July 15, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly broke into six apartments over the past month in the East Elmhurst and Corona neighborhoods by getting in through windows or pushing through AC units. The first incident took place on June 18 at around 4:25 p.m. at an undisclosed… Read more »
July 15, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The manual recounting of more than 93,000 ballots in the Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary officially began today, following the conclusion of a days-long ballot sorting process late last week by Board of Elections staffers. The recount operation, which kicked off on July 9, was automatically triggered by Melinda… Read more »
July 12, Staff Report A 64-year-old woman was struck in the head by a wrench that was thrown during an argument between two men at the Roosevelt Ave-Jackson Heights subway station, according to police. The victim was sitting on the platform at the station at 4:25 p.m. on Monday, July 1, when two men became… Read more »
July 12, 2019 Staff Report A 49-year old man was stabbed with a pocket knife following a dispute in front of a Roosevelt Avenue food cart at the end of last month, police said. The victim became involved in an argument with two unidentified males at a food cart at 83-20 Roosevelt Avenue at 5… Read more »
July 11, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Statements by Governor Andrew Cuomo leave little room for hope of a last-minute signing of a voter reform law that could impact the outcome of the contentious Queens District Attorney Democratic primary race. The bill, which would loosen the requirements for validating an affidavit ballot, was passed by State… Read more »
July 11, 2019 By Christian Murray Three people are dead—including a 6-year-old girl—after a fire tore through an East Elmhurst house Wednesday afternoon. The FDNY were called out to 23-49 93rd St. at about 4:11 p.m. where they pulled five people from the house. Three people were taken to area hospitals and pronounced dead—a 76-year-old… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »