Queens sees low election day turnout
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Queens voters went to the polls on Election Day, Tuesday.
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Katz holds massive financial lead over DA challengers as election approaches
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In about a month, Queens voters will head to the polls and cast their vote in the borough’s race for district attorney for either the Democratic incumbent, her Republican challenger or a third party candidate mounting a run after losing in the primary.
Read MoreQueens voters think outside the box in race for district attorney
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Not all of the 64,000 Queens voters who cast a ballot in the recent Democratic primary race for Queens district attorney bubbled in a vote for incumbent DA Melinda Katz or challengers George Grasso or Devian Daniels. Instead, a small portion of the Queens electorate chose to write-in a candidate for the borough’s top prosecutor.
Read MoreQueens incumbents cruise to victory
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The theory goes that with low voter turnout comes few surprises for the incumbents – and that held true during Tuesday’s primary election in Queens.
Read MoreQueens sees low primary day turnout despite competitive races
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It was raining and pouring, and most of Queens’ polling sites during Tuesday’s primary election were snoring.
Read MoreKatz accuses challenger of flouting election law
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Just days before the Democratic primary election, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz accused one of her opponents, Devian Daniels, of failing to properly register her campaign state.
Read MoreCity bar association doesn't approve a single candidate in one of Queens’ Civil Court races
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In a rare rejection of an entire slate of candidates, all three judicial hopefuls in the race for Civil Court judge in Queens’ 6th Municipal District were rated “not approved” by the New York City Bar Association this week.
Read MoreGrasso says he’ll up victims’ services within Queens DA’s office if elected
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George Grasso, one of several Democrats challenging incumbent Melinda Katz in the upcoming primary election for Queens district attorney, said that if elected, he’d reform the way the top prosecutor’s office interacts with victims of crimes.
Read MoreDem DA candidate teases third party run as he launches campaign
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Democratic Queens district attorney candidate George Grasso officially launched his campaign this week. Facing an uphill battle against incumbent Melinda Katz, Grasso said he’s already begun contemplating a third party run should he be beat in the upcoming primary election.
Read MoreGrasso secures endorsement from former NYPD commish Bill Bratton
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George Grasso, a candidate for Queens district attorney and former administrative judge in Queens Supreme Court, Criminal Term, is touting the endorsement of former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, who he worked alongside in the department.
Read MoreQueens DA race begins take shape
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz is facing a challenge from George Grasso, the former top judge in Queens’ Criminal Court. The two used to work out of the same building, and collaborated on a number of court initiatives. Take a peak into the early days of the campaigns – and their finances – here.
Read MoreJohnson appointed as interim administrative judge in Queens Criminal Court for the second time in as many years
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For the second time in two years, Judge Michelle Johnson is leading Queens Criminal Court as court administrators look for a new permanent administrative judge.
Read MoreQueens’ top criminal court judge to retire
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George Grasso, the administrative judge for Queens County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, announced Tuesday that he would be resigning effective Friday, July 15.
Read MoreGun diversion program launches in Queens Criminal Court
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A new program in Queens Criminal Court gives a number of young people charged with gun possession a chance to clear their record and access services to treat the root causes of violence.
Read MoreCourts continue to cut through gun case backlog
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“We need every judge we can get hearing these cases and helping us move through this immense backlog,” Adams said.
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