{"id":188876,"date":"2026-04-07T22:10:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/188876\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T22:10:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:10:32","slug":"skeletal-remains-found-under-brooklyn-queens-expressway-in-jackson-heights-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/188876\/","title":{"rendered":"Skeletal remains found under Brooklyn Queens Expressway in Jackson Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:WABC;\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"WABC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"154\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wabclogocolor.png\"\/><\/a>Tue, April 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM UTC<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c9585587fe7aa12c0670f3587cbd358a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Police are investigating after skeletal remains were found underneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Jackson Heights.<\/p>\n<p>The remains were found around 11 a.m. Tuesday inside a storage area on Northern Boulevard under an expressway overpass.<\/p>\n<p>The Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office will determine the cause of death.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775599832_982_c9585587fe7aa12c0670f3587cbd358a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/queens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Queens news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">More Queens news<\/a><br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/7ny.tv\/submitnewstip\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Send us a news tip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Send us a news tip<\/a><br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <br \/>*<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/apps\/?\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Download our connected TV app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\"> Download our connected TV app<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News<\/p>\n<p>Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? 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