See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Hillcrest) is the new chairman of the Committee on the Justice System, which will oversee criminal and civil justice in New York City. The committee’s…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers In a final ridership review of its 2017 inaugural year, NYC Ferry learned it had served nearly three million passengers across all four routes currently in operation. Based on preliminary…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget address admitted that Fiscal Year 2019 would be a complicated one for the state in terms of closing a $4.4 billion deficit with a $168.1 billio…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers The Queens Council on the Arts, a nonprofit that supports diverse artists throughout the borough, will award $465,000 to 136 artists and art organizations at the Paper Factory Hotel on…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Over 200,000 women, men, children and dogs marched, sang, chanted and drummed their way from West 72nd Street and Central Park West to Times Square Saturday for the second annual Women&…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A 40-year-old homeless man was found dead Saturday morning in Long Island City. Police from the 108th Precinct, responding to a 911 call of an unconscious man in the vicinity of 34th Stre…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) was named chairman of the powerful and prestigious Committee on Finance, replacing Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, who did not seek re-election…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers 2018 has already set a record for the most heat complaints in the city. A study posted by Renthop, a real estate information site, broke down heat complaints by neighborhoods and addre…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers New York City is taking on big oil. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week that the city was suing the five largest fossil fuel companies, seeking damages to help protect the city from…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Express train service on the No. 7 line will be cut back for repairs to take place at the 61st Street-Woodside station for as long as a month in February and March, and Queens commuters…