Queens GOP Leaders Warn of Failing Schools, Rising Costs By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa marked the first day of school by

Community Remembers Local Heroes Lost on 9/11 By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com The Maspeth community gathered on Sept 6 at Maspeth Memorial Park to honor residents

Students March Into 75th Year at St. Francis Academy By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com Located in a pocket of Astoria we like to call ‘Upper Ditmars,’

Young New Yorkers Gain Front-Row Experience at US Open By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com For more than 50 years, the New York Junior Tennis & Learning

By Stella Raine Chu On May 6, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a statewide restriction on smartphones in New York K-12 public schools. The policy makes

MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com On the eve of a new school year, advocates and immigrant families stood together Wednesday on the steps of the Tweed Courthouse

Asian American Leaders Push Hochul to Sign Education Equity Bill MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com As students across New York prepare to return to classrooms this week,

MTA Moves Ahead With Interborough Express Design MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com A long-discussed rail link between Brooklyn and Queens took a major step forward this summer

Tailoring Program Empowers Formerly Incarcerated at Fashion Week MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com Witness to Mass Incarceration, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering formerly incarcerated, system-impacted, and LGBTQIA+

Queens Woman Reverses Chronic Illness With Plant-Based Diet MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com As chronic diseases rise across New York and the nation, a Queens woman says