July 25, 2019 Staff Report Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced a $58.4 million plan to improve bike safety throughout the city, following a rash of cyclist deaths this year, including two in a 24-hour period just this week. The wide-ranging plan includes a number of infrastructure, enforcement, policy and outreach measures. It plans to… Read more »
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Queens DA Primary Recount Is Complete; Katz Campaign Declares Victory
July 25, 2019, Jackie Strawbridge The recount in the Queens District Attorney Democratic primary race completed today, with Borough President Melinda Katz declaring victory over public defender Tiffany Cabán. “Now that every valid vote has been counted and recounted, the results confirm once again that the people of Queens have chosen Melinda Katz as the… Read more »
Suspect Arrested For Pepper Spray Attack On Transgender Woman
July 24, 2019, Staff Report Police have arrested a Jackson Heights man for the pepper spray attack on a transgender woman last month. David Gonzalez, 34, was charged with two counts of felony assault–hate crime, two counts of aggravated harassment–hate crime and two counts of aggravated harassment. According to police, the attack occurred on June… Read more »
Man Found Dead With Head Wound In Corona Hotel
July 24, 2019, Staff Report A man was found dead with an injury to the head yesterday at the Corona Hotel on Roosevelt Avenue, according to the NYPD. At 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious person inside the hotel, which is located at 112-23 Roosevelt Avenue. On arrival, police… Read more »
Jackson Heights Man Gets Five Months In Jail After Stealing $55,000 In Fake Apartment Rental Scheme
July 23, 2019, Staff Report A Jackson Heights man will serve five months in prison for a con that involved collecting $55,000 in security deposits from 20 apartment hunters—all for fake apartments. Ulises Reyes, 39, of Warren Street in Jackson Heights, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny and first-degree scheme to defraud earlier this month,… Read more »
Jackson Heights Library Will Be Open On Sunday To Provide Break From Heat Wave
July 19, 2019, Staff Report Jackson Heights residents looking for relief from this weekend’s heat wave can visit the Queens Public Library branch at 35-51 81 St. during special Sunday opening hours. The Queens Public Library will open 11 branches around the borough that are normally closed on Sunday, to serve as City-designated cooling centers…. Read more »
Man Attempts to Rape Corona Resident After Forcing His Way Into Her Home
July 18, 2019 Staff Report A man attempted to rape a 74-year-old woman in her own home in Corona in the early hours of Wednesday morning, police said. At around 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, the woman answered a knock on the door of her residence in the vicinity of 108 Street and 38… Read more »
Cabán Raised $171K More Than Katz In Most Recent Finance Report
July 17, 2019 Staff Report Public defender Tiffany Cabán out-raised Queens Borough President Melinda Katz by more than $171,270 as their contentious Queens District Attorney primary race headed towards a recount, financial documents show. According to Board of Elections financial reports, Cabán raised more than $207,400 in the most recent filing period from July 1… Read more »
New Tensions Surface Over Ballot Validity in Queens DA Race as Katz Attorney Objects to Cabán Vote
July 16, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan As the manual recount in the Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary got underway yesterday, the first ballot objection quickly surfaced, causing yet another rift in the already contentious race. As Board of Elections staffers began the process of tallying by hand more than 93,000 individual ballots, attorney for Melinda… Read more »
Citi Bike to Arrive In Jackson Heights By End Of 2023
July 16, Staff Report The Citi Bike fleet will stretch into Jackson Heights by the end of 2023 as part of a massive expansion to the bike sharing system. City officials today announced the boundaries for the expanded Citi Bike fleet, which will ultimately double the size of the service area and triple the number… Read more »