NewspapersAn open letter to Mayor de Blasio, Earlier this week, I was informed by the Department of Homeless Services that come winter 2018, a homeless shelter will open in my Assembly district. If…
When a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled in favor of the 5Pointz artists in their landmark lawsuit against developer Jerry Wolkoff in February and ordered him to pay $6.7 million in compensation…
Hosting topical symposia puts the vital relationship between the Queens Museum and the local Haitian community on display. Last week’s featured the museum’s L’Education du Regard (Educating for Deeper Understanding) program, an…
Nearly 100 members of the Douglaston Civic Association marched along the protected bike lane on Northern Boulevard Saturday demanding that the city make what they see as common-sense changes. The city Department…
NewspapersNearly 100 people, including immigration advocates and elected officials, gathered at Foley Square in Flushing Monday morning, joining a rally called by the Asian American Federation and member organizations to protest the separation…
When U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) faces challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Tuesday’s congressional primary, it will be a match of old school vs. new school. Crowley, 56, represents New York’s 14th…
Historical SocietyTimesLedger NewspapersIn conjunction with the Greater Astoria Historical Society, TimesLedger Newspapers presents noteworthy events in the borough’s history. Born on June 26, 1951 and raised in Astoria, Robert Davi is an actor,…
In a longstanding tradition for over 100 years at PS 79 Francis Lewis in Whitestone, students dressed in red, white and blue observed “Flag Day” June 14 with a patriotic performance followed…
Although the middle school athletes from George J. Ryan MS 216 in Fresh Meadows fell short of their goal to capture the citywide middle school basketball championship trophy, the smiles that broke…
When Gelasio Reyes was struck and killed by a drunk driver at the intersection of 43rd Avenue and 39th Street in Sunnyside in April 2017, it set off a chain of events…