See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers A new bill will make it illegal to smoke while walking on city sidewalks. City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) last week introduced the smoking ban legislation, which aims to prohibi…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Grassmere Playground in Far Rockaway was one of five parks in the city Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver’s five borough relay ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. The Far Rockaway…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Letitia James TimesLedger Newspapers I am writing with concerns about overcrowding at the Queens 1 district garage. The Department of Sanitation has parked its trucks on 35th Avenue between 12th and 24th streets. These tr…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A Forest Hills-based criminal defense attorney was indicted along with three others Monday for allegedly making false statements. Scott Brettschneider, 61, was charged in Brooklyn federal…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers The Queens Council on the Arts has an open call for a new art residency at LaGuardia Airport’s Marine Terminal A, which will come to a close next Thursday. QCA is collaborating wi…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Esther Animalu TimesLedger Newspapers Five Queens students were named winners in the Police Athletic League’s competition for creative poetry for children across the five boroughs. The PAL Arts After School Program…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers In light of the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., which left 17 students dead, two Bayside-elected officials are asking the city Department of Education to rethink its policy…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The breakaway Independent Democratic Conference in Albany is an affront to strong progressive values, City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) said Monday, and state Sen. Jose Peral…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By David Chavern TimesLedger Newspapers Every day at the News Media Alliance headquarters, a stack of newspapers arrives for myself and the staff. But with the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission cu…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A Jackson Heights nonprofit and state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) demanded a full investigation into the death of Edgar Pazmino, a construction worker killed at his workplace in J…