See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his support for the Effective Background Checks Act Tuesday, a measure authored by state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) which would extend the time for a ch…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers U. S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights) called the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to end the temporary…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers They crossed over the Queensboro Bridge from the World’s Borough bearing gifts. Their destination? New York City’s center for urban folk culture, City Lore Gallery, locate…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Ed Konecnik TimesLedger Newspapers America is not just a place but an idea and an ideal and a way of life. It is a place where immigrants did not renounce their heritage, but celebrated and shared their diverse cultures,…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers The New York Taxi Workers Alliance rallied at City Hall last week, pushing for a policy that would solve the crisis of poverty that they said has led to the suicides of four drivers in…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Roads across the city will get some help from Gov. Andrew Cuomo with the injection of over $100 million in state funds after a particularly rough winter left them in equally rough shape.…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers City Councilman I. Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) announced the results of the participatory budget vote for projects in his district last week at the Campus Magnet Complex to more than 2…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Zach Gewelb TimesLedger Newspapers The Mets shocked the baseball world with a strong April that left the team in first place heading into the second month of the season. The squad played to a 17-9 record in March and Apri…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By William Lewis TimesLedger Newspapers Nowhere is it mentioned in the U.S. Constitution that the State of the Union has to be a verbal statement or that the president has to give a speech before members of Congress. All of…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The de Blasio administration is pushing forward with its plan to build a deck over much of the 180-acre Sunnyside Yard in order to construct as many as 24,000 apartments with parkland, sc…