See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Elected officials are calling for the MTA to backtrack on a revision to the Freedom Ticket proposal, a reduced rate for LIRR commuters at select south Queens stations, to include both At…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers One of the most celebrated photographs in New York City history will be recreated here in Queens this spring. It was on Aug. 12, 1958, when Art Kane, a freelance photographer on assignmen…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Public transit advocacy group Riders Alliance launched a campaign for straphangers to hold Gov. Andrew Cuomo responsible for the state of the city’s subways, which continue to suff…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The NYPD has stepped up enforcement at a dozen of the borough’s busiest intersections as part of a citywide crackdown on motorists who block the box, which was launched Monday durin…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Five people were killed when a helicopter crashed into the East River off Astoria’s Hallets Peninsula Sunday evening. A 14-member team from the National Transportation Safety Board…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Police from the 108th Precinct were searching for a Woodside man who was reported missing Sunday. Kyoung Jin Kim, 74, was last seen inside his home on 43rd Avenue near 69th Street March 1…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A dead man was discovered stuffed inside a donation box in Woodside early last Friday, police said. Police from the 114th Precinct were responding to a 911 call March 9 at a 7-Eleven loca…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Anti-Semitic incidents recorded the largest increase over the last year in Queens compared to the other boroughs, a new report from the Anti-Defamation League found. ADL’s yearly…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers As the city prepares to convert a second hotel into a temporary shelter for the homeless in the Blissville section of Long Island City, the Department of Homeless Services is organizing a…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers A Corona man was arrested and charged with the murder of a 22-year-old Florida man who was visiting LeFrak City where he was born and raised, police said. The NYPD arrested Ronald O’…