See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Competing in Miss New York’s Outstanding Teen on April 7 in upstate New York will be Queens Village resident Cayla Kumar, the local titleholder of Miss Bronx’s Outstanding T…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers In an effort to nudge people to go to court, New Yorkers will now receive text-message reminders about summonses. Last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city’s text-remind…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Angelica Acevedo TimesLedger Newspapers What does forward Kayla Charles hope to accomplish during her time with the St. John’s University Red Storm? “I want to have my face on the wall, Like Chris Mullin,̶…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) issued a warning to New York consumers Monday about a new scam recently uncovered by the Federal Trade Commission in which imposters are tricking p…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers Brooklyn, step aside. No longer the “forgotten borough,” Queens has been in the spotlight more than ever, and people everywhere are hearing about its strong multicultural…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Prem Calvin Prashad TimesLedger Newspapers “Chain migration” is the latest buzzword to define the ongoing immigration conversation in the United States: popularized by the extreme right to describe the process…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Zach Gewelb TimesLedger Newspapers In another move that doesn’t move the needle much, the Mets announced the signing of infielder Jose Reyes to a new deal. “I’m glad to be back,” Reyes said in a st…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria were looking for a man who allegedly assaulted a 45-year-old woman at the 36th Street/Northern Boulevard R subway station in Long Island City las…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) did not hold back against President Donald Trump at a Saturday town hall event at York College in Jamaica. Meeks called Trump a “con man”…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The communications director of the Queens District Attorney’s Office retired after 42 years of handling public information for city and state agencies. Kevin Ryan, 64, worked his la…