July 10, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Melinda Katz campaign team says that their candidate has received a raft of angry attacks on social media and are alleging that it is the result of Tiffany Cabán’s “reckless campaign tactics.” Katz’ criticism comes as the second day of the manual ballot recount is underway in the… Read more »
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Recount Underway in Queens DA Race, Cabán Calls on Cuomo to Sign Voter Reform Bill
July 9, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A manual recount is underway at the Board of Elections to determine a winner in the contentious Queens District Attorney race. The count is expected to wrap up no sooner than next Friday. The recount of more than 93,000 ballots, which began earlier today at a BOE facility in… Read more »
Transgender Woman Attacked Twice in One Night in Jackson Heights, Police Seek Suspect
July 9, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly attacked a transgender woman with pepper spray in Jackson Heights last month—just hours after the victim had been attacked in a similar incident by a hate-filled woman. David Gozalez, 34, allegedly attacked Bianey Garcia, 29, with pepper spray at around… Read more »
DOT Adding Thousands of New School Zone Speed Cameras, Will Double the Hours of Operation Later This Week
July 8, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A robust citywide expansion of the school zone speed camera network is underway, with the Department of Transportation aiming to add thousands of cameras across all five boroughs in an attempt to curb dangerous driving near the city’s schools. Starting later this week, the new cameras, as well as… Read more »
72-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Driver in Corona
July 8, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A 72-year-old Corona man has succumbed to his injuries after being hit by a car just three blocks from his home late last month. Early in the morning on Saturday, June 29, Gualberto Espin Delgado, 72, was walking westbound down Horace Harding Expressway—the street where he lived—and began crossing… Read more »
NYPD Looking for Man Who Allegedly Grabbed Woman’s Butt on Roosevelt Avenue
July 8, 2019 By Christian Murray The police have released video of a man who allegedly grabbed the buttocks of a woman on a Jackson Heights street last month. Police are looking for a man who allegedly touched a 37-year-old woman’s butt from behind in the vicinity of 77th Street and Roosevelt Avenue on Tuesday,… Read more »
Katz and Cabán Headed to Court Over Validity of 114 Paper Ballots, Recount to Start Next Week
July 5, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Tiffany Cabán and Melinda Katz are set to face off yet again, this time in Queens County Supreme Court. The pair will head to court on Tuesday to determine the validity of 114 disputed ballots that were not counted since voters didn’t clearly state their party affiliation. The ruling… Read more »
Off-duty Correction Officer Punches Co-Worker in Face Outside Elmhurst Nightclub
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 »
Melinda Katz Declares Victory in Queens DA Primary As Election Saga Continues
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 »
Cabán’s Lead Grows as Voting Machines Recounted
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 »