July 31, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary race went to court today with Tiffany Cabán’s campaign seeking to revalidate votes deemed invalid for counting by the Board of Elections and Melinda Katz’s campaign fighting back. On Monday, the BOE certified the recount, naming Borough President Katz victorious over Cabán with… Read more »
July 31, 2019 By Max Murray Sarah McLachlan and the New York Pops will be performing at Forest Hills Stadium this Friday, Aug. 2. The three-time Grammy award winning artist will make her Forest Hills debut alongside the New York Pops under Music Director Steven Reineke. The New York Pops is the largest independent pops… Read more »
July 30, 2019 By Allie Griffin Ten Days and 120 Films: Festival of Cinema Comes to Forest Hills. For its third year, the Festival of Cinema is bringing 120 films from 40 countries to Forest Hills. Starting Aug 2 and running 10 days through Aug 11, the festival offers a range of films including narrative… Read more »
July 29, 2019 By Allie Griffin The Board of Elections unanimously certified the election results in the contested Queens District Attorney Democratic Primary race today, naming Borough President Melinda Katz victorious over public defender Tiffany Cabán. Despite the board’s certification, the race is far from over, as Cabán’s campaign continues to contest more than 100… Read more »
July 29, 2019 By Shane O’Brien A Forest Hills attorney has been sentenced to 60 days confinement for making false statements to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, the US Attorney’s office announced on Friday. Scott Brettschneider, 62, also known as “Mighty Whitey,” was convicted in April for his role in writing a false letter to… Read more »
July 26, 2019 Staff Report Row, row, row your boat…or hang out on shore and watch unique sports drama while enjoying food, live performances, children’s activities, and martial arts. The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will take place in – and around – Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Saturday, Aug. 3, and… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »