QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A badly decomposed body was found in a storage facility off a Queens highway on Tuesday morning, police said.
The skeletal remains were found in a storage area under an overpass near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Northern Boulevard Exit at around 11:09 a.m., according to the NYPD.
The storage area belongs to the Department of Transportation, but it was unclear if a DOT worker found the body, police said.
The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
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