Bigger Plans for Aqueduct
New reports indicate that more than a casino might open at Aqueduct. Resorts World New York is set to open later this summer, and operator…
Cop of the Month: Police Officer’s Initiative Leads to Key Arrest
Police Office Patrick McBride was presented with a plaque honoring him for his efforts in making an arrest made last Thursday while on midnight patrol….
Man Sentenced in Forest Park Rape
Old DNA evidence helped link a Brooklyn man to the 2009 rape of a 29-year-old woman in Forest Park. Carl Wallace, 30, was sentenced up…
In Broad Budget Debates, Local Services Hit Hardest: Ridgewood Group Among Few Left Standing
When Clarise Sciallo’s apartment was sold 10 years ago, she started having problems with her new landlord. He wanted to raise her rent and change…
Central Queens First Charter School is Approved
Over the past few months, representatives for the Central Queens Academy have been conducting community outreach in Public School District 24 and meeting with Community…
Business Leaders Protest Parking Meter Increase
It’s déjà vu all over again. After successfully fighting a parking meter increase that would have raised rates outside Manhattan to $1 an hour in…
Numbers Rising, But No Cause for Celebration
On Tuesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and new Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott patted themselves on the back for a record high graduation rate for public school…
Constituents Demand Weiner’s Resignation
Dozens of constituents from every corner of Anthony Weiner’s congressional district staged a rally outside his Forest Hills office on Sunday, demanding his resignation. “When…
Clock Ticking on Redistricting Reform: In Light of Scandal, Weiner’s Seat in Jeopardy
The legislative session in Albany ends on June 20, and one important aspect has yet to be resolved: redistricting. Without legislative action, political power within…
Constituent Polls Change Senators’ Marriage Equality Vote
In the last two years there’s been a big change of heart in Southern Queens. The shift, revealed in polling by State Senators Joe Addabbo…
An Awesome Legacy
As the publisher of The Forum for the last two decades, I have faced many circumstances, both routine and extraordinary. I have seen things that…
Reported Shooting on the A Train
A chain of events beginning with a severe storm warning that shut area beaches down on Thursday afternoon ended with passengers fleeing a Manhattan bound…
An Oasis in Ozone Park: Our Neighbors Civic Spearheads Triangle Makeover
Residents passing by the triangular patch of land at 101st Avenue and 87th Street and Rockaway Boulevard now have reason to smile or stop and…
Addabbo Honors St. Pancras Students
Senator Joe Addabbo honors students Jade Sibug, Haily Cruz and Molly Fleming from St. Pancras School in Glendale for their entries New York State Senate…
Kew Gardens Hills Donates $4K to Library
Queens Library branches were recently forced to stop purchasing new books because of budget cuts. But Kew Gardens residents and the Kew Gardens Hills Civic…