Thomas Tracy

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NEW YORK — A 55-year-old Muslim woman was attacked by a stranger on a Queens train after he repeatedly asked her, “Where are you from?” police said Thursday. The victim was on a westbound E train entering the 75th Avenue station on Queens Boulevard in Glen Oaks around 4 a.m. Wednesday, when Naved Durrni, 34, approached her, cops said. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.

1 week ago | nydailynews.com | Thomas Tracy

After the World Trade Center’s South Tower came crashing down around his ears on 9/11, trapping him under the rubble for several hours, retired Port Authority Police Department Sgt. Conrad Krueger never returned to Ground Zero or the 9/11 Memorial & Museum — until Wednesday.

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A 47-year-old man riding an e-bike in Central Park died after he crashed into a pedestrian, police said Thursday. Salvador Nico Garcia hit a 41-year-old man in the crosswalk on East Drive near East 97th St. about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, cops said. Nico Garcia was thrown from his electric bike by the impact and slammed his head on the curb. Medics rushed him to Mount Sinai Morningside but he could not be saved. The pedestrian suffered a cut on his hand but did not need medical attention.

1 week ago | nydailynews.com | Rocco Parascandola |Thomas Tracy

A 55-year-old Muslim woman was attacked by a stranger on a Queens train after he repeatedly asked her, “Where are you from?” police said Thursday. The victim was on a westbound E train entering the 75th Ave. station onQueens Blvd. in Glen Oaks around 4 a.m. Wednesday, when Naved Durrni, 34, approached her, cops said. “Where are you from?” Durrni, who was wearing a surgical mask, asked as he pestered her with questions. “Who are you?

1 week ago | nydailynews.com | Thomas Tracy

A driver died when he crashed into a Long Island Quaker meeting house and his vehicle burst into flames, officials said. The victim’s white hatchback veered off Northern Blvd. near Shelter Rock Road in Manhasset just before 5:30 a.m. and slammed into the Manhasset Friends Meeting House. The car burst into flames upon impact, officials said. The driver, the sole occupant in the car, died at the scene. Their name was not immediately released.