NewspapersTimesLedger Newspapers, once again recognized the people in Queens who make a difference behind the scenes. These are the borough’s unsung heroes who volunteer and work outside the public eye, rescuing vulnerable residents…
Six Queens schools swept the Department of Transportation’s “We’re Walking Here” competition that encourages students to engage in a healthy and active lifestyle while learning about street safety. As part of the…
A legislative package in City Council, sponsored by various members from Queens, would create a task force to examine the best methods for preventing violence in schools which will be led by…
State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) announced last Friday that he would not participate in the Legislature’s process for appointing a new attorney general ahead of November’s general election. Acting Attorney General Barbara…
Fresh Meadows resident Yeou-Cheng Ma has been playing the violin since she was 2 years old and the piano since she was 3. Born in France of Chinese descent, she and her…
“Do you live in this area?!” some Woodside residents shouted repeatedly last week at the Community Board 2 public meeting with developer Madison Capital Realty, which is planning to construct a two-tower…
Sadly, fables have become an almost forgotten genre of reading, what with the plethora of modern-day children’s books written for a new generation of precocious kids. But now, some of those wonderful,…
Howard Kwait, the principal of John Bowne High School in Flushing, has been reassigned by the new chancellor after four lawsuits were filed and settled against the school administrator accusing him of…
With less than six weeks remaining in the legislative session in Albany, elected officials, safe street advocates and more than 70 schoolchildren gathered in the state capitol last week to push for…
As the homeless debate rages on in Blissville, it has become clear the city has taken advantage of the small Queens town. Neighborhood residents rallied Monday and Tuesday to protest the city’s plan to house…