See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers The city last month officially closed down a Whitestone lot used illegally for commercial storage that neighbors and pols including state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) fumed over for ne…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Bayside residents are concerned about the condition of city trees in their community, a new survey shows. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) announced the results of a constituent surv…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers JAMAICA — A Jamaica man was sentenced last week to 16 years in prison for second-degree kidnapping and third-degree rape of a 15-year-old Canadian girl, according to Queens Distri…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Legendary St. Francis Prep Basketball coach Tim Leary, 73, died last week after battling gallbladder cancer. The New York State Basketball Hall of Fame inductee had an impressive coach…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Angelica Acevedo TimesLedger Newspapers Ladies and gentlemen, damas y caballeros, if you’d like to experience a play quite unlike any other, look no further than Queens of the Night/Reinas de la Noche, playing in th…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Police wanted to question a man who allegedly committed an act of public lewdness aboard a moving Queens R train Wednesday morning. The suspect took a seat across from a 20-year-old woman…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The NYPD was looking for several men who are believed to be involved in nearly a dozen burglaries across a swath of north-central Queens in the past two months. In the first incident, Jan…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Police from the 111th Precinct responded to the scene of a collision involving an SUV and a pedestrian on the Long Island Expressway late Tuesday night. On the westbound side of the expr…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers A controversial spa in College Point is in trouble once again. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) received a letter from the New York State Department of Labor informing him that Spa C…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Greater Astoria Historical Society TimesLedger Newspapers In conjunction with the Greater Astoria Historical Society, TimesLedger Newspapers presents noteworthy events in the borough’s history. Its February 1950 and…