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QUEENS TODAY — August 8, 2019 — Volume 65, No. 82 Thursday, AUGUST 8, 2019 50¢ Katz caps ‘longest Election Day ever� QUEENS with victory speech By Jonathan Sperling Queens Daily Eagle Queens Borough President Melinda Katz pledged to crack down on gun offenses and hate crimes on Wednesday, following her TODAY victory in the grueling primary race and six-week-long legal battle for the Democrat- — August 8, 2019 — ic nomination for Queens district attorney. Katz’s top opponent, public defender Tiffany Cabán, conceded the night before. At a quiet press conference outside of NOW THAT MELINDA KATZ HAS Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens, Katz won the Democratic primary for Queens told members of the media that the battle district attorney — which means she’ll likely against Cabán “has been the longest election win the November general election — a likely day ever.” She said she looked forward to the election for Queens Borough President is the general election in November. next race to watch. A special election will “It’s time for everyone to come together, it’s likely take place in February. time for the Democratic party to work togeth- er,” Katz said. “Queens has been left behind when it ASSEMBLYMEMBER ALICIA HYND- comes to reform in the criminal justice sys- Borough President Melinda Katz announced her victory in the Democratic primary man is the latest Queens lawmaker to tem,” she added. register her candidacy for BP. She filed with for Queens District Attorney in front of Queens Borough Hall Wednesday, a day after Continued on page 12 the Board of Elections Wednesday, joining public defender Tiffany Cabán conceded. Eagle photo by Jonathan Sperling Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer as declared candidates. Read more on page 2. QUEENS MIGHT NOT BE THE FIRST Cabán concedes, ending 11-month place that comes to mind when you think of fertile soil and rich food waste, but one organization in Long Island City is working to make the region synonymous with race for Democratic DA nomination composting. By Victoria Merlino and David Brand Queens Daily Eagle BIG REUSE SITS ON A LOT UNDER The Democratic primary for Queens the Queensboro bridge, across the street district attorney ended Tuesday, nearly 11 from NYCHA’s Queensbridge Houses. The months after the first candidate formally an- lot is bordered by an array of sunflowers on nounced his candidacy and 43 days after the one side and compost piles the size of a truck last ballot was cast in the too-close-call pri- on the other. It is scattered with tools, like a mary election. repurposed feed distributor, used to move and Borough President Melinda Katz won af- sift through the piles. Read more on page 9. ter a full manual recount resulted in her 60- vote lead. That Board of Election-certified result was the culmination of a stunning turn THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLA- for Katz, who trailed public defender Tiffa- nning will host a “Waterfront Planning ny Cabán by 1,100 votes after the unofficial Camp” to engage New Yorkers in how they election night returns. Katz reversed that want to see their 520 miles worth of city deficit after a tally of absentee and affidavit waterfront space used. This comes as the ballots last month. Cabán gathered with her supporters, in- Comprehensive Waterfront Plan, a document cluding several Queens lawmakers, Tuesday that must be updated every 10 years by law, night at a bar in Astoria to concede defeat, comes up for renewal. her hopes of an unlikely come-from-behind victory dashed by a state Supreme Court judge’s decision not to open dozens of con- “SURROUNDED BY WATER ON tested affidavit ballots earlier in the day. three sides, Queens and its coastal Those ballots — there were 68 accord- communities have a significant stake in any ing to her campaign — were completed by plan to make our city’s waterfront more registered Democrats who did not include accessible and resilient over the next decade,” their party affiliation on the ballot envelope, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz said making them invalid under state election law. in a statement. Read more on page 12. The uncounted votes were the final hope for Tiffany Cabán conceded defeat Tuesday in the race for the Democratic nomination for Continued on page 2 Queens district attorney. Eagle photo by Jonathan Sperling Continued on page 9 SAVE THE DATE 10.03.19 Tickets/Information: Michael Nussbaum (718) 422-7409 ‧ [email protected] PRESENTS Guardians of Justice guardians-of-justice.eventbrite.com QUEENS TODAY — August 8, 2019 — WE TEND TO TAKE FOR GRANTED the destinations right in our own backyard, seeking history or novelty in far-flung locales. Sometimes we ignore the amazing places that are just a subway ride away. From movie studios to stately homes, Queens has a long history that’s easy to access and, in some cases, completely free to experience. Read more on page 13. ACTING QUEENS DISTRICT ATT- orney John Ryan joined local leaders, NYPD officers and community members across the borough Tuesday to observe the 36th Annual National Night Out Against Crime. “‘NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST Crime’ was established as one way for law- abiding citizens to symbolically reclaim our streets,” Ryan said. “In the intervening years that symbolism has become a reality as the Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer (top left) and Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman (top, center) have declared their candidacies crime rate has fallen to record lows and people for Queens Borough President. Councilmembers Donovan Richards (top right), Paul Vallone (bottom left) and Costa Constantinides can once again enjoy all that this great city (bottom, middle) and Former Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley (bottom right) are also expected to enter the race. — and borough — has to offer without fear.” Photos via City Council and state Assembly Read more on page 19. Queens BP contest is likely next race to watch WHEN JUSTICE GEORGE SILVER By David Brand So far, two people have declared their can- the endorsement of the Queens County Dem- received a call from Hon. Janet DiFiore, chief Queens Daily Eagle didacy for the office — Councilmember Jim- ocratic Party. Hyndman, Richards, Vallone, judge of the New York State Courts, offering In a county with nearly eight registered Dem- my Van Bramer announced he was running in Crowley and Constantinides are all connect- him the job the top judge in New York City, he ocrats for every one Republican, Borough Pres- April and Assemblymmber Alicia Hyndman ed to the county party. Richards, in particular, was shocked. It wasn’t something that he had ident Melinda Katz’s win in the Democratic pri- filed with the Board of Elections on Wednesday. has appeared at many events in support of par- sought out and even to this day he admits that mary for Queens district attorney likely assures Several others are expected to throw their hats ty-backed candidates. he doesn’t know what she was thinking. Read her of victory in the November general election. in the ring for a potentially wide-open February Van Bramer and Kim, a Democratic district more on page 20. Indeed, it is unclear who will even run on the race. leader, have positioned themselves in the pro- Republican line currently occupied by attorney Former Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley gressive wing of the party. Van Bramer told the Daniel Kogan. has begun fundraising for the position. Coun- Eagle last month that he would like to earn the A BROOKLYN MAN WHO FATALLY If Katz does win the general election, she will cilmembers Donovan Richards, Paul Vallone endorsement of the Democratic Socialists of shot an Ozone Park father as he got his vacate her position as Borough President effec- and Costa Constantinides are also expected to America. daughter dressed for school was sentenced to tive January 1, setting the stage for an abbreviat- enter the race. Assemblymember Ron Kim is Whoever wins the likely contest won’t have 25 years to life in prison by a Queens judge ed race to replace her in a special election. That also rumored to be considering a run. much time to relax in office. There’s another pri- Tuesday. Freddie Salgado, 41, was convicted election would likely take place in February. It is unclear which candidate would receive mary election coming up in June 2021. of shooting and killing 50-year-old Frankie Nieves during a botched home invasion on Peconic Street in January 2016. Nieves had Queens County Criminal Court Calendar — August 8 — been helping his then-5-year-old daughter get dressed for school when Salgado entered the MAN CHARGED ••• CHOP SHOP SUSPECT home and fatally shot him in the chest. Read WITH KILLING HIS JAMAICA MAN FACES 25 RETURNS TO COURT more on page 20. DAUGHTER-IN LAW YEARS FOR RAPE AND Mark Thomas are charged with third-de- Ridgewood resident Dahe Lin is charged SEX-TRAFFICKING gree insurance fraud for allegedly stealing PUBLISHERS: with second-degree murder for allegedly Dennis Hodges is charged with first-de- large vans, stripping them and selling the stabbing his daughter-in-law to death be- gree rape, sex trafficking and various other parts. Thomas appears in K5 for a confer- Michael Nussbaum J.D. Hasty [email protected] [email protected] hind her home. Lin appears in TAP B for a charges for allegedly forcing a woman to ence. conference. perform sex work and to give him all of the Thomas and two co-defendants were MANAGING EDITOR Lin, 76, was allegedly seen by 104th Pre- money she made. He appears in K10 for a charged with carrying out an elaborate David Brand cinct cops on top of his 50-year-old daugh- conference.
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