Starting in September, the majority of New Yorkers caught smoking marijuana in public will be issued criminal summonses instead of being arrested, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced…
The New York Lawyers for the Public Interest in partnership with Catholic Migration Services reopened their immigration hotline this month to help eligible immigrants receive assistance with their naturalization applications, said Annamaria…
The East Elmhurst Library, which is undergoing an expansion, closed its doors Saturday for the second phase of construction of the $8.9 million project, which is expected to be completed this fall,…
NewspapersAn open letter to Mayor de Blasio, Earlier this week, I was informed by the Department of Homeless Services that come winter 2018, a homeless shelter will open in my Assembly district. If…
When a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled in favor of the 5Pointz artists in their landmark lawsuit against developer Jerry Wolkoff in February and ordered him to pay $6.7 million in compensation…
Hosting topical symposia puts the vital relationship between the Queens Museum and the local Haitian community on display. Last week’s featured the museum’s L’Education du Regard (Educating for Deeper Understanding) program, an…
Nearly 100 members of the Douglaston Civic Association marched along the protected bike lane on Northern Boulevard Saturday demanding that the city make what they see as common-sense changes. The city Department…
NewspapersNearly 100 people, including immigration advocates and elected officials, gathered at Foley Square in Flushing Monday morning, joining a rally called by the Asian American Federation and member organizations to protest the separation…
When U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) faces challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Tuesday’s congressional primary, it will be a match of old school vs. new school. Crowley, 56, represents New York’s 14th…
Historical SocietyTimesLedger NewspapersIn conjunction with the Greater Astoria Historical Society, TimesLedger Newspapers presents noteworthy events in the borough’s history. Born on June 26, 1951 and raised in Astoria, Robert Davi is an actor,…