Flushing baseball drops semifinal game to Bathgate
The Flushing Red Devils traveled to the Bronx Saturday Looking for their fifth-straight playoff win and a birth in the PSAL Class AA City Championship game at Yankee Stadium. In their way…
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Crowley introduces bill to hold ICE, Border Patrol agents accountable
Sending a message that it is time to push back against the broad autonomy given to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in their ongoing…
Queens Village man who works in Bayside shot near home: DA
NewspapersA 46-year-old man who works in Bayside was shot in the face while leaving his vehicle in front of his Queens Village home Tuesday night, according to police. Though police have not yet…
Brooklyn man sentenced in 2016 imam execution: DA
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday without the possibility of parole for the daylight execution of Imam Maulana Akonjee, 55, and his associate and friend Thara Uddin, 64,…
‘Taxi King’ pleads guilty in tax fraud case
The self-proclaimed “Taxi King” pleaded guilty last week to felony tax fraud for failure to pay $5 million in 50-cent MTA surcharges between 2012 and 2015, according to New York State Attorney…
Jackson Heights photographer will put a Queens spin on father’s famous portrait
A professional photographer from Jackson Heights will try for a second time to recreate his father’s famous portrait with a distinctly Queens flavor. On Aug. 12, 1958, Art Kane, a freelance photographer…
Mayor demands speed camera expansion as program is due to expire
With the city’s school zone speed camera program set to expire in Albany next month, Mayor Bill de Blasio called on the state legislature Wednesday to immediately reauthorize and expand the life-saving…
The importance of Assembly district leaders
The Executive Committee of the mainstream political parties’ County Committee is very important in local politics. That Executive Committee is usually comprised of Assembly district leaders, elected county officers and members at…
Photos: A new school for Bayside Hills
A brand-new elementary school, built from the ground up, is something New Yorkers rarely see anymore. But after more than a decade on the planning boards and in construction, PS376 — for students ranging from…
Marijuana reform is necessary in Queens
Adams, Rory Lancman, Daneek Miller and Donovan RichardsTimesLedger NewspapersLast month, a front page New York Times story about the city’s marijuana possession enforcement set off alarm bells. Its headline: “Surest Way to Face…