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Decomposed Body Discovered Under Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

4/8/2026

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A decomposed body was found in a vacant storage area beneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Exit 41 for Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights, Queens, with police responding after a report shortly after 11 a.m.
Because the remains were highly decomposed, authorities could not determine the deceased's gender.
The New York City Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause of death, and it remains unclear who found the body or alerted police.

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A decomposed body was found in a vacant storage area beneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Exit 41 for Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights, Queens, with police responding after a report shortly after 11 a.m.
Because the remains were highly decomposed, authorities could not determine the deceased's gender.
The New York City Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause of death, and it remains unclear who found the body or alerted police.