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Tiffany Cabán Rocks The Establishment, Likely to Win Queens DA Race

June 25, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Political newcomer Tiffany Cabán is on the verge of pulling off a stunning upset to win the Democratic nomination to be the next Queens District Attorney. With 98.6 percent of the vote in, Cabán had generated 39.6 percent of the vote, about 1,100 votes more than Melinda Katz who… Read more »

Queens Electeds Split Over Who To Back for District Attorney

June 24, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan and Christian Murray State Senator Michael Gianaris endorsed public defender Tiffany Cabán, 31, over the weekend in the contentious race for Queens District Attorney. “I’m interested in supporting someone who is going to bring real change to the prosecutor’s office,” Gianaris said when he made the announcement. “Tiffany Cabán… Read more »

Man Wanted for Exposing Himself on Forest Hills F Train: NYPD

June 21, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Police are searching for a man wanted for exposing himself in front of a woman on the F train in Forest Hills earlier this month. The woman was riding the Queens-bound F train towards 71st Avenue Forest Hills around 8:35 a.m. on Wednesday June 5, when she noticed that… Read more »

Lancman Drops out of Queens DA Race, Endorses Katz

June 21, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan City Council Member Rory Lancman officially dropped out of the Queens District Attorney race earlier today and threw his support behind Queens Borough President Melinda Katz. “The numbers are simply not there for me to win this Tuesday’s Democratic Primary for District Attorney, and I owe it to the… Read more »

Iconic Shalimar Diner Building to be Moved to Long Island

June 20, 2019 By Shane O’Brien The Shalimar Diner in Rego Park is likely to move to Long Island and be converted into a brewery/diner, according to local preservationist Michael Perlman. Perlman has joined forces with attorney Ronald Hariri and Lenny Dykstra, the former Mets baseball great, to ensure that the structure gets a new… Read more »

Katz Rejects Mayor’s Borough-Based Jail Plan

June 19, 2019 By Christian Murray Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has given the thumbs down to the Mayor’s borough-based jail proposal. Katz, while supportive of the plan to close Rikers Island, noted in her rejection letter to the City Planning Commission that a 1,437-person jail as proposed for Kew Gardens is too big. She… Read more »

Nancy Pelosi to Visit Elmhurst for Community Discussion Next Week

June 19, 2019 By Shane O’Brien House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit Elmhurst for a community discussion on immigration as part of her ‘Speaker in the House’ series. Hosted by Congresswoman Grace Meng, Pelosi will speak at Elmhurst Hospital Center on Monday June 24, from 10.40 a.m. to noon. The ‘Speaker in the House’ series… Read more »