See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers The FDNY is mourning the death of two Queens-based firefighters who were among the casualties of an Iraqi helicopter crash. Lt. Christopher J. Raguso, of Division 13 in Richmond Hill,…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Merle Exit TimesLedger Newspapers For many artists putting their works on display in Long Island City, art and protecting the planet are inseparable. Marlene and James Yu own and manage the Rainforest Art Foundation in LI…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Little Neck) rattled conservative cages at a recent town hall when he proposed the option of the public using the Second Amendment to oppose the Trump administrat…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Several alleged members of the Wildmeda Crips Gang of Far Rockaway were arraigned last week on 52 counts of attempted murder, conspiracy, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, reckl…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to expedite coastal resilience projects in the Rockaways a year earlier than the initial 2020 timeline after U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Mayor Bill de Blasio last week urged lawmakers in Albany to put aside politics and pass tougher state laws to keep dangerous drivers off the streets after two children were killed in a cr…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Ed Konecnik TimesLedger Newspapers The tragic school shootings and the growing number of mindless acts of mayhem have stirred emotions and provoked debates about the root causes of these events. The most contentious aspec…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Police were searching for a man suspected of multiple purse snatching incidents in northeast Queens. Authorities said that over the last four months, a black man between the ages of 20…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A 7-year-old girl living in the Marine Terrace Apartments in Astoria is in critical condition after a choking incident while she was playing a prank on her mother, authorities said. Preci…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A 31-year-old man was shot and killed inside an Elmhurst bodega Thursday night. Police from the 110th Precinct, responding to a 911 call just after 8 p.m., found the victim inside the Cin…