July 29, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Board of Elections unanimously certified the election results in the contested Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary race today, naming Borough President Melinda Katz victorious over public defender Tiffany Cabán. Despite the board’s certification, the race is far from over, as Cabán’s campaign continues to contest more than 100… Read more »
July 28, 2019 Shane O’Brien Hunters Point South Park will host a free concert and dance party in early August as part of a borough-wide summer music series. The concert takes place at 5 p.m. on August 4 and features London-based artist DJ Rekha. It’s part of the fifth annual “Katz Concert Series” of free… Read more »
July 27, 2019 By Christian Murray In July 2013, several Dutch Kills residents joined elected officials at the intersection of 39th Avenue and 29th Street to call on the City to take action to prevent traffic accidents at the location. Yesterday, almost six years to the day, the DOT joined the same elected officials and… Read more »
July 26, 2019 By Christian Murray Two elected officials hosted a special Drag Queen Story Hour at the Jackson Heights library Thursday to celebrate the record funding increase for public libraries and the new funds allocated for story hour. Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer and Daniel Dromm joined New York City-based drag queen Angel Elektra… Read more »
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 »
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 »
July 24, 2019, Staff Report “Learn to Play,” an NHL-sponsored program that provides affordable hockey lessons and equipment to kids ages 5 to 8, has opened registration for locally-hosted sessions. Classes will be hosted at LIC-ICE, an indoor ice skating facility located at 10-12 46th Rd. There, weekly sessions will take place in August and during… Read more »
July 23, 2019, Jackie Strawbridge The MTA will install netting under elevated train tracks in four locations throughout Queens and Manhattan, including under the N/W between Queensboro Plaza and 39th Avenue, following several incidents of debris falling from train tracks onto roads below. The new nets are part of a pilot program to test “whether… Read more »
July 23, 2019, Staff Report Police are looking for a man who allegedly used his phone to film a woman under her dress on the 7 train last month. Around 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, a 30-year-old woman was riding the 7 train near Court Square when she noticed the unidentified man taking a… Read more »
July 22, 2019, Staff Report Police are looking for the thief who snatched a woman’s cell phone while she was waiting for the subway at Court Square station earlier this month. According to police, the 21-year-old victim was waiting on the platform just before noon on July 2, when an unidentified man grabbed her phone… Read more »