College Point
Coverage of College Point in the Nexus archive.
- Friends of New York Harbor capsized boat victims 'have no words'
A 22-foot boat capsized in New York Harbor, leading to the death of a mother and her five-month-old baby girl. Fourteen people were on board the vessel when it went down. The Coast Guard and NYPD are investigating the incident near College Point.
- AOC helps secure federal funding to remove abandoned vessels from NYC waterways
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez secured a $2.3 million federal grant to remove abandoned vessels and marine debris from NYC waterways. The funding, from NOAA, supports removing 1 million pounds of debris and introduces a program for boat owners to surrender vessels before they become derelict.
- Maniac hacks man with meat cleaver during early morning road-rage clash in Queens: sources
A 47-year-old man was hacked with a meat cleaver during a road-rage incident in College Point, Queens, around 5:30 a.m. The attack occurred after a collision with another driver, according to law enforcement sources.
- College Point teen, 13, killed while riding on scooter in Flushing: NYPD
A 13-year-old College Point boy was killed after falling off a scooter and being struck by a truck while avoiding an open door of a parked vehicle in Flushing. The scooter operator, another 13-year-old, and the drivers of the parked car and truck remained unharmed, with no arrests reported.