Melinda Katz has once again declared victory in the Democratic primary for Queens district attorney, as a manual recount of votes came to a close on Thursday.

The unofficial results showed that Katz, the Queens borough president, had extended her razor-thin lead to 60 votes over Tiffany Cabán, a 31-year-old public defender who had trailed by just 16 votes going into the recount two weeks ago. It was not clear Thursday afternoon when the city Board of Elections would publish the final results of the recount.

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