Upstate Man Charged with Murder in South Richmond Hill Shooting
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Shawn Singh was charged on Tuesday for a shooting earlier this month that killed 31-year-old…
Addabbo Honors Hero who Saved Elderly Man Pushed onto Subway Tracks
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) on Sunday honored Pooran Mohabir, a South Ozone Park resident who risked his own life to…
Ariola, Williams Lead Fight against Shelter
By Michael V. Cusenza City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) and Assemblywoman Jaime Williams (D-Brooklyn) on Tuesday led more than three-dozen elected officials, civic leaders,…
Bus Stop Beautification
The community and its council member recently worked together to solve a recurring issue. “Our office was made aware of the trash-strewn situation near the…
Dozens of Women Participate in Free Woodhaven Mammogram Event
By Michael V. Cusenza State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) on Thursday hosted a free mammogram screening event at his district office in Woodhaven. The…
New Laws Set to Help State Workforce
By Forum Staff Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) recently had two bills she sponsored signed into law, furthering the protection and accessibility for potential…
Borough President Marks Climate Week with Inaugural Queens Climate Expo
By Forum Staff Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. on Monday marked Climate Week NYC by hosting Queens’ first-ever Climate Expo at Borough Hall. The Expo…
Mayor, DSNY Commissioner Announce Next Phase of War on Rats: All Businesses Must Place Trash in Containers
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Tuesday announced the next phase of the Adams administration’s war…
Adams Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Mayor’s Management Report
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Friday released the Mayor’s Management Report (MMR) for Fiscal Year 2023, a report assessing city agency performance for…
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Prison for Stalking Woman, Setting Apartment on Fire
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Tuesday that Steven Somerville was sentenced to 27 to 29 years in prison for repeatedly…
DOT Announces Notification Campaign ahead of October BQE Closures
By Forum Staff City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Monday announced the agency will begin a notification campaign ahead of expected closures for…
Meng Bill Seeks Commemorative Postage Stamp in Honor of Borough Legend Lewis Latimer
By Forum Staff Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) announced on Tuesday that she introduced a House resolution calling for a commemorative postage stamp that honors the…
Unlicensed Acupuncturist Charged with Causing Patient’s Lungs to Collapse
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz on Monday announced that a Flushing man has been charged with administering acupuncture treatments he was not…
Retired City Firefighter Leads Community in Emotional Sept. 11 Memorial Ceremony
By Michael V. Cusenza Retired Firefighter Dominick DeVito, a hero in perpetuity, struggled to get to his feet on Sunday. The man whose body has…
Ariola, Menin Call on Biden, Congress to Designate Sept. 11 a Federal Holiday
By Forum Staff This Thursday, Sept. 14, City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) will make the case that Sept. 11 should be designated a federal…