See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Melinda Katz TimesLedger Newspapers The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s “Freedom Ticket” program is gearing up to become a broken promise that represents a classic bait-and-switch on Queens. In a…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Members of FDNY celebrated the life and sacrifice of one of their own, Lt. Michael Davidson, after the 15-year veteran who grew up in Queens was killed quelling a blaze in Harlem last we…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . TimesLedger Newspapers Organizers of the very first St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Bayside started working on it last September. So no one was more happy to see the parade’s Grand Marshal, PBA President Pay Lynch, s…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Kenneth Moore from Glendale was accused last week of taking a page from the film “Catch Me If You Can” by allegedly pretending to be a wrongful conviction lawyer for four ye…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers State Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) went to Albany last week to push for the passing of the Taxi Driver Protection Act. Kim was joined March 13 by Assemblymen David Weprin (D-Fresh…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers Two buildings in Far Rockaway were up for consideration as preserved landmarks last week in Manhattan. The first was Firehouse and Engine Companies 264 and 328/Hook and Ladder 134, loca…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers A design firm and environmentalist group have teamed up with the community to develop vision plans to clean up the city’s waterways, including Flushing Bay and Newtown Creek. Glo…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers A symposium at LaGuardia Community College Monday discussed some of the biggest obstacles to small businesses in the city, including steep real estate prices. limited access to capital a…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Second-graders from Queens helped name the new vessels in NYC Ferry’s fleet and, last week, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) visited a c…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers A Springfield Gardens man has been honored for his volunteer work with Project Warmth Night, a United Way project to provide heating funds to needy families during the cold winter month…