See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Community Board 11 voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to oppose new rules that no longer require the Landmark Preservation Commission to seek the input of advisory boards within…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers What is that makes those colorful little plastic bricks such an obsession? The Lego-crazy kids came in swarms — 11,000 people in all, according to officials — to the Brick Fest Live event a…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Embattled NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye was conspicuously absent when Mayor Bill de Blasio came to the Queensbridge Houses for a rooftop press briefing last week. She was on a family…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers The MTA anticipates meeting a federal deadline of Dec. 31 for the launch of Positive Train Control, a potentially life-saving technology which controls the speed of locomotives, and will…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers A follow-up report on Rikers Island said the prison complex can be closed before the 10-year timeline Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last year with a few additional amendments to the p…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Long Island Rail Road President Patrick Nowakowski announced Thursday he will be stepping down on April 13, just weeks after a state report claimed commuter service was at its lowest per…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) held a town hall at East Elmhurst Community Library Saturday where community members raised their concerns about gun reform in Congress. Fol…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Residents throughout Queens, including those in District 27 who are represented by City Councilman I. Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans), have until Sunday to make sure their voices are heard…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers In the ‘80s and ‘90s, Long Island City’s golden age of hip-hop produced amazing talent like legendary rapper Nas. With the grand opening in LIC of popular chicken an…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers The Amazon Prime original series “The Tick” joined other hit TV shows by choosing Bell Boulevard as the scene for a filming destination. With the show entering its second sea…