Exemption Allows Airlines to Avoid Tax on Aircraft Fuel: Stringer
PHOTO: Courtesy of City Comptroller’s Office By Forum Staff City Comptroller Scott Stringer last Friday—Earth Day 2016—shed light on a “giveaway” that allows airlines at LaGuardia…
Broad Channel Athletic Club Tradition Marches on at Annual Baseball/Softball Opening Day Parade
PHOTO: Courtesy of Marlin Byrne By Michael V. Cusenza An annual rite of spring was on full display on sun-kissed Cross Bay Boulevard earlier this month…
Katz Announces 318 Appointments to Borough Community Boards
PHOTO: Queens has 14 community boards. Courtesy of Baruch College NYCdata By Forum Staff Queens Borough President Melinda Katz on Monday announced 318 appointments issued this month to serve…
Volunteers Tidy up Broad Channel Crab Habitat
PHOTO: Courtesy of the American Littoral Society By Forum Staff Earlier this month, more than 150 volunteers, led by the American Littoral Society and New York…
Front of New $20 will Feature Portrait of Harriet Tubman
PHOTO: Harriet Tubman. Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection By Michael V. Cusenza The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced plans for the portrait of anti-slavery…
De Blasio Dangles $20M Carrot in Front of Embattled BOE
PHOTO: As a condition of receiving $20 million in incentive funding, the BOE would be required by the de Blasio administration to sign a binding agreement…
OneNYC One Year Later: Mayor says blueprint for sustainability has made five boroughs stronger
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio presented his 332-page OneNYC plan in April 2015. Courtesy of the Mayor’s Office By Forum Staff With its freshman year in the rear-view…
De Blasio Proposes $183 Water Bill Credit for 277K+ Queens Homes
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio announced the proposal on Monday in Brooklyn. Courtesy of Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office By Michael V. Cusenza The City is looking to give money…
Customs Catches Cocaine in Candy Containers at JFK
PHOTO: The passenger attempted to smuggle 10 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $175,000 into the country from Mexico. Courtesy of U.S. Customs and…
Cops Gun Down Armed Suspect in South Ozone Park: NYPD
PHOTO: A .40-caliber Hi-Point Firearms handgun was recovered at the scene of Sunday’s fatal shooting. Courtesy of NYPD By Michael V. Cusenza Four cops shot…
Cop of the Month Uses Smartphone to App-rehend Assailant
PHOTO: Cop of the Month Michael Callahan received kudos last week from Capt. John Ganley, executive officer of the 106th Precinct (l. to r.); Capt….
Guns for Gift Cards, No Questions Asked
PHOTO: Saturday’s gun buy-back event in Laurelton netted nearly 90 firearms. Photo Courtesy of NYPD By Michael V. Cusenza Civic leaders, elected representatives, and borough…
Jamaican Woman Charged with Trying to Sneak Coke through JFK Airport in Coffee Bags
PHOTO: Customs officers assigned to JFK International Airport discovered the substance in the coffee bags inside the arriving passenger’s suitcase. Courtesy of U.S. Customs and…
South Ozone Park Woman, 93, Reported Missing
PHOTO: Marjorie Smith has been missing since Sunday, April 17. Courtesy of NYPD By Michael V. Cusenza Police have asked the public to be on…
Editorial: Denying Death-Technology
Photo Courtesy of the National Safety Council These days it seems there’s always another cause to champion or an anniversary to commemorate. Some months are…