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Tiffany Cabán Teams With Working Families Party in Transition

By Josefa Velasquez, Christine Chung and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY This story was originally published on 10/31/19 by THE CITY The Working Families Party stepped in to shore up Tiffany Cabán’s campaign for Queens district attorney earlier this year when she was just an unknown public defender, helping bring her within a stunning 55… Read more »

Man Groped Woman Onboard Q35 Bus in Corona: NYPD

Oct. 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin A man groped a 45-year-old woman onboard a Q35 bus earlier this month and now police are asking for help identifying him. The man was riding onboard the MTA bus on Oct. 10. When the bus neared the corner of 99th Street and 59th Avenue in Corona, he grabbed… Read more »

New Affordable Housing Lottery Opens in North Corona

Oct. 29, 2019 By Allie Griffin Two apartments in a newly-constructed North Corona building are now on offer through the city’s affordable housing lottery. Two one-bedrooms units will be awarded to lottery winners for $1,700 a month in a new building at 105-05 Northern Blvd. Applications for the units are open to households of one… Read more »

Police Searching for Scooter-Riding Bandit in Elmhurst and Corona

Oct. 29, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police are searching for a scooter-riding bandit who robbed three people in Elmhurst and Corona this month. In three separate incidents, the bandit rode up to victims on a red and yellow scooter, asked if they were gang members and stated he had a firearm while demanding cash and… Read more »

50-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck by Car in East Elmhurst Sunday

Oct. 28, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 50-year-old man from Jamaica Hills was fatally struck by a car while crossing Astoria Boulevard in East Elmhurst Sunday morning. German Gutierrez was attempting to cross the boulevard north to south near 93rd Street at about 7 a.m. when a 66-year-old man driving a 2016 Lexus SUV westbound… Read more »

Police Looking for Man in Connection to North Corona Shooting

Oct. 25, 2019. By Shane O’Brien  Police are looking for a suspect who shot a man in North Corona in July. The NYPD named the suspect as Jason Campbell, 31, in relation to a non-fatal shooting that took place on Friday, July 12. Campbell allegedly shot the 26-year-old victim once in the head in front… Read more »

74-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed Crossing the Street in Corona: NYPD

Oct. 25, 2019. By Shane O’Brien  A 74-year-old woman was killed last month after she was hit by a car when crossing the street in Corona, according to the NYPD. Corona resident Luz Ortega was crossing 49th Avenue midblock on Monday, Sept. 16 at around 7:30 a.m. when she was fatally hit by a Chevrolet… Read more »