See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The communications director of the Queens District Attorney’s Office retired after 42 years of handling public information for city and state agencies. Kevin Ryan, 64, worked his la…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The founder of Long Island City’s Secret Theatre had feared he would have to shut its doors for good next month after a revenue shortfall, but community support, and a cooperative l…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bob Friedrich TimesLedger Newspapers Gov. Andrew Cuomo has just launched another assault on our wallets. The deceptively named Fix NYC toll scheme that he recently announced is a heavy-handed shakedown of lower- to middle…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Queens Borough President Melinda Katz’s State of the Borough address, on Jan. 26, spoke of heavy investment and goals for education across Queens, affordable housing in Willets Poi…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Several dozen Woodside business owners and residents joined City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) outside Donovan’s Pub on Roosevelt Avenue last week and called on the Metr…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers Are you feeling jacked up? That’s what celebrity restaurateur Willie Degel, the guy behind the Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse empire, asks callers on his cheerful voice-mail mess…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Queens Museum will be getting a new director. Laura Raicovich resigned as the director on Jan. 26, and according to museum chairman Mark Coleman, the search for her replacement will be…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Speaking in English, Spanish and even some Bengali, Jackson Heights resident Jessica Ramos launched her campaign to challenge state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) in the Democratic p…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Julie Stapleton TimesLedger Newspapers As a Neighborhood Coordination Officer in the New York Police Department, I spend my days strengthening the relationships between police officers and Queens communities. In my effort…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Chipotle Mexican Grill will have its grand opening Friday in Jamaica, at 160-02 Jamaica Ave., and its first 25 customers will have a chance to get a T-shirt and get a buy-one-get-one co…