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Man In Critical Condition After Botched Robbery

By sonia | February 23, 2017 |

Late Monday evening, around 10:30PM, two men attempted a robbery on 38th Street and 30th Avenue, according to NYPD. The attempted robbery went very wrong when two other men, a 32 year old and his friend, a 39 year old, got involved. The robbers attacked the two men and managed to stab the 32 year old in…

Pick Pocketed While Praying

By sonia | April 18, 2016 |

A 17 year old boy was busy worshiping the lord in Astoria Church, Most Precious Blood on 32-23 36th St, near Broadway around 1:45PM on Sunday, when two thieves snuck in and rummaged through his coat. Luckily for the boy, the thieves only got away with $5 and a Metro Card from his coat, which…

Assaults on Subways on the Rise

By sonia | September 23, 2015 |

Well it looks like more people are getting violent on trains these days. According to MTA statistics, there have so far been 165 assaults this year into August. 26.9% more than last year at the same period. It seems that cramped spaces on busy lines and the overall increasing lack of courtesy are among the major problems,…