July 22, 2019, Staff Report A 42-year-old College Point resident has been missing since Saturday, according to police. Jiaying Zhou, of 14-07 117 St., was last seen in the evening on Friday while leaving his residence. He was reported missing the next day. Police described him as an Asian man who is 5 feet 7… Read more »
July 19, 2019, Staff Report Police are searching for a woman who allegedly had a shopping spree with someone else’s debit card after stealing it from a locker in a Flushing gym. Around 7 a.m. on July 4, the thief forced open a locker at BodhiFitness Center at 35-11 Prince Street, according to police. She… Read more »
July 18, Staff Report A Flushing mother was sentenced to up to 12 years in prison today for the death of her 13-month-old daughter and the assault of the girl’s twin brother last year. 30-year-old Tina Torabi of Aurburndale pleaded guilty in May to first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter after her daughter, Elaina, was killed as a… Read more »
July 18, Staff Report A man was stabbed in the shoulder following a dispute in a CVS on Francis Lewis Boulevard, police have said. The 41-year old male victim became involved in an argument with a male suspect in the CVS at 20-21 Francis Lewis Blvd. just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. 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 17, Shane O’Brien More than 200 cyclists joined Assemblywoman Nily Rozic and State Senator John Liu in a 15-mile bike ride through the streets of Eastern Queens this past weekend, to showcase the area’s bike network and highlight its economic value. The third annual Tour de Flushing took place on Sunday, July 14. It… Read more »
July 16, Staff Report Police are searching for a man who broke into a Flushing building and had a bizarre moment with a woman’s shoe. Last Tuesday just before midnight, at 142-09 38th Ave., the man forced open the front door of the property. Inside the vestibule, he grabbed a 50-year-old woman’s shoe from the… 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 »
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 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 »