See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Naquan Hill, a Far Rockaway man who boldly attempted to escape from the Rikers Island Prison Complex last summer, pleaded guilty last week to burglarizing two homes in Queens in 2016, a…
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. In January 1951, as p…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Several small businesses were flooded in parts of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst on Jan. 12 when an 80-year-old water main broke open at Broadway and 74th Street. Many of the businesses tha…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers One Bay Terrace resident raised concerns about the gas infrastructure in her neighborhood as the Fire Department and ConEd were at work repairing the gas main near her home Tuesday for t…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers An early taste of spring, the government shuts down and wakes up again, all in the space of a giddy, three-day weekend. Sword fighting breaks out at St. John’s University, a battle of the break d…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Jackson Heights resident Jessica Ramos officially launched her campaign to challenge state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) in the Democratic primary next fall. Ramos announced her can…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Police from the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights were searching for a 64-year-old North Corona man who has been missing since Wednesday. Bernard Fickens was last seen at his home at 32-1…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Train service was suspended on the Port Washington line for over two hours on early Thursday morning after a woman was fatally struck by a train. MTA police are investigating the nature…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Queens Borough President Melinda Katz offered a preview of her State of the Borough address she will deliver Friday in Astoria during a press briefing at Borough Hall Tuesday. Katz explai…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers “I’m lucky to have worked in theater all over the world, but there’s something magical about Broadway. The audiences are smart, they’re educated. They go in re…