See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Months after the passing of former state Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz (D-Flushing) his State Senate and Assembly colleagues are looking to pass a bill to provide the remainder of his…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The city will have to make some changes to its plan to allow a developer to build a massive 1,000 unit residential complex on public land along the Long Island City waterfront, according…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers A Queens-born Syosset resident is rising up to challenge freshman U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Huntington), whose district covers the northeastern corner of the borough, in the 2018 Democrati…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Issues with cashless tolling have provoked a class-action lawsuit by a Westchester resident against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, claiming the state agency is notifying driv…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers A pair of Queens congresswomen called on the Federal Railroad Administration to address a crossing in Maspeth, which it was reported to them has not been signaling to motorists when trai…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers The Clergy United for Community Empowerment, in collaboration with the March of Dimes, is hosting a health forum for expectant mothers March 2 at the Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Cen…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Sexual assault survivors would have a greater opportunity to seek justice and expand their rights under proposed legislation authored by state Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria) a…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers The transit advocacy group Riders Alliance has launched a weekly contest for straphangers to win prizes for sharing the worst commute on the out-of-kilter subways throughout the city. Fo…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Queens Centers for Progress will hold its 24th annual “Evening of Fine Food” Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers The Broward County shootings have been felt more than a thousand miles from Queens, where one of the youngest victims was born 14 years ago. Few traces remain of Alyssa Alhadeff’s earliest days s…