See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The leader of the 5Pointz artists is hailing the federal judge in Brooklyn who ruled in their favor Monday, forcing developer Jerry Wolkoff to pay $6.7 million in compensation for orderin…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Prem Calvin Prashad TimesLedger Newspapers Richmond Hill is underserved by government agencies, while community organizations struggle under a dearth of funding. Yet, despite this benign neglect, the neighborhood has swel…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Queens Borough President Melinda Katz recommended approving last week the rezoning and site selection of the NYPD’s new 116th Precinct station house. The new precinct will be loca…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Less than a week after a Rikers Island prison guard was viciously attacked by six alleged gang members and hospitalized with a fractured spine and bleeding on the brain, Mayor Bill de Bla…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Kendall Christiansen and Thomas Grech TimesLedger Newspapers Every day, it’s no small miracle that the 12,000 tons of waste, recyclables, and organics generated by the city’s businesses and industries are mana…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers The future looks brighter than ever for Bayside actress Elyse Price, who says 2018 “started off strong!” Price is making her debut on the silver screen after catching dire…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Zach Gewelb TimesLedger Newspapers The St. John’s men’s basketball team continued its surprising turnaround, defeating Marquette, 86-78 Saturday after shocking No. 1 Villanova, 79-75 just three days earlier. T…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers “Having the Ridgewood Reservoir recognized on the New York State Historic Register back in December, and now having it listed on the National Register of Historic Places is an amazi…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Police were searching for a knife-wielding man who menaced a straphanger in Astoria last month. The victim, a 43-year-old man, spotted the suspect urinating on the platform of the Broadwa…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Police were looking for a man who followed a 39-year-old woman into her Jackson Heights apartment building, in the vicinity of 76th Street and 35th Avenue, and threatened her with a knife…