See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Queens Library celebrated Black History Month by honoring 19th century Flushing philanthropist and educator Mary Shaw. On Monday the Flushing branch held a ceremony that included a por…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Police were searching for a knife-wielding man who menaced a straphanger in Astoria last month. The victim, a 43-year-old man, spotted the suspect urinating on the platform of the Broadwa…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Police were looking for a man who followed a 39-year-old woman into her Jackson Heights apartment building, in the vicinity of 76th Street and 35th Avenue, and threatened her with a knife…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Students at an overcrowded Long Island City elementary school located at 48-09 Center Boulevard are not getting enough exercise because their playground is too small to accommodate proper…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A federal judge in Brooklyn ruled in favor of the 5Pointz artists Monday, ordering developer Jerry Wolkoff to pay $6.7 million in compensation for ordering the whitewashing of the world f…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers An elderly woman was reported missing Friday within the confines of the 113th Precinct, according to the NYPD. St. Albans resident Elverine Thomas, 70, suffers from poor mental health a…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Police were searching for a man wanted for questioning in connection with a grand larceny pattern in Flushing. Between Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017 and Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 a suspect remove…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers In the wake of a fatal car crash that took the life of a 13-year-old Ridgewood boy, state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) is calling on his colleagues to pass his bill that would increa…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers As the 2018 tax season got underway last week, state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) launched free tax preparation services at his district office on Junction Boulevard. Peralta teame…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Construction of the massive Hallets Point development in Astoria has stalled after City Hall pulled funding for Building 7, a 14-story structure with all of its 163 units set to be below-…