See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The city’s health department confirmed that an 8-year-old LeFrak City girl’s death last week was flu related, but it was unclear if Amely Baez had received a flu shot. Baez is…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) reintroduced a bill to City Hall which will mandate an animal shelter be built in Queens as part of the advocacy work he began in 2016 to bring relief…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers City Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Hillcrest) is praising a landmark decision that determined that judges should consider a defendant’s ability to pay before setting bail. Dutchess…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Residents in Jamaica and Ridgewood were invited to comment on Brownfield Cleanup Programs in their area, the state Department of Environmental Conservation says. The Jamaica site is loc…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the conviction of three Queens construction companies after they pleaded guilty to misclassifying employees as independent contractors…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Astoria’s elected officials believe the MTA is tone deaf to the community’s needs during a rally in opposition to the $22 million plan to reconstruct the Ditmars Boulevard sub…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The body of a newborn baby was discovered inside a garbage can at the Dutch Kills Playground in Astoria Saturday morning. A passerby found the boy’s body, with its umbilical cord st…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers A Bayside lawmaker’s bill passed unanimously in the state Assembly that would make any sexual activity between peace officers and those in their custody a felony due the “pow…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers The mayor’s office announced last week that out of the five boroughs, Queens had the largest improvement in terms of graduation and dropout rates. The graduation rate in Queens in…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers First Lady Chirlane McCray toured the city last Saturday as part of her “Weekend of Faith in Action Against Domestic Violence” to promote NYCHope, an online portal for commun…