Author: Jessica Meditz

“Science in a Box” kits delivered to District 29

Views: 269Sun Works kits given to students from three elementary schools By Alicia Venter aventer@queensledger.com 600 STEM Hydroponic Kits, also known as “science in a box” kits, were distributed to three elementary schools in Southeast Queens...

Museum of Broadway comes to Times Square

Views: 273By Stephanie Meditz news@queensledger.com After Broadway’s longest-ever hiatus for the COVID-19 pandemic, the Museum of Broadway permanently opened its curtains on Nov. 15 to remind NYC of the joy of live theater.  Located in Times...

Queens Botanical Garden receives historic donation

Views: 307$8 million provided for outreach and educational programming By Alicia Venter aventer@queensledger.com The Queens Botanical Garden is receiving a historic $8 million donation to fund their programming and outreach efforts in the coming years. Jamaica-based...

Shootings decreased in Queens and Brooklyn: police

Views: 285By Matthew Fischetti mfischetti@queensledger.com Citywide shootings have decreased due to drops in Queens and Brooklyn, according to the most recent data from the NYPD. Recent data compiled by the NYPD shows that in the month...

Six weekends of 7 line closures into Queensboro Plaza

Views: 3017 line suspended between 34th St.-Hudson Yards and Queensboro Plaza on select weekends beginning in February By Alicia Venter aventer@queensledger.com Seven train line service will be suspended between 34th St.-Hudson Yards and Queensboro Plaza for...

Legendary T-Bone Diner to reopen

Views: 394Pastrami, matzah balls and around the clock nostalgia By Michael Perlman mperlman@queensledger.com One of Queens’ earliest freestanding diners will have a second lease on life. The T-Bone Diner at 107-48 Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills,...

Op-Ed: Insurrection in our times

Op-Ed: Insurrection in our times

Views: 261By: Ethan M. Felder Two days following the two-year anniversary of Jan. 6, we witnessed eerily similar scenes transpire in Brazil. Insurrectionists invaded the Senate, Supreme Court and other democratic institutions of state. The elected...

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