See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his support for the Effective Background Checks Act Tuesday, a measure authored by state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) which would extend the time for a ch…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers U. S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) called the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to end the temporary…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers They crossed over the Queensboro Bridge from the World’s Borough bearing gifts. Their destination? New York City’s center for urban folk culture, City Lore Gallery, locate…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Ed Konecnik TimesLedger Newspapers America is not just a place but an idea and an ideal and a way of life. It is a place where immigrants did not renounce their heritage, but celebrated and shared their diverse cultures,…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By William Lewis TimesLedger Newspapers Nowhere is it mentioned in the U.S. Constitution that the State of the Union has to be a verbal statement or that the president has to give a speech before members of Congress. All of…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The de Blasio administration is pushing forward with its plan to build a deck over much of the 180-acre Sunnyside Yard in order to construct as many as 24,000 apartments with parkland, sc…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The Port Authority is considering a new route for the proposed LaGuardia AirTrain after listening to complaints about the project during three meetings in one week last month with Communi…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Street safety activists from Make Queens Safer and Transportation Alternative Queens Committee have organized a vigil Saturday to honor Giovanni Ampuero, a 9-year-old Fresh Meadows boy wh…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Vincent Tomeo TimesLedger Newspapers The transportation system in New York City is typically abominable. It is in dire need of repair. The overhauling, updating, and upgrading of the city’s infrastructure would sign…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers The New York Taxi Workers Alliance rallied at City Hall last week, pushing for a policy that would solve the crisis of poverty that they said has led to the suicides of four drivers in…