July 5, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Queens politicians cut the ribbon on four newly reconstructed basketball courts in Highland Park on Wednesday. The revamped courts feature new asphalt and color coating, replaced curbs and fencing, and new ADA compliant stairway rails. The courts now also boast new pavement, benches, bike racks and a drinking fountain…. Read more »
July 4, 2019 By Christian Murray Melinda Katz has declared victory in the Democratic primary for Queens District Attorney, following the manual recount on Wednesday of thousands of absentee and affidavit ballots. The margin of victory over Tiffany Cabán was 20 votes, according to several well-placed sources. The City was the first publication to attribute… Read more »
July 3, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Parks Dept. is in the midst of installing a new gate at the Forest Park bandshell parking lot that it hopes will curb a recent spike in unruly behavior. The swing gate, which is not yet fully in place, will be operational next week, according to a Parks… Read more »
July 3, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for three boys wanted for robbing an 11-year-old of his bicycle in Glendale last month. On Saturday, June 22, around 5 p.m., the 11-year-old victim was riding his bike near 80th Street and Cooper Avenue when three boys approached him and offered him money for his… Read more »
July 2, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are investigating a string of knife-point robberies in the Maspeth and Ridgewood areas after four local businesses were each targeted by a different knife-wielding robber. The robberies were all carried out in a similar manner, although police have not yet confirmed whether the four men worked together to… Read more »
July 2, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Tiffany Cabán’s narrow lead in the Queens District Attorney race has widened by more than 100 votes as a recanvassing of voting machines from last week’s election came to a close yesterday. Cabán has now won a total of 34,104 votes compared to Borough President Melinda Katz’s 32,905, Patch… Read more »
June 27, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan With several thousand absentee and paper ballots left to be counted in Queens District Attorney Democratic primary, Borough President Melinda Katz has not yet conceded to insurgent candidate Tiffany Cabán. Cabán, who earned a slight lead over Katz of 1,090 votes with 98 percent of precincts reporting, declared victory… Read more »
June 27, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Several elected officials and local groups are calling on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to add a new bus stop near the Ridgewood Reservoir as part of the Queens bus route redesign. The MTA announced in April that it will undergo a year-long redesign of all 107 bus lines in… Read more »
June 27, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A man robbed a Ridgewood bank last week and made off with $430 in cash. The suspect entered Investors Bank, located at 58-25 Myrtle Ave., at about 11:40 a.m. Friday, June 21, and pretended to have a weapon under his shirt. He demanded cash and the teller complied. The… Read more »
June 26, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan As election results rolled in last night for the Queens District Attorney race, a stark contrast appeared between voters in eastern and western Queens. Support for Tiffany Cabán, a 31-year-old queer Latina public defender, was overwhelmingly strong on the western side of the borough, particularly in Astoria, Long Island… Read more »