Historical SocietyTimesLedger NewspapersIn conjunction with the Greater Astoria Historical Society, TimesLedger Newspapers presents noteworthy events in the borough's history. Welcome to June 1964! The June 24 edition reported on the disappearance of Queens…
An Astoria man has been convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a friend in 2015 and his jury needed just two hours to deliberate the case, according to Queens District…
In the wake of another fatal traffic crash in Long Island City, state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) is urging action, calling on the Assembly to pass his legislation to penalize reckless motorists.…
A former Cardozo High School basketball player will be returning to New York, not as a player, but as a coach. Royal Ivey, formerly of the Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers,…
Sending a message that it is time to push back against the broad autonomy given to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in their ongoing…
NewspapersA 46-year-old man who works in Bayside was shot in the face while leaving his vehicle in front of his Queens Village home Tuesday night, according to police. Though police have not yet…
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday without the possibility of parole for the daylight execution of Imam Maulana Akonjee, 55, and his associate and friend Thara Uddin, 64,…
The Executive Committee of the mainstream political parties' County Committee is very important in local politics. That Executive Committee is usually comprised of Assembly district leaders, elected county officers and members at…
With the city's school zone speed camera program set to expire in Albany next month, Mayor Bill de Blasio called on the state legislature Wednesday to immediately reauthorize and expand the life-saving…
A professional photographer from Jackson Heights will try for a second time to recreate his father's famous portrait with a distinctly Queens flavor. On Aug. 12, 1958, Art Kane, a freelance photographer…