See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers Watch closely. This is going to be an exciting year for New York City’s diverse arts scene. As always, there’s a lot going on — new things to experience. And a creat…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Community leaders in Queens and environmentalists were shocked last month when Councilman I. Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) chose not to support Intro 495-C, therefore killing the waste e…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bob Harris TimesLedger Newspapers The Queens Civic Congress Inc. is a registered New York State non-profit organization representing more than 100 civic associations and other community organizations in Queens County. In…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The city will begin its long process of closing the prison complex on Rikers Island this summer, when the first of nine jails will be closed, the de Blasio administration announced Tuesda…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers The Willets Point community is criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio for proceeding with the sale of “Phase One” Willets Point Land to Queens Development Group. The 23 acres wou…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Subway meltdowns and hobbled commuter train service defined 2017 for straphangers, who found their day-to-day travel obstructed by the very system driving the city’s economic engin…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers It was a tumultuous year for education in Queens, throughout the city and in New York state and even as 2017 comes to a close the challenges remain high. Public school advocates were in…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers For the second year in a row, Flushing Hospital Medical Center was the birthplace of the city’s first baby of the new year. On Dec. 30 the hospital, which delivers more than 3,000…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers A young mother of two who was stabbed to death in her Richmond Hill home in an apparent murder-suicide, marks the first murder of 2018, police said. On New Year’s Day at 1:09 p.m…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers The MTA announced 19 finalists in its Genius Challenge to save the city’s subways. The initiative, established by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in June, offers $1 million to the most innovativ…