Views: 778Dan Wohl defeats four-day champion By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Dan Wohl represented Forest Hills with pride last Wednesday on “Jeopardy!” Wohl, a 36-year-old Forest Hills resident and social studies teacher at Syosset High School on...
Views: 706By 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...
Views: 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...
Views: 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...
Views: 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...
Views: 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...
Views: 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...
Views: 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...
Views: 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...
Views: 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...
