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Life and Death in Queens
Life and Death in Queens
One month into our reporting class on “Life and Death in Queens,” our professor handed us press releases from the office of the Queens…
Rashida Kamal
Nov 19, 2016
Two Lives and a Murder in Hollis
Two Lives and a Murder in Hollis
At 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2011, Rabia Mohammed, 23, and her husband, Shazam Khan, 29, were walking to Khan’s mother’s house — as…
Gabriela Bhaskar
Nov 2, 2016
A Life Mostly Spent in Prison Tears a Family Apart
A Life Mostly Spent in Prison Tears a Family Apart
Ronald Giddens had been out of jail for less than seven months when he was detained on a Brooklyn street on December 2, 2013. He was…
Harry Zhang
Nov 2, 2016
A Night of Partying Ends in Tragedy
A Night of Partying Ends in Tragedy
When a night of drinking in Richmond Hill, Queens leads to the death of one young man and the manslaughter conviction of another, who’s to…
Devin Briski
Nov 2, 2016
A Family’s Surprising Response to a Murder
A Family’s Surprising Response to a Murder
Carl Richardson’s image is everywhere in his parents’ home in Brookville, Queens. It’s blown up like a celebrity on several life-size…
Tara Anne Law
Oct 30, 2016
One Man’s Murder, Another’s Mistake
One Man’s Murder, Another’s Mistake
Two families cope after a fatal fight between New York City park employees.
Sarah Chadwick Gibson
Oct 30, 2016
“Laseam is Gone, But We Still Have To Live Here”
“Laseam is Gone, But We Still Have To Live Here”
On the morning of Oct. 15, 2010, a 27-year-old man named Laseam Prince Eternal Hogan strolled into his local deli wearing bright blue Nike…
Natasha Frost
Oct 30, 2016
Never Trust a Stranger: a Woodside Murder Story
Never Trust a Stranger: a Woodside Murder Story
Ring. Ring. Ring.
Nicole Einbinder
Oct 27, 2016
“You Just Had to Know Him”
“You Just Had to Know Him”
Youshana Lewis approached the stand wearing dark blue jeans and a pale button-down top. Her hair tied up in a ponytail, she looked down for…
Navraj Narula
Oct 27, 2016
From Tragedy to Tragedy
From Tragedy to Tragedy
Over the course of five years, Barbie Bowlin lost four family members to gun violence in South Jamaica, Queens. She says she’s been living…
Santiago Arnaiz
Oct 23, 2016
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