. Morel, 37, was convicted of one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and one count ofÃâà...
Queens Chronicle
March 22, 2018
The Parks Department last Thursday ripped up the sidewalks in front of three houses in Ozone Park, which has left the homeowners there unable to access their driveways. Nick Rafter, a resident of 103rd Street and a former Chronicle editor, said the workers appeared on his block but did not say what wasÃâà...
Queens Chronicle
March 15, 2018
An Ozone Park woman died last Saturday after she moved into oncoming traffic on State Route 6 in Rockland County and hit a car head on, state police said. Loreal Maldinaldo, 28, was driving west on the highway when her vehicle crossed the double yellow line and hit a 2017 Ford Van that was travelingÃâà...
Queens Chronicle
March 15, 2018
Four men have been indicted for allegedly extorting an Ozone Park business owner and his son, to whom they loaned money, and killing the elder man last October when they were not paid back, federal prosecutors announced last Thursday. Alleged ringleader and Staten Island resident Ppassim Elder,Ãâà...
Queens Chronicle
March 15, 2018
A South Ozone Park man faces up to 15 years in prison after allegedly setting nine cars on fire during two different sprees, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced last Friday. Evan Person, 29, was arraigned on third-degree arson and criminal mischief charges March 9.
QNS.com
March 12, 2018
The NYPD Collision Investigation Unit determined that Arif Hoosein, 30, of 257th Street in Floral Park exited the passenger side of a 2015 Mercedes Benz sedan in the middle of the road after a fight with the driver, his 34-year-old girlfriend, Savittrie Beria-Lackhan of 118th Street in South Ozone Park.
QNS.com
March 12, 2018
A South Ozone Park man has been charged for allegedly setting nine separate fires to vehicles in his neighborhood between December 2017 and February 2018. Evan Person, 29, was charged with third-degree arson and third-degree criminal mischief. He is currently being held on $250,000Ãâà...
QNS.com
March 1, 2018
Police are looking for a carjacker who pulled a 13-year-old boy out of a running vehicle and drove away in South Ozone Park. On Feb. 21 at 2:55 p.m., a 13-year-old boy was waiting for a family member in a running vehicle that was located in the vicinity of 127th Street and 111th Avenue. While inside theÃâà...
Queens Chronicle
February 22, 2018
St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy students try to determine how social media and technology may change the jobs of today. The exercise was brought to the Ozone Park school by students in Harvard's Graduate School of Education. SONC-066146_300x250.jpg. Posted: Thursday, February 22, 2018 10:30Ãâà...
QNS.com
February 20, 2018
A longtime Ozone Park pizzeria and restaurant has new owners, a new look and a new menu — but its identity remains the same. Aldo's Pizza & Restaurant held its grand re-opening on Feb. 19 under the leadership of Anthony and Joe Livreri, brothers raised in Glendale who also own Mr. Bruno's PizzeriaÃâà...
QNS.com
February 16, 2018
The two suspects who allegedly robbed a 19-year-old man in Ozone Park on Feb. 14. By Robert Pozarycki; /; rpozarycki@qns.com; /; Friday, February 16, 2018; /; 10:15 AM. Police released on Thursday images of two suspects who allegedly robbed a man at knifepoint in Ozone Park on Valentine's Day. At 8:50 a.m. on Feb.
Queens Chronicle
February 12, 2018
The Robotics Team from MS 202Q in Ozone Park won the “Golden Ticket,” which makes them one of the seven teams from Queens to advance to the next competition held by the NYC First Lego League Robotics Championship. It will be held at City College of New York on March 11. With this year's topic ofÃâà...
TimesLedger
December 31, 1999
Twelve minutes after shooting the imam and Uddin, another surveillance camera placed Morel in East New York, the Brooklyn neighborhood that borders Ozone Park. The Good Samaritan witnessed Morel strike a bicyclist with his SUV without stopping in East New York and then he jumped into his own carÃâà...
Western Queens Gazette
December 31, 1999
Borough President Melinda Katz is pleased to announce her appointment of Ozone Park resident George Russo to the Queens Library Board of Trustees. ... Russo has been an active member of Queens Community Board 10 (which serves the South Queens communities of Ozone Park, South Ozone Park,Ãâà...
Queens Chronicle
December 31, 1999
Four men have been indicted for allegedly extorting an Ozone Park business owner and his son, who they loaned money to, and killing the elder man when they were not paid back, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Alleged ringleader and Staten Island resident Ppassim Elder, also known as BigÃâà...
