See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Parents and caregivers with small babies and toddlers would have easier access to places of entertainment under legislation written and introduced by state Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Larry Penner TimesLedger Newspapers Complaints by Queens Congress members Joe Crowley, Grace Meng and Gregory Meeks to Postmaster General Megan Brennan concerning problems with delivery of mail to constituents offer no so…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers A lot of cool stuff happens in Astoria. So why not a comedy web series about a struggling, food-obsessed real-life Astoria couple? “Doing stand-up comedy is such a loner activit…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers The results of a city-funded feasibility study shows that reactivation of the LIRR’s Lower Montauk Branch, commonly known as the QNS Rail, could see 5.6 million riders annually, as…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Rowdy attendees disrupted a Feb. 8 School Construction Authority meeting at Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens, protesting against one school’s closure and a lack of funding for r…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A reputed Sureno 13 gang member was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for fatally shooting a 38-year-old Elmhurst man in 2015, the Queens DA said. Raul Zamora, 33, of Jackson Heig…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Friends and family celebrated the life of Anthony Perez, the 11-year-old who died saving his friend after he fell into a frozen pond in Forest Park Feb. 6. Mourners gathered at Glendal…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers College Point residents have been treading water for long enough. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) joined residents of Powells Cove Boulevard last Friday to call on the city to final…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers At the John F. Kennedy Jr. School — just off Junction Boulvard in Elmhurst — on a rainy Saturday morning, 15 kids give up a perfectly good Saturday to take a test. The test is the annual Br…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Magdalen Sangiolo TimesLedger Newspapers Thank you to state Senators Michael Gianaris, Joseph Addabbo, and Leroy Comrie for their efforts to improve voter turnout by making it easier for New Yorkers to register to vote. T…