See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers After being closed since 2012, the polling site at Latimer Gardens housing complex in Flushing will re-open. Last week Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) announced that the New York…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers The city Department of Sanitation has hired a consultant to draft a proposal to offer incentives for homeowners to recycle garbage and while possibly including a nominal fee. The “…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The unprecedented growth in Long Island City continues with 22,000 residential units either being constructed or in the planning phase, but none include plans for something the neighborho…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers New York native Louie Schlifstein, a former police sergeant, reflected on a life of public service as he celebrated his 105th birthday with members of NYPD’s 111th Precinct on Jan.…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Queens College was among the top 20 schools for teaching degrees on the annual Best Value Schools’ 2018 list last week and was also named the most affordable school overall. The C…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The owner of the now-defunct Water’s Edge restaurant in Long Island City, who was a campaign donor of Mayor Bill de Blasio, pleaded guilty to federal charges in a bribery attempt in…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Kamille “OGMillie” Ejerta from Jamaica and A. King McCarty from Astoria Park were announced as the winners for the Queens Council on The Arts’ ArtHotel Residency progr…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers A Queens Supreme Court judge has found an NYPD detective guilty of making a fake drug arrest involving two counts of perjury, two counts of official misconduct and one count of a written…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By William Lewis TimesLedger Newspapers In the United States federal government, if there is a change in the executive administration every four years, there is a period of uncertainty. There is a period of uncertainty as th…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers After a rise in domestic violence cases in the city in recent years, elected officials and activists hosted a #PutTheNailInIt event to “put the nail in domestic violence” l…