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Published EVERY WEEK since 1873, the Queens Ledger is the flagship weekly community newspaper of the 8 we publish. Our entire group has a weekly readership of 150,000.
With a circulation of 26,000 every Thursday, the Queens Ledger is sold at more than 100 newsstands and newsboxes in the Queens communities of Maspeth, Middle Village, Woodside, Elmhurst and Ridgewood. It primarily serves zip codes 11378, 11379, 11373, 11385, 11377, and is mailed throughout all the Queens zip codes. It is the official "legal" newspaper of Queens. In combination with The Queens Examiner and our other four Queens weekly newspapers we carry more legal advertisements than any other weekly news group in the Borough. www.queensledger.com. Source
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| Scope | Hyperlocal |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
| Media Market | New York |
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| Frequency | Weekly |
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Search ArticlesHORNAK: End of Summer Recap and What’s to Come for NY
Political Whisperer By Robert Hornak Labor Day is here, marking the official end of summer and beginning of the end of the campaign season. This is the perfect time to look back at what has happened and what’s to come. Democrats, who hold all the power in state government, passed a $269 billion budget for the coming fiscal year. This set off alarm bells with all the fiscal watchdogs as this budget is a 10.9% increase over the year before.
Project Petals Grows Its Reach
With roots in Jamaica, Project Petals has helped establish and maintain 15 community gardens and urban farms throughout NYC since 2014. (Photo via Project Petals) By Jack Delaney | jdelaney@queensledger.com For years, commuters in the southeastern Queens neighborhood of Locust Manor were forced to walk through a wooded No Man’s Land called Railroad Park, which over time had become a dumping ground, on the way to their local train station.
Ridgewood Hosts Vigil for Victims of Nepal Disaster
The New York Nepalese Society, previously known as the Ridgewood Nepalese Society, helped organize a vigil on Sutphin Blvd last Thursday. (Courtesy of Rajesh Bhatta) By Jack Delaney | jdelaney@queensledger.com RIDGEWOOD — It’s been a grim week for Rajesh Bhatta, the president of the New York Nepalese Society.
ASTORIA STREET SPECTATOR: Remembering the General Slocum
A political cartoon published in Puck Magazine about the disaster. Obtained from stuffnobodycaresabout.com How negligence turned General Slocum’s summer excursion into one of New York’s deadliest disasters — and helped erase an entire neighborhood. BY NICHOLAS STERGIOU nicolas.stergiou@gmail.com Social Media Manager, Labor Organizer, and Unnofficial “Astoria Street Spectator” From Astoria Park, Hell Gate looks more scenic than threatening.
How an 8-Year-Old Inspired the Parks Department’s New Quick-Fix Crew
Maxime Kakhidze stole the show during a press conference at Dry Harbor Playground in Glendale on Monday. (Photo: Jack Delaney) By Jack Delaney | jdelaney@queensledger.com GLENDALE — The Parks Department just created a tactical unit to make small repairs in local parks across the city, and New Yorkers have an eight-year-old boy from Brooklyn to thank for it.
JJ: “Will It Be a September to Remember For the Yanks?”
By John Jastremski sports@queensledger.com As the calendar flips to September, life is not too shabby in Yankees land, all things considered. The Yankees spent this past weekend taking 3 out of 4 games from the rival Boston Red Sox. Significant, of course it is. The Yankees not only gained 2 games on their AL Wild Card lead, they also ensured the season series tiebreaker.
Liberty Exposed as Valkyries Sweep Season Series
New York was outmatched by Golden State, who swept the season series with a 79-60 win in Brooklyn. (Photos by Noah Zimmerman) By Noah Zimmerman noah@queensledger.com BARCLAYS CENTER – The Golden State Valkyries seared to an easy victory at the Barclays Center last Thursday, completing a sweep of the season series against the Liberty.
Mets Haunted Again!
By Noah Zimmerman noah@queensledger.com CHICAGO, IL – Former top Mets prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong left the yard three times last Saturday at Wrigley Field. The next day he sent another pair of homers out of the park. New York traded Crow-Armstrong to Chicago in 2021. Now five seasons later, the centerfielder is on pace for an MVP season with the Cubs. The Mets picked up PCA with the 19th overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft.
Illegal Dumpers Trash Ozone Park’s Southern Fields
Illegal dumping in Southern Fields. (Photo: Sam Esposito) BY COLE SINANIAN cole@queensledger.com OZONE PARK — A chorus of voices is calling on the New York City Council and State Legislature to tackle a plague of severe illegal dumping that has turned parts of Southern Fields park into a minefield of discarded construction debris.
City Panel Criticizes Met Park Architects for Extra Hotel Tower, Insufficient Public Space
(Photo via SHoP Architect) Metropolitan Park’s architects took a beating from the Public Design Commission last week over inadequate public space and inserting an unapproved hotel tower into their plans.