July 19, 2019, Staff Report Long Island City residents looking for relief from this weekend’s heat wave can visit the Queens Public Library branch at 37-44 21 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… Read more »
July 18, Staff Report An 18-year-old was hit in the buttocks and wrist yesterday when shots were fired from a car on 21st Street, according to police. The male victim was walking on 21st street outside of Queensbridge Houses just before 5 p.m., when an unknown individual fired shots from a black, four-door sedan. The… Read more »
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 »
July 17, Staff Report Police are searching for a man who touched himself while staring at a female passenger on the 7 train in Long Island City. At around 7:30 p.m. on May 16, a 28-year old woman observed a man groping his groin over his trousers while staring in her direction. The man stopped… Read more »
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 »
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 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 »
June 11, Staff Report Police are searching for a man who was observed to be rubbing his genitals and urinating while standing between train cars on a moving E train near Queens Plaza. At around noon on Saturday June 29, a 41-year old male passenger witnessed the man rubbing his exposed private area and urinating… 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 10, 2019 Staff Report State Sen. Mike Gianaris has announced that $30,000 of this year’s State budget will support a Long Island City-based educational advocacy group which serves as a resource for local families. The Gantry Parents Association (GPA) is a group of parents working with and on behalf of parents in Court Square… Read more »