The Queens Ledger
Weekly newspaper in New York City
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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 | 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
19th century
The Queens Ledger was founded in 1873.[1]
20th century
In 1941, The Queen Legister entered into a partnership with the Long Island Register.
21st century
In 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]