See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers More than two months of protests have paid off for the Brian Piccolo Middle School (MS 53) and the Robert Vernam School (PS/MS 42), which Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña had targe…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Zach Gewelb TimesLedger Newspapers Brandon Nimmo is making a name for himself this spring. The young lefty outfielder is vying for a spot on the big-league roster and has impressed the first two weeks of Spring Training.…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to life in prison last week for the 2008 murder of a 14-year-old girl in her Cambria Heights home, according to the Queens district attorney’s off…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The city has agreed to bring traffic calming measures to a dangerous stretch of Skillman Avenue in Woodside to protect students at the newly expanded P.S. 11 in Woodside. When work was co…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers While the push to implement cashless tolling was met with applause, it seems as though things have taken a turn for the worse. While commuting time is down — the MTA has said that cashless tollin…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Hundreds of Long Island City residents and business owners rallied with community leaders and elected officials Saturday against the city’s plan to develop two plots of publicly own…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers St. Patrick’s Day is nearly here, but parades in celebration of the holiday have already started in Queens — one in Rockaway, the traditional first parade of the season, and the St. PatR…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers A Fordham University freshman and Little Neck resident is aiming to bring his proposal for improved bus service to fruition after presenting his case to Community Board 11 this week. Ste…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers As the principals of the Catholic high schools of Brooklyn and Queens, we have kept the administration, faculty, staff, students and parents from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in our prayers sin…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Police have taken action in clearing Willets Point. On Feb. 28, the NYPD and city Department of Sanitation led an overnight operation to remove abandoned vehicles in the Willets Point…