See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers The victory of Donald Trump in November 2016 triggered an insurrection against a group of breakaway Democrats in the state Senate from mainline party advocates, which would become a prom…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Hundreds of supporters, family and friends of City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) packed his favorite restaurant, Manducatis Rustica, on Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City la…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Elected officials in western Queens are once again helping the 29th annual New York Cares coat drive reach its goal of collecting more than 125,000 coats this year. City Councilman Costa…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Following an Appeals Court decision, 277,495 Queens homeowners of one-to three-family houses will get a $183 rebate on their water bills, but not everyone is seeing it as a victory. In…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers As the new year kicks in, New Yorkers look mindfully inward and recognize, with much soul-searching, the truth: The train is never coming. Got that? Never ever, ever, ever. It will never come. You will…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Julianne Cuba TimesLedger Newspapers There’s an internal battle brewing over the BQE and BQX. Transit honchos in charge of fixing the dilapidated Brooklyn–Queens Expressway want the mayor to hit the breaks on…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A former Democratic district leader from Jackson Heights has left her position at City Hall and is mulling a primary challenge against state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhrust) next year.…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A Woodhaven man was awarded the New York State Senate Liberty Medal during a ceremony at St. Mark’s AME Church in Jackson Heights Saturday. Jorge Munoz, the founder of An Angel in Q…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers As rents skyrocket across the borough and the inflation rate is rising, state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) introduced legislation at LeFrak City in Corona last week that would prov…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (DNY) is calling for better technology to be fast-tracked for approval by security agencies to keep the city safe against terrorist attacks following the one wh…