See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Tammy Scileppi TimesLedger Newspapers If you’re an avid tea drinker, you’re probably aware of tea’s calming effect and are instinctively cognizant of how different having a cup of tea vs. a cup of coffee…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Naeisha Rose TimesLedger Newspapers The second annual Sanctuary for All event, an occasion meant to empower and protect immigrants with social and legal services, was held last week at Legal Hand Jamaica, 149-13 Jamaica 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 Nily Rozic TimesLedger Newspapers Here in Eastern Queens, we are more than familiar with the term “transit desert.” Look no further than our Assembly district to see the lack of public transit options: without…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers The city’s Department of Homeless Services has come under fire for suddenly moving 54 families out of a temporary shelter at a Long Island City hotel to make room for homeless men.…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Mark Hallum TimesLedger Newspapers Elected officials in Bayside have sounded the alarm about a study being conducted by the city at Fort Totten to possibly expand the footprint of agencies operating there by creating trai…
See this story at TimesLedger.com . By Gina Martinez TimesLedger Newspapers Foreclosures in the city have hit their highest peak since 2009, according to PropertyShark, a real estate analytic company. PropertyShark has released its annual foreclosure report, f…