An Astoria man will spend the next four years in prison for selling heroin laced with Fentanyl to at least two people who nearly died from drug overdoses, Queens District Attorney Richard…
Growing up in Corona, City Councilman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) made frequent visits to William F. Moore Park, a small triangular public space on the corner of 108th Street and 51st Avenue.…
Two Queens artists have their work on display at the Rainforest Art Foundation’s “Nature in Art By Young Artists” exhibit. The exhibit, run by artist Marlene Yu, opened May 5 and will…
Historical SocietyTimesLedger NewspapersIn conjunction with the Greater Astoria Historical Society, TimesLedger Newspaper presents noteworthy events in the borough’s history Welcome to May 1886. The Star printed an article by the Hartford Times that…
An FDNY crew responded to two fires in Queens Friday, rescuing two victims from each blaze. In both fires, one in Jackson Heights and the other in Corona, smoke alarms were either…
A persevering performing arts group based out of Broadway-Flushing is getting a boost from a larger foundation to bring the musical “Annie” to the stage of St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Church throughout…
Samuel Torres was only 17 years old when he left his homeland of Bogota, Colombia, to pursue a music career. He made his way to Miami, Fla., in 1999, where he performed…
The morning after the MTA announced it would begin a $45 million project for structural steel repair work and painting along the elevated 7 train line from Jackson Heights and Corona, elected…
State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) and state Assemblyman Michael DenDekker (D-East Elmhurst) were scheduled to meet with the commissioner of the city Department of Transportation Friday to discuss traffic lighting changes…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bob Friedrich TimesLedger Newspapers Newsflash: New York City is a segregated city with “extreme levels of segregation,” and “remains more segregated than most metropolitan areas in the United States.…