Alleged Queens Cop Killer Indicted
A grand jury last week returned a 12-count indictment charging a Queens Village man with the May murder of a city police officer and the…
Articles Written By: Michael V. Cusenza
Woodhaven Civic Leery of de Blasio Housing Plan
Photo: HPD representative Eric Wilson last week detailed the mayor’s Housing New York plan for the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza…
Albany Addressing Youth Suicide ‘Epidemic’
Photo: Suicide is the third leading cause of death in the country among people aged 15 to 24. Photo Courtesy of Empathy Educates. Suicide is “a…
Bill Calls for Dog Owners to Pay Medical Bills of Attack Victims
Photo: Sen. Addabbo (at lectern) is joined by Sen. Neil Breslin (from l.), Maria Flora, dog attack victim Frankie Flora, Sen. Marc Panepinto and Assemblyman Frank…
Pols Push for Libraries to Become Eligible for Grant Program
The state Senate has voted in favor of a bill that would allow the three public library systems in the city to become eligible for…
Cops Nab Man Trying to Steal iTunes Cards from 7-Eleven
Photo: 106th Precinct Anti-Crime Unit cops caught a man allegedly trying to steal iTunes gift cards from a 7-11 on Liberty Avenue. Forum Photo by Robert…
Boys and Girls Club Hosts Teen Fashion Show
Photo: The Boys and Girls Club on Atlantic Avenue last Friday night hosted the Teen Lives Matter fashion show. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza “Project…
Community Continues to Give in Valentina’s Name; Raise thousands at Gold’s Gym for children’s hospital
Howard Beach has not forgotten the little girl with the huge heart. You can still see it in the red balloons and bows, some new,…
Library President Makes Case for Restoration of Funding
Photo: Interim Queens Library President and CEO Bridget Quinn-Carey. Photo Courtesy of Queens Library The Big Apple budget dance is a familiar yet fickle foxtrot, defined…
AMCA Wraps up School Year with Inaugural Spirit Day
Photo: Pull!! Ave Maria Catholic Academy students get into a Tug of War on Spirit Day. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Less than a week…
MS 137 Walks for a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Nearly 2,000 Middle School 137 students, teachers, administrators and parent volunteers on an overcast Tuesday morning ambled around a section of Ozone Park to raise…
Bill Would Strengthen Infrastructure Theft Law
Two weeks ago, brash thieves brought public transportation in parts of Howard Beach and Ozone Park to its knees after stealing hundreds of feet of…
Braton Letter to ACS Draws Raves from CB 10, Jail Opponents
Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton last week drew rave reviews for a letter she penned to the city Administration for Children’s Services that firmly…
DOE Mourns Longtime Spokeswoman Marge Feinberg
Photo: City Department of Education Press Secretary Margie Feinberg died last Thursday night. Courtesy of DOE Margie Feinberg, the longtime spokeswoman for the city Department of…
Next Meeting of Richmond Hill South Civic will be its Last
Photo: Richmond Hill South Civic Association President Margaret Finnerty (l.) was honored last December by Joann Ariola and the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic after Finnerty retired from…