See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Two mayoral agencies have joined forces with a Latino advocacy coalition to discuss impending federal action that will have a major impact on immigrant communities in New York and beyon…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers As January came to a close, the Department of Homeland Security announced an extension to the Temporary Protected Status for nearly 7,000 Syrians that came to the United States before A…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Queens rent prices dropped in 2017, according to a new StreetEasy report. The real-estate website reported that 28 percent of Queens rentals received price cuts in the fourth quarter o…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Steve Spanolios TimesLedger Newspapers In the last 18 months, I immersed myself in a lot of things, one of which was understanding state politics. The first thing I discovered as a resident of Astoria is that my represent…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Merle Exit TimesLedger Newspapers A free film screening, a theatrical performance and a concert highlight Black History Month at Jamaica Center for the Performing Arts and the Jamaica Center for Learning. “Finding S…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers Affordable housing is finally coming to Willets Point. On Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Borough President Melinda Katz and Councilman Francisco Moya (D-Corona) unveiled their new plan for the abandone…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers By most estimates, one in four people living in Queens is of Asian descent. That makes Lunar New Year — the most important holiday in that part of the world — a big deal here. Like Christma…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Lenore Skenazy TimesLedger Newspapers About 200 well-dressed youngish people crammed into a bookstore in Dumbo to hear personal stories about that taboo topic that makes everyone uncomfortable. Death. Of parents, spouses,…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Nearly half of the city’s public school cafeterias are not up to health code, according to a recently published report by the City University of New York Graduate School of Journ…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The Queens LGBT community gathered last week with elected officials to celebrate a new safe space in Long Island City that will offer health and educational services. The LGBT Network, a…