See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Eric Schneiderman resigned as the New York attorney general Monday night just three hours after the release of a scandalous exposé in The New Yorker magazine revealed allegations of…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers The idea of burning the deceased rather than burying them is catching on. For some, it is a matter of expense. Cremation is much less expensive than full, traditional funerals complete with headstones…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers While half a dozen of the borough’s hospitals closed in the last decade, one was plotting its expansion. Last week, Mount Sinai Queens celebrated the opening of its new $180 million…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The MTA announced Tuesday it would begin painting and conducting important structural steel repair work along the elevated 7 train line from 72nd Street in Jackson Heights to 104th Street…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Members of the 15% & Growing Campaign gathered on the steps of City Hall last week demanding an increase of funding for the Asian Pacific-American community in New York City. The…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers After several delays, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of a new online bail payment system that will make it easier for New Yorkers to pay bail. The initiative was set to launc…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The NYPD identified a suspect in connection with the brutal attack of a 52-year-old mother of two in Kew Gardens Hills last week. Investigators identified 21-year-old Ronald Williams as a…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers To mark the centennial of America’s entrance into World War I, the Great War, a handful of volunteers staged a re-enactment at Maple Grove Cemetery in Kew Gardens — a trip back to the daily…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers ELMHURST — A Middle Village man has been convicted in absentia of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl as she walked to school in Elmhurst in June 2016 as well as endangering the w…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers It is another year of participatory budget voting success in the district of Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) with over 8,000 votes cast to fund school, law enforcement and community…