Visits: 671By Matthew Fischetti mfischetti@queensledger.com George Grasso got his start as a beat cop in Jamaica. While patrolling the streets of Southeast Queens, Grasso worked his way up through law school taking night classes – eventually...
Visits: 676By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com Most Valentine’s Day postcards are vivid and graceful lithographs, where some feature hand-colored scenes or illustrated couples, children, cherubs and flowers, along with romantic greetings or poetry. The majority were published...
Visits: 859By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com “It’s not just mortgages and money, it’s romance as well,” Kenneth Rudzewick said with a smile as he reminisced on the place where he met his soulmate, Barbara. The Rudzewicks, known...
Visits: 614By Alicia Venter aventer@queensledger.com Last Friday, a month after the tragic death of 62-year-old cyclist Tamara “Tammy” Chuchi Kao in Astoria, the neighborhood’s elected officials gathered at the intersection that she was struck by a...
Visits: 550Russell Sage parents feel situation was ‘mishandled,’ sparking safety concerns By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Parents of students attending Russell Sage Junior High School in Forest Hills were alarmed to hear that their child’s school went...
Visits: 592Congressional grant solidifies plans to ID climate hazards, resilience strategies By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com A climate resilience plan is in the cards for Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (FMCP). As part of a federal spending package to...
Visits: 466By Stephanie Meditz news@queensledger.com This Black History Month, Flushing Town Hall will once again celebrate Black history and culture with its Black History Trilogy. The Trilogy is a series of three performances by a lineup...
Visits: 382Argue program disproportionately affects Black New Yorkers By Matthew Fischetti mfischetti@queensledger.com Electeds, advocates and supporters braved the brisk weather outside City Hall last Thursday to demand an end to the tax lien sale. The tax...
Visits: 462Residents giving the gift of reading By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com “Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be,” reads a stenciled slogan on the side of a decorative Little Free Library...
Visits: 381“Enough is enough,” attendees say at candlelight vigil By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com On a chilly Monday evening, Queens leaders and community residents gathered at Borough Hall in Kew Gardens to honor the life and legacy...
