The victim has been identified as Niasha Delain.
Police were called to the scene just after 7:30 p.m., after neighbors heard someone yelling for help.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said the woman was found with multiple stab wounds, her fetus dead.
"She has her neck cut and has a laceration on her stomach," he said.
Brown says its too early to say exactly what led to the gruesome stabbing, but he says the woman moved into the aprtment about a week ago and was discovered dead by her mother and boyfriend.
Neighbors say the victim seemed happy and friendly. They say she was often seen at the minimart below her apartment.
There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing. ---
WEB PRODUCED BY: Bill King
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