Human skeletal remains found in vacant lot near College Point Shopping Center: NYPD - QNS

"On Monday, a street surveying crew hired by the city was working across 20th Avenue from the College Point Shopping Center on a vacant plot of land at 134-01 20th Ave. when they made the grisly discovery of a human skull and bones at around 4 p.m., according to authorities. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a 911 call from the crew."

"On Monday, Sept. 22, workers from the city's Department of Sanitation found the skeletal remains of a woman while they were clearing trash from the edge of Idlewild Park in Rosedale. A DSNY worker was about to throw a trash bag into the hopper of his truck when he caught a whiff of a foul odor emanating from inside the garbage bag."

Skeletal human remains were found on a vacant plot at 134-01 20th Ave in College Point by a city-hired street surveying crew around 4 p.m. Police from the 109th Precinct in Flushing responded to a 911 call from the crew. A police spokesperson said it is not clear how long the skeletal remains were at the site, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death; the identity of the deceased is pending and the investigation remains ongoing. Earlier, on Sept. 22, Department of Sanitation workers found the skeletal remains of a woman at the edge of Idlewild Park in Rosedale after a DSNY worker detected a foul odor from a trash bag; police from the 116th Precinct responded and the medical examiner will determine the woman's cause of death.

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