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 12, Staff Report A Rego Park man who last month pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the fatal beating his mother in 2016 has been sentenced to 24 years in prison, the Queens District Attorney’s Office has announced. Roman Gorbunov, 24, of 62nd Drive pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter on June 17…. 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 »
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 »
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 A 10-day film festival featuring over 120 films will come to Forest Hills at the beginning of August. Non-profit Festival of Cinema NYC is returning to Queens for the third successive year. Previously called the Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema, this year’s festival will take place in Forest Hills from… Read more »
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 Shane O’Brien A new bike riding program that aims to teach people how to ride will be coming to Forest Park in mid-July. Non-profit Bike New York will be holding sessions at Victory Field on July 20, where free lessons will be offered to adults and children. Attendees will be taught… 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 »