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…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Community News Group’s Elder Care Expo at Queens College Sunday drew sponsors from a full spectrum of business and organizations to inform families of the best options for the well…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers An open letter to MTA Chairman Joe Lhota: We write today to bring to your attention the problems posed by a proposed revision to the “Freedom Ticket” plan that would significantly limit the…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers After the Whitestone community raised concerns about soil contamination, elected officials and local leaders met with the state Department of Environmental Conservation and developers…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Thousands of students at high schools across Queens joined a national 17-minute walkout protesting inaction from government officials on gun control in response to the Feb. 14 school sho…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The borough’s tourism industry received a boost when travel guide publisher Lonely Planet named Queens the No. 1 tourist destination in the United States in 2015 and legislation is…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The need for senior affordable housing in Astoria is so great that City Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) is willing to give up one of the neighborhood’s most precious res…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The city has asked Queens residents to reduce their water use during rainstorms in an effort to cut down on pollution in Newtown Creek, Bowery Bay, Flushing Creek and Flushing Bay. This i…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers The Queens Public Library System will stop offering plastic bags to readers at all 63 of its branches throughout the borough on June 30, according to its Chief Executive Officer Dennis…