See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Business is booming in the Rockaways following Superstorm Sandy, but there is still much work to be done by those who have returned to the peninsula after the disaster, a new report from…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Queens lawmakers celebrated Martin Van Buren High School making its way into good financial standing as it was taken out of receivership this month and will no longer be on the list of s…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs presented its first report last week, and despite the upheaval within the city’s immigrant population due to shifting policies from t…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers A new bill will make it illegal to smoke while walking on city sidewalks. City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) last week introduced the smoking ban legislation, which aims to prohibi…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers The Queens Council on the Arts has an open call for a new art residency at LaGuardia Airport’s Marine Terminal A, which will come to a close next Thursday. QCA is collaborating wi…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Esther Animalu TimesLedger Newspapers Five Queens students were named winners in the Police Athletic League’s competition for creative poetry for children across the five boroughs. The PAL Arts After School Program…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers In light of the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., which left 17 students dead, two Bayside-elected officials are asking the city Department of Education to rethink its policy…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Grassmere Playground in Far Rockaway was one of five parks in the city Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver’s five borough relay ribbon-cutting ceremony last week. The Far Rockaway…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Letitia James TimesLedger Newspapers I am writing with concerns about overcrowding at the Queens 1 district garage. The Department of Sanitation has parked its trucks on 35th Avenue between 12th and 24th streets. These tr…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A Forest Hills-based criminal defense attorney was indicted along with three others Monday for allegedly making false statements. Scott Brettschneider, 61, was charged in Brooklyn federal…