The Queens Ledger is a weekly newspaper headquartered in the Woodside section of Queens, New York City, for 140-years. The news group publishes eight weekly newspapers, including The Greenpoint Star, Brooklyn Downtown Star, The Leader Observer of Woodhaven, Glendale Register, Astoria/LIC Journal, Forest Hills Times, and Queens Examiner.
| Type | Weekly Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | BQE Media |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Maspeth, Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Website | queensledger |
The Queens Ledger is published every Thursday on 42 newsstands and serves many areas in Queens, including Maspeth, Middle Village, Woodside, Elmhurst, and Ridgewood.[1] The Queens Ledger printed newspapers have a circulation of 150,000, and is published weekly.[2] Its publisher, since 1986, is Walter H. Sanchez of BQE Media.[3]
History
edit19th century
editThe Queens Ledger was founded in 1873.[1]
20th century
editIn 1941, The Queen Legister entered into a partnership with the Long Island Register.
21st century
editIn July 2000, Queens Ledger columnist Frank Borzellieri wrote a column comparing Queens representative of the New York Board of Education Terri Thomson to Adolf Hitler.[4]
Borzellieri was originally suspended.[4] Later that year, publisher Walter Sanchez rehired him even though Borzellieri refused to apologize.[5] Sanchez cited his reasoning to many readers expressing their interest in Borzellieri's columns and opinions.[5] Sanchez and the Queens Ledger received a lot of scrutiny, including from the Anti-Defamation League.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "About The Queens ledger : Combined with the Long Island Register". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
- ^ Brewer, Robert Lee (4 August 2011). 2012 Writer's Market. ISBN 9781599632407.
- ^ "This is Queensborough welcomes new publisher". this is... QUEENSBOROUGH.
- ^ a b O'Grady, Jim (2000-08-13). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: QUEENS UP CLOSE; Columnist Suspended for Comparing an Official to Hitler". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ a b c O'Grady, Jim (2000-10-08). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: QUEENS UP CLOSE -- UPDATE; Paper Reinstates Writer Who Likened Politician to Hitler". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-05.