Recycling Event Returns Next Month
File Photo The e-waste recycling event has long been one of Senate District 15’s most popular events. By Forum Staff This fall, State Sen. Joe…
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Rockaways Show Signs of Recovery after Pandemic Setback
File Photo Post-Hurricane Sandy investments and construction activities are still on-going on the peninsula, with regular community engagement around planning in an effort to improve…
MTA Completes Track Replacement Work along Archer Av, J and Z Lines
Photo Courtesy of Google The 121st Street J and Z station in Richmond Hill. By Forum Staff The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Sunday announced that…
MTA to Install Security Cameras in Every City Subway Car
Photo Courtesy of Kevin Coughlin/Office of the Governor A federal grant will provide funding for the installation of cameras across the entire fleet of city…
Jamaica Man Indicted in Slaying of Girlfriend and her Family
Photo Courtesy of Google The three victims were discovered in this 155th Street home in Jamaica. By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced…
Two City Correction Officers Plead Guilty to Accepting Bribes from Rikers Island Inmates
File Photo “When correction officers betray their oath to serve and protect, the public is put at risk and the entire law enforcement community is…
Members of Violent ‘Bully Gang’ Charged in Superseding Indictment
File Photo Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace By Forum Staff A superseding indictment was unsealed Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn charging 26 defendants, including…
Community Unity: Howard Beach Unites at 9/11 Mural to Mark 21st Anniversary of Terror Attacks
Photo Courtesy of Councilwoman Ariola Councilwoman Ariola delivers remarks on Sunday in front of the mural. By Michael V. Cusenza As Sunday’s incessant drizzle wiped…
Elected Officials Issue Statement on Borough Flooding
Photo Courtesy City Councilman Bob Holden Vehicles were left abandoned on several borough roads Tuesday. By Michael V. Cusenza Early Tuesday morning it felt like…
Biker Dies in Richmond Hill Collision
Police early last Saturday morning responded to a 911 call of a car crash at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in Richmond…
Cops Nab Armed Teen on HB Bus
Photo Courtesy of NYPD A young man last Saturday boarded a bus at Cross Bay Boulevard and 157th Avenue in Howard Beach—but failed to pay…
Pols Break Ground on New JFK Terminal 1
Photo Courtesy of Kevin Coughlin/Office of the Governor Officials broke ground last week on the latest JFK Airport project. By Forum Staff Governor Kathy Hochul…
New York-Presbyterian/Queens Hospital Settles Allegations of Federal Health Care Fraud for $2.5M+
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia/Blausen.com Staff By Forum Staff Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced Wednesday a settlement agreement…
Accused Dealer Indicted for Selling Deadly Narcotics, Guns in Queens
Photo Courtesy of DA Katz Four illegal firearms found at Echeverry’s apartment. By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, joined by New York City…
City Launches Citywide Participatory Budgeting
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia/Tdorante10 One of the proposals calls for bus stop countdown clocks along Queens Boulevard in Briarwood, Kew Gardens, Forest Hills, Rego Park,…