See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The city’s Department of Education has reversed course on a plan that would have sent kindergarten students from overcrowded PS 78 in Long Island City to a school in Woodside, and i…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Frantz Petion, an emergency medical technician for the FDNY was arraigned Monday on charges of first-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a 10-year-old girl in Kew Gardens at Quee…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers A Whitestone cat advocacy group is fighting to be able to relocate a feral cat colony. Le Cats on the Water, a non-profit organization based in northeast Queens, said it is “hear…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers The Riders Alliance is introducing a unique method to call upon the MTA to implement all-door boarding on buses to reduce confusion and wait times. Members of the transit advocacy group…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers A new report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli shows that job growth in New York City has outpaced New York state and the rest of the country since the end of the 2008 recession.…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers In the ongoing mission to lower the city’s prison population which would allow for the closing of Rikers Island, the city is hailing a mentoring program for young people on probatio…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced progress had been made toward having the latest bomb protection technology installed in transit hubs to prevent attacks such as the December…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers NYC Ferry will expand this summer, bringing a new connection from Long Island City and Lower Manhattan, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. The new Lower East Side Route will serve…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The first phase of the Steinway Street improvement plan will soon be implemented as the city’s Department of Transportation plans to install three mid-block crosswalks and traffic s…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Developers seeking a variance from Community Board 4’s zoning committee saw opposition from activists who claim the Target slated for Elmhurst will only further drive gentrificatio…