See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Long-awaited repairs to College Point’s MacNeil Park Seawall have finally begun. City Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside), Borough President Melinda Katz and the New York City Pa…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers The Afrikan Poetry Theatre may be down a building for the moment due to an electrical fire, but do not count out the Jamaica cultural arts center just yet. Despite having to cancel the…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Esther Animalu TimesLedger Newspapers In wake of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., hundreds of students at the World Journalism Preparatory School in Flushing joined the national…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers City council members throughout Queens were at Borough Hall in Kew Gardens Monday to learn more about the homeless crisis in the county and the city from the Department of Social Servic…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Zach Gewelb TimesLedger Newspapers Could this finally be the end for David Wright? The Mets’ captain received devastating news earlier this week, as the team announced No. 5 will not begin baseball activities for at…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers It’s that time of the year again. March 15 marked the start of the 8th Annual Queens World Film Festival. The event, which first came to Queens in 2011, has become a staple of the borough, and a…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Students returned to class at Forest Hills High School following a soft lockdown Thursday morning, according to the NYPD. The school — located at 67-01 110th St. — went int…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A day before they took part in the national walkout to protest congressional inaction on gun violence at schools, students at the Renaissance Charter School in Jackson Heights held a roun…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers As Astoria restaurants and stores continue to reel financially due to subway station closures on the N/W line, state Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria) introduced legislation to g…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Three Queens neighborhoods — Flushing, Woodhaven and Kew Garden Hills — dominated the top 10 list of seller friendly markets in the city, according to a new study from Stre…