Jamaica Man Indicted on Sex Trafficking and Firearms Charges
Photo Courtesy of Google Siddons also met with the girl on another occasion at the Best Western Inn where he allegedly purchased her and held…
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Firefighter Injured in Two-Alarm Woodhaven Blaze
Forum Photos by Michael V. Cusenza By Michael V. Cusenza Two gunmen are still roaming free after a wild shooting early Sunday outside a South…
Bill to Combat Flooding Signed into Law
File Photo Hurricane Ida tore through Queens in September 2021, flooding thousands of basements. By Forum Staff Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Senate Majority Leader…
Fentanyl Leads to over 2,300 Fatal Overdoses/Poisonings in NYC in 2022: DEA
Photo Courtesy of DEA Photograph of some of the 50,000 fentanyl pills seized in Manhattan on Dec. 7, 2022. By Forum Staff The Drug Enforcement…
City Department of Finance Publishes Fiscal Year 2024 Tentative Property Tax Assessment Roll
Photo Courtesy of Google Assessed values of 1-3 family homes in Queens rose 6.1 percent last year. By Forum Staff City Department of Finance Commissioner…
Adams Blasted for Proposed Library Cuts
Photo Courtesy of Google Mayor Adams’s plan proposes $21.5 million in cuts to Queens Borough Public Library between FY2023-FY2026, including $3.9 million in FY2023. By…
Cops Ticket Cars Idling along Area Thoroughfares
Cops from the City Police Department’s Highway Unit 3 and 106th and 113th precincts recently addressed the continuing hazardous parking conditions on the shoulders of…
Number of Guns Detected at Checkpoints in NYC Region’s Airports Increased in 2022: TSA
Photo Courtesy of TSA A TSA officer at LaGuardia Airport detected this loaded handgun in a carry-on bag at a security checkpoint in April 2022….
Report Finds Alcohol and Cannabis are Primary Drugs Detected in Impaired Drivers
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia/KOMU News Alcohol remains the most often detected drug in impaired driving incidents. By Forum Staff Actions from federal and state agencies…
Borough President to Host Inaugural Queens Technology Fair
Photo Courtesy of Google The first Queens Tech Fair is this Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greater Jamaica Development…
City Supports State in Fight against Gun Violence
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “The Concealed Carry Improvement Act and the State’s nuisance statutes are both critical to damming the rivers feeding…
Organizer of Home-Invasion Robbery Crew Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
File Photo Lamonte Johnson was sentenced this week to eight years in federal prison. By Forum Staff An Auburn, N.Y. man has been sentenced to…
Gunmen Still on the Loose after Shooting outside South Richmond Hill Lounge
Photo Courtesy of Google The shooting took place early Sunday outside Impulse Lounge in South Richmond Hill. By Michael V. Cusenza Two gunmen are still…
Incumbent Pheffer Amato Declared Winner in Assembly District 23 Race
File Photo Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato has earned another term in Albany. By Michael V. Cusenza Two months later, we finally have a winner. After a…
Man Gets 17 Years for Ozone Park Shootout
File Photo The incident occurred near the intersection of 90th Street and Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park. By Michael V. Cusenza Queens District Attorney Melinda…