See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers More than two months of protests have paid off for the Brian Piccolo Middle School (MS 53) and the Robert Vernam School (PS/MS 42), which Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña had targe…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Zach Gewelb TimesLedger Newspapers Brandon Nimmo is making a name for himself this spring. The young lefty outfielder is vying for a spot on the big-league roster and has impressed the first two weeks of Spring Training.…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to life in prison last week for the 2008 murder of a 14-year-old girl in her Cambria Heights home, according to the Queens district attorney’s off…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The city has agreed to bring traffic calming measures to a dangerous stretch of Skillman Avenue in Woodside to protect students at the newly expanded P.S. 11 in Woodside. When work was co…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers While the push to implement cashless tolling was met with applause, it seems as though things have taken a turn for the worse. While commuting time is down — the MTA has said that cashless tollin…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Hundreds of Long Island City residents and business owners rallied with community leaders and elected officials Saturday against the city’s plan to develop two plots of publicly own…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers St. Patrick’s Day is nearly here, but parades in celebration of the holiday have already started in Queens — one in Rockaway, the traditional first parade of the season, and the St. PatR…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Lenore Skenazy TimesLedger Newspapers So your little girl’s about to have a birthday and you’re getting her a doll? Lovely! But remember: Today’s dolls are not the dolls of yesteryear. A recent article i…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers A message scrawled on the desk from an unidentified school in Queens claiming a shooting would occur March 5, shook the borough earlier this week, but the NYPD determined it was not a cr…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers The 111th Precinct bid farewell to Deputy Inspector William McBride and welcomed a new face to the role of leading law enforcement in northeast Queens. Community Council President Jack F…