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Queens & the NYPD: THE “WORST” COPS IN QUEENS

This final part of our investigation into cops working out of Queens picks up where Parts 1 & 2 left off. Today we ask: Who are the "worst" cops working in Queens today? It's worth mentioning, before beginning, that, while we were preparing to publishing this article, there was some important breaking news in Queens. Per the media, "Officer David Afanador, a 15-year veteran of the NYPD, was arrested Thursday morning on felony strangulation charges for allegedly putting a man in a chokehold during an arrest Sunday — captured on both police body camera footage and a bystander's cell phone video." Police body cam image that led to the arrest of NYPD Officer David Afanador of Queens' 100th Precinct, on a boardwalk in Rockaway Park.

Queens Road Rage, pt. 1

Local media have been dutifully reporting a recent spate of horrific road rage incidents. Let's take a look at some of them, shall we?

GLITS Ribbon Cutting in Woodhaven

A New Day for Woodhaven

G.L.I.T.S.

Woodhaven, Queens is far from the most progressive neighborhood in the borough. Long Island City, Astoria, Jackson Heights -- these neighborhoods always come to mind first when people tell realtor they want a home in a hip, progressive area. Woodhaven is working-class, heavily Latino, and uses the slow, uncool J-Z lines to get in and out of Brooklyn and Manhattan. To the north and west of Woodhaven, just over the Jackie Robinson Parkway, are a cluster of far more conservative neighborhoods (Maspeth, Middle Village, and Glendale), where Donald Trump has enjoyed a significant amount of support in both 2016 and 2020 elections. Woodhaven's current city councilmember, Republican Robert Holden, has repeatedly held pro-policing rallies.