See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers Are you feeling jacked up? That’s what celebrity restaurateur Willie Degel, the guy behind the Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse empire, asks callers on his cheerful voice-mail mess…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Queens Museum will be getting a new director. Laura Raicovich resigned as the director on Jan. 26, and according to museum chairman Mark Coleman, the search for her replacement will be…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Speaking in English, Spanish and even some Bengali, Jackson Heights resident Jessica Ramos launched her campaign to challenge state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) in the Democratic p…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Julie Stapleton TimesLedger Newspapers As a Neighborhood Coordination Officer in the New York Police Department, I spend my days strengthening the relationships between police officers and Queens communities. In my effort…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Police were searching for a man who entered an Astoria mosque earlier this month and was caught on video going through worshiper’s jacket that hung along a wall. The suspect entered…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Police were searching for a man suspected of burglary in Flushing. According to police, on Jan. 18, at 2:30 a.m., a suspect entered Flushing Senior Center, located at 136-82 39th Ave.,…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LaGuardia Community College has added 122 years’ worth of historical documents donated by the Real Estate Board of New York to its on-campus rep…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers The East Elmhurst man who authorities say was responsible for lifting a rare tortoise from its Douglaston habitat was sentenced to six months behind bars last Friday on charges of fifth-…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Flushing) has introduced a bill that aims to increase the number of women on state public boards. The bill will target all statewide public authorities, loc…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria) secured $1 million in capital funding for three projects at Mount Sinai Queens in Astoria that she nominated for support from the New York State…