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 Laura Hanrahan New Yorkers casting their vote for a candidate who has dropped out of the race would be prompted by voting machines to change their vote, if a new bill proposed by State Senator Joseph Addabbo is signed into law. The bill, introduced by Addabbo on July 1, would require… Read more »
July 9, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A Cricket Wireless store in Ridgewood was targeted by a knife-wielding robber on Friday, the latest in a string of similar robberies in the area. On July 5, around 5:30 p.m., the unidentified suspect entered the Ridgewood store, located at 56-58 Myrtle Ave., while holding a knife. He went… Read more »
July 9, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan The Department of Education is dismissing concerns raised by Council Member Robert Holden last month over suspected grade inflation in schools across the city. Holden brought forward concerns earlier this year about schools unfairly inflating the grades of its students after observing high passing rates at schools with students… 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 »
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 »