See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bob Capano TimesLedger Newspapers The opioid crisis is inflicting all of our communities at an alarming rate. More families than ever are impacted by drug addiction. There were almost 64,000 drug overdose deaths in 2016,…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers The Monday death of an 8-year-old Corona girl from the flu spurred a reaction from the city Dept. of Health on Tuesday to inform the public on the disease as it is the second pediatric f…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A major construction project on three bridges at the Long Island Expressway and Grand Central Parkway interchange just south of the World’s Fair site at Flushing Meadows Corona Park…
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…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers Israeli singer-songwriter Achinoam Nini is a popular global artist who spreads a message of peace and love wherever she performs. Better known as Noa, Israel’s leading internati…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Queens College was to kick off its Black History Month celebration this past Thursday with an interactive exhibition titled “Waging Peace: 100 Years of Action,” which was or…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers A married mother of four from Jamaica could face 15 years in prison for taking nearly $70,000 in Medicaid funds over the course of three years despite her family’s earning more th…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Senior citizens in Kew Garden Hills got free self-defense lessons. Chazaq, a Jewish nonprofit organization, hosted the inaugural Self-Defense Class for Seniors last week at Queens Libr…