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Forest Hills, Rego Park Are Priority Areas in Mayor’s Bike Safety Plan

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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 »

Queens DA Primary Recount Is Complete; Katz Campaign Declares Victory

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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 »

Cabán Raised $171K More Than Katz In Most Recent Finance Report

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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 »

New Tensions Surface Over Ballot Validity in Queens DA Race as Katz Attorney Objects to Cabán Vote

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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 »

Ballot Counting Begins Today in Queens DA Race Recount

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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 »

Cuomo Shuts Down Hope of Signing Voter Reform Law That Could Affect Queens DA Race

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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 »

Iconic Shalimar Diner Demolished; Efforts To Relocate It To Long Island Squashed

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July 11, 2019 Shane O’Brien The Shalimar Diner in Rego Park has been demolished, despite the efforts of local preservationists who had planned to relocate it to Long Island. Forest Hills native and preservationist Michael Perlman, who is credited with previously saving the Moondance and Cheyenne Diners from the wrecking ball, had launched a campaign… Read more »

Katz Accuses Caban Team of ‘Reckless Campaign Tactics’

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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 »