Views: 211By Mike Porcelli Schools should provide education that matches students’ abilities and talents. Many education experts now agree. Michael J. Petrilli, leader of the Hoover Institution’s education policy think tank, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute,...
Views: 224By Matthew Fischetti mfischetti@queensledger.com Six FDNY firehouses across Queens and Brooklyn have finished their solar roof installations. The new panels are solar photovoltaic systems which the city says be used to make sure firehouses can...
Views: 349Platform to be extended, elevators to be added at LIRR station in Forest Hills; largest project of the bunch By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Just before Christmas, it was announced that over $21.3 million in federal...
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...
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...
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...
Views: 369By Jessica Meditz jmeditz@queensledger.com Given the events of the two years previous, 2022 was a year of opportunity for many. It had its ups, but also its downs – and the borough of Queens was...
Views: 3507At Kew-Forest, you will find a community that nurtures lifelong learners, educators who inspire young people, and students who support each other. Established in 1918, The Kew-Forest School is the oldest independent co-ed, college preparatory school in...
Views: 796At Kew-Forest, you will find a community that nurtures lifelong learners, educators who inspire young people, and students who support each other. Established in 1918, The Kew-Forest School is the oldest independent co-ed, college preparatory school in...
Views: 1394A new food pantry opened in Flushing on Thursday that will be supplied exclusively with Kosher Food to serve the Bukharian community and others in the neighboring Kew Gardens area. The Lev Aharon Community Food...
