July 5, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A New York City corrections officer was arrested Wednesday for assaulting a co-worker and her friend outside a nightclub in Elmhurst last month. Cotrina Theodore, 32, was arrested July 3 and charged with two counts of assault in the third degree for attacking the two women at Amadeus Nightclub… Read more »
July 4, 2019 By Christian Murray Melinda Katz has declared victory in the Democratic primary for Queens District Attorney, following the manual recount on Wednesday of thousands of absentee and affidavit ballots. The margin of victory over Tiffany Cabán was 20 votes, according to several well-placed sources. The City was the first publication to attribute… Read more »
July 2, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Tiffany Cabán’s narrow lead in the Queens District Attorney race has widened by more than 100 votes as a recanvassing of voting machines from last week’s election came to a close yesterday. Cabán has now won a total of 34,104 votes compared to Borough President Melinda Katz’s 32,905, Patch… Read more »
July 1, 2019 By Christian Murray Two transgender women were the victims of a hate-motivated attack in Jackson Heights over the weekend and they are calling on law enforcement to crack down on anti-trans attacks. Bianey Garcia, an organizer with Make the Road NY, and Norma Uriero said that they were working on a documentary… Read more »
July 1, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A jazz festival is coming to Jackson Heights for the fifth consecutive year on Sunday. The Jackson Heights Jazz Festival has been running since 2015 and returns for a weeklong stint between July 7 and 14, with the hopes of spotlighting local artists in local venues, according to organizer… Read more »
July 1, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Spots are still available for middle schoolers to take part in a six-week Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) program at the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center in Corona. The program will provide 50 middle school students with the opportunity to work with Delta Airlines and Skanska… Read more »
June 29, 2019 By Christian Murray Elected officials cut the ribbon on the expanded East Elmhurst Library Friday. The library, located at 95-06 Astoria Blvd., was originally built in 1972 as a 7,352 square foot brown brick building. Today, the building is 4,290 square feet bigger and includes a new multi-purpose assembly space that accommodates… Read more »
June 28, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A fire tore through a Jackson Heights grocery store during the early hours Friday morning, according to the FDNY. Firefighters were called to a Bangladeshi supermarket, located at 37-16 73rd St., just before 6 a.m. after a blaze broke out on the first floor. Twelve units carrying a total… Read more »
June 27, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan With several thousand absentee and paper ballots left to be counted in Queens District Attorney Democratic primary, Borough President Melinda Katz has not yet conceded to insurgent candidate Tiffany Cabán. Cabán, who earned a slight lead over Katz of 1,090 votes with 98 percent of precincts reporting, declared victory… Read more »
June 26, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan As election results rolled in last night for the Queens District Attorney race, a stark contrast appeared between voters in eastern and western Queens. Support for Tiffany Cabán, a 31-year-old queer Latina public defender, was overwhelmingly strong on the western side of the borough, particularly in Astoria, Long Island… Read more »