Queens Library Loans Hot Spots
Mobile hot spots are currently available for free loan to library cardholders at a number of Queens Library locations. The devices, which are smaller than…
DOE Fires Back at Comptroller After Scathing Inventory Audit
The city Department of Education this week indicated that it strongly disagreed with an audit conducted by city Comptroller Scott Stringer which revealed “thousands of…
Updated App Allows Tenants to File Heat Complaints on Mobile Devices
The city last week released an update for the 311 Mobile Application, which allows tenants to register heat and hot water complaints from their mobile…
Pregnant Mom of Four Shot to Death in LeFrak City
A pregnant mother of four children last Wednesday was shot and killed a few feet from her LeFrak City apartment door. The baby, which was…
Collections Mongers Lurking
Have you ever gotten a call from a debt collector that just didn’t seem right? Perhaps the caller claimed to know more information about you…
Borough Rowing Pioneer Visits White House for World AIDS Day
A Forest Hills man, who recently became the first African American to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean in an effort to raise awareness for…
New MTA Report Calls for Expansion of City Rail Capacity
A recently released Metropolitan Transportation Authority Reinvention Commission report calls for the “aggressive expansion” of the city’s rail capacity through means including the reactivation of…
Reckless Driving in Howard Beach: Still an Issue?
Just over a year ago, in November 2013, The Forum wrote an article on multiple incidents of reckless driving that had been occurring in Howard…
DOT, MTA Continue to Engage Communities on Bus Rapid Transit Plans
The latest stop for the two agencies tasked with implementing Bus Rapid Transit in communities across the five boroughs was Borough Hall on Tuesday morning,…
Sunnyside Man Caught with Weapons in Checked Bags at JFK
A Sunnyside man last Wednesday was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport after security officials discovered a stash of weapons in his checked luggage,…
Affordable Housing Dominates Borough Board Meeting
A packed house inside the second-floor conference room at Borough Hall on Monday night greeted the chairman of the City Planning Commission, who was peppered…
De Blasio Unveils $130M Criminal Justice Action Plan
Fresh on the heels of glowing CompStat reports that indicated that the city just experienced the safest August through November period since modern crime statistics…
Despite Efforts, Rescued Rottweiler Ultimately Euthanized
Dasher, the resilient Rottweiler who survived being tossed from a moving car in Ridgewood, was humanely put down late last week by veterinarians at the…
Giving Thanks
Be thankful for what you’ve got. In the past seven days alone we’ve written about a sickly dog being tossed from a moving car as…
CB 9 Executive Committee Meeting Reveals Rift
A meeting of the Executive Committee of Community Board 9 on Tuesday evening at Borough Hall devolved into an emotional back-and-forth that revealed a rift…