Pheffer to Leave Assembly
Legislator Will Resign Seat to Take Over as Queens County Clerk As The Forum went to press on Wednesday evening, we learned that Assemblymember Audrey…
Ideas Wanted for Queens Design Projects
“Wouldn’t it be great if the old, abandoned [Long Island Railroad track] running from Forest Park to Rockaway Beach was turned into a simpler version…
Enforcement Needed to Solve Park Woes
One of Citizen for a Better Ridgewood’s biggest challenges is policing Grover Cleveland Playground. Last summer, residents around the park were fed up with unruly…
Smoked Out: DA Brown Lights a Fire Under Illegal Cigarette Convictions
New York City smokers are subjected to the highest cigarette taxes in the country: $5.85 per pack. As the taxes increased, smuggling cigarettes has become…
Forest Hills Kids Celebrate Easter Fest
Pastor Michael Kytka said the Barnyard theme of this year’s Ascension Church Easter Fest in Forest Hills was a variation on a petting zoo theme…
Regan Republicans Swear In
The executive board members of the Ronald Regan Republican Club were sworn into office on Monday evening by Councilmember Peter Koo. After the ceremony Koo…
9/11 Flag Inspires Rotary Club Members
The crowd at Tuesday night’s South West Queens Rotary Club meeting received a rare treat—the opportunity to touch and view a national treasure—the National 9/11…
Traffic Changes in Maspeth Bypass Continue
A revised version of street changes in Maspeth—part of the Maspeth Truck Bypass Plan—was approved on Tuesday by Community Board 5’s Transportation Committee. It will…
Single Room Death Traps
How many more must die before something is done? A fire at an illegally subdivided building in the Bronx claimed the lives of three people…
Hospital Plan for St. John’s Flat-lining
New life may be coming to the former St. John’s Hospital in Elmhurst, but it won’t be patients. A proposal filed last month with the…
Parks Shows off Carousel
As the Forest Park carousel whirred to life, the three prospective operators who are considering submitting proposals to operate the city-owned attraction stood next to…
Body Washes Up In Broad Channel
Police from the 100th Precinct set up a crime scene in Broad Channel on Thursday morning when the body of an unidentified black male was…
Detective Weber Honored at Retirement Ceremony: Served the 104th Precinct for Over Two Decades
Detective Kevin Weber, community affairs officer for the 104th Precinct, will be able to spend a lot more time at home. And while he’s there,…
Koslowitz: Honor Ferraro With Street Naming
Since Geraldine Ferraro passed away on March 26, after a more than decade long battle with cancer, Queens residents have mourned her loss. The City…
Stop & Shop Donates Kosher Food for Passover
In the last two years, during one of the worst recessions in the United States, Queens Jewish community leaders have had a 325 percent increase…