See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Greater Astoria Historical Society TimesLedger Newspapers In conjunction with the Greater Astoria Historical Society, TimesLedger Newspapers presents noteworthy events in the borough’s history. This is the way it wa…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers If you happen to be a total sap and a hopeless romantic, you’re probably thinking, “Even though Valentine’s Day has passed, it doesn’t mean it can’t be V…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Zach Gewelb TimesLedger Newspapers The new-look Mets may be here to stay. The team has thrived under first-year manager Mickey Callaway, opening the season with a 9-1 record through the season’s first 10 games. But…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Two days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the renegade Independent Democratic Conference had dissolved and reunited with the mainline Democrats in Albany, state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers RIDGEWOOD — A Ridgewood middle school teacher has admitted to sexting a student and faces a jail sentence, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. Michael Cognato, 35, of Be…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A Sunnyside-based immigration attorney has been charged with asylum fraud and knowingly making false statements on more than 180 asylum applications for clients, according to federal pros…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers City Comptroller Scott Stringer issued a report on the subways that shows how the agency has failed to adjust to the needs of a modern city where residents no longer abide by the 9-to-5…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s state budget for 2019 set the ball in motion to reclaim the failing transit system in the city through short-term funding of projects in the outer boroughs and…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers More than 15,000 city Uber and Lyft drivers have signed a petition calling on the city to pass a law raising the minimum wage in New York City by 37 percent, according to the Independe…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers The city Department of Environmental Protection announced the completion of extensive infrastructure upgrades in Flushing to combat flooding in a $71 million project. Elected officials f…