Borough President Names New Communications Director
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz last week announced the appointment of Sharon Lee as communications director. Immediately prior to joining Borough President Katz’s office, Lee,…
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz last week announced the appointment of Sharon Lee as communications director. Immediately prior to joining Borough President Katz’s office, Lee,…
Last month, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled the ambitious Community Parks Initiative, a multi-faceted program to invest $130 million in under-resourced public parks located in…
Two men last week were found guilty of manslaughter in the 2011 shooting death of a woman at a birthday party in St. Albans, according…
The city Department of Transportation last week told The Forum that, after a lengthy study, the agency has decided to scale back the pedestrian plaza…
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) this week ramped up efforts to help fund the revitalization of the defunct Rockaway Beach Rail Line by penning a…
A Brooklyn man last week was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for the 2010 shootings of two men. Miguel Molinar, 50, of…
Ralph Rega last Friday serenaded seniors and staff with a little Tony Bennett during the annual talent show at the Howard Beach Senior Center on…
Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) received the Freedom Award from New York City Helmets to Hardhats this week at their second annual luncheon. The Freedom…
If you see a new home being built in Howard Beach or Ozone Park, chances are Gustavo Badolati and F1 Construction, Inc. are helming the…
With Rikers Island wracked by a slew of headline-grabbing scandals over the past year, the commissioner of the Department of Correction this week outlined a…
A Jamaica basketball coach this week was awaiting arraignment on charges of possessing child pornography after a 15-year-old boy he coached told his parents about…
Dep. Inspector Henry Sautner, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, on Tuesday night heaped heavy praise on October’s Cops of the Month: Police Officer Jonathan…
A Briarwood man has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison for shooting his wife to death in their home in December of…
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority this week released results of its annual customer satisfaction surveys, showing a continued gradual increase in travelers’ satisfaction with the city…
A mob informant last week was sentenced to time served—three days in federal prison—for his role in a 26-year-old hit in an Ozone Park social…