Queens

A 34-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after he shot two men during a botched robbery in Astoria, authorities said yesterday.

The incident unfolded at around 3:30 p.m. on May 23. Jeffrey Cofield, 34, and three male cohorts accosted Henny Ibrahim and demanded money on 30th Drive near 12th Street, cops said.

When Ibrahim refused to fork over cash, he was hit from behind with a sharp object.

Then Cofield shot Ibrahim once in the shoulder and his cohort, Mohamed Abdellateif, twice in the stomach, authorities said.

Both men were taken Elmhurst General Hospital. Doctors removed a kidney from Abdellateif, who was later released; Ibrahim was treated and released.

Cofield was arrested on Wednesday and charged with attempted murder, attempted robbery, assault, reckless endangerment and gun possession, according to a spokesman for Queens DA Richard Brown.

A construction worker was shot dead yesterday when he picked up a shotgun and it accidentally went off at a Ridgewood construction site, police said.

Orano Stepcic, 52, of New Hyde Park, L.I., was installing sewers at the site on Woodward and Greene avenues at around 8 a.m., when he grabbed the gun out of a large trash can and fired a single shot into his neck, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 22-month-old boy who disappeared with his baby sitter five days ago was found by police at an undisclosed location in Springfield Gardens, cops said yesterday.

Thornton Brown was reported missing by his mother Candice Covington, 19, at 2 a.m. Wednesday.

Covington told cops that she had last seen her son at their Jamaica home on 201st Street on June 15, when baby sitter Casey Klotz, 18, left with the child and did not come back.

Sources said it was not unusual for Klotz to disappear with the boy for a few days before returning him to his mom.

On Wednesday, Klotz was spotted with the boy at the South Queens Multi-Service Center on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard.

Police said Klotz frequently visited the center to talk with friends and let the boy play with other children.

Police said they found the boy at 7:15 p.m. Thursday.

An 18-year-old man was shot in the chest in Cambria Heights yesterday. The attack happened around 5 p.m. on 113th Drive near 227th Street. The teen was hospitalized in stable condition.

Bronx

A 20-year-old man was arrested in Mott Haven after police tackled him when he reached for his gun, authorities said yesterday.

Cops on patrol in an unmarked car spotted Lawrence Almeida and his girlfriend, Natasha Imbaran, 16, walking up Morris Avenue near East 150th Street at around 9:45 p.m. Thursday.

They noticed that Almeida was wearing a heavy jacket in the humid weather and that something was bulging out of his side.

The officers pulled over, stepped out of the car and asked for Almeida’s identification, authorities said.

Sources said Almeida started walking backward and reached for a .38-caliber gun hidden in the small of his back. The cops quickly jumped on him and wrestled him to the ground.

As they were arresting him, Imbaran allegedly yelled at the cops and tugged at their shirts. She was also arrested and charged with obstructing governmental administration, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

Almeida was charged with gun possession, menacing and resisting arrest.

Cops yesterday identified a 22-year-old man who was fatally shot on a Mott Haven street.

Michael Fischer had been arguing with a male acquaintance over a girl on East 138th Street and Brook Avenue at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, cops said.

The unidentified man left and came back with a gun and shot Fischer twice in the chest.

Fischer died at Lincoln Hospital. No arrests have been made.

Brooklyn

A young bicyclist was in critical condition last night after being struck by a 1997 Mitsubishi going east on Syder Avenue at East 51st Street in East Flatbush.

The 14-year-old boy was taken to Kings County Hospital after the 3:25 p.m. accident. The car’s driver remained at the scene and was not charged.

A 23-year-old man died in Lefferts Gardens yesterday after he was shot in the head.

The incident happened at the corner of Clarkson and Rogers avenues at 6:41 p.m. No arrests have been made and motive for the attack is unknown.