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QUEENS WEEKLY, JUNE 30, 2019
Bandit robs Maspeth cellphone store
03 Metropolitan Ave.,
just over the Maspeth/
Ridgewood border.
Video footage that the
NYPD released on June 25
shows the man entering
the store on June 22 while
wearing sunglasses, a
dark-colored bandana,
a navy blue sweatshirt,
gray sweatpants and lightcolored
sneakers.
Shortly after entering
the store, law enforcement
sources said, the crook
displayed a knife and
demanded cash. He
proceeded to remove $200
from the register, then fled
on foot eastbound along
Metropolitan Avenue.
The video footage also
showed the suspect later
walking along Metropolitan
Avenue wearing sunglasses
and the dark-colored
bandana. By then, however,
he had apparently changed
into a gray T-shirt with a
yellow decal in the front
and gray shorts.
The perpetrator was
also seen carrying a red
bag, with the navy blue
Photos courtesy of NYPd
sweatshirt draped over his
left shoulder.
The incident was later
reported to the 104th
Precinct. There were no
injuries.
Cops described the
bandit as a white man
standing 6 feet tall and
weighing about 180 pounds.
Anyone with
information regarding
his whereabouts can call
Crime Stoppers at 800-577-
TIPS (for Spanish, dial
888-57-PISTA). All calls are
kept confidential.
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Primary
percent of active registered
Democrats cast a ballot in
the election. But when they
did turn out, they turned
out for Cabán.
Queens Assembly
District 36, which
encompasses most of
Astoria, had the highest
voter turnout at 17 percent.
It’s also where Cabán saw
her largest margin of
victory. Taking in about
6,100 votes, Cabán dwarfed
Katz’s 1,011 votes in the
same district, a difference
of a little more than
5,000 votes.
The district with the
second highest turnout,
District 37, gave Cabán
around 4,700 votes. Katz
came in with about 1,400
votes in the district, which
is comprised of Long
Island City and parts of
Sunnyside, Maspeth and
Ridgewood.
Even when turnout was
low, the 31-year-old public
defender built her lead,
little by little.
Although only about
6.5 percent of eligible
voters showed up to the
polls in the District 38, the
lowest turnout in Queens,
Cabán snagged about 400
more votes than Katz. The
district includes areas of
Woodhaven, Glendale and
Richmond Hill.
Katz, who has refused
to concede the race until
every paper ballot has
been counted, saw her
largest margin of victory
in District 32, made up of
parts of Richmond Hill,
Jamaica, South Jamaica
and Springfield Gardens.
In the district, Katz got
about 3,100 votes to Cabán’s
1,110, a difference of about
2,000 votes.
While Cabán’s unofficial
victory stands, about 3,400
absentee and affidavit
ballots have yet to be
counted and won’t be until
July 3.
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The Queens DA’s race comes down to Tiffany Caban (right)
and Borough President Melinda Katz. Photo: Mark Hallum/QNS