Pols to Mayor: We Need a Health + Hospitals Facility on the Rockaway Peninsula
Photo Courtesy of BP Richards, Jr. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr. By Forum Staff Prior to Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement last week of a…
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Adams Unveils Blueprint for City’s Economic Recovery
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Adams said that the City’s recovery from the pandemic “cannot and will not be about going back…
NY Opens Application Portal for Hemp Farmers Seeking a License to Grow Adult-Use Cannabis
Photo Courtesy of Kevin Coughlin/Office of the Governor “This initiative will create meaningful opportunities for economic empowerment for New York farmers and impacted communities,” Gov….
Pols Secure More than $6.7M for NYC Workforce Development and Education Programs
Photo Courtesy of Google York College is set to receive $527,000. By Forum Staff Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on…
Brooklyn Man Indicted for Hillcrest Gunpoint Robberies
Photo Courtesy of Google The check-cashing business is located on 164th Street in Hillcrest. By Forum Staff A 10-count superseding indictment was recently unsealed in…
Brooklyn Man Busted for Union Membership Cash Con
File Photo DA Katz said that Ortega “is now charged with serious crimes for taking advantage of others to feed his own greed.” By Forum…
Brooklyn Man Dies from Injuries Suffered in South Richmond Hill Car Crash
File Photo Marvens died on Monday at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. By Michael V. Cusenza A Brooklyn man on Monday succumbed to injuries he incurred…
Sanitation Tackles Illegal Dumping Site
As a result of being notified of a severe dumping condition along 155th Avenue in Old Howard Beach, Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) this week…
Howard Beach Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for 2015 Arson
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “I thank our colleagues at the FBI and the Eastern District of New York for their dedication in…
Addabbo Touts Student Safety Bills
File Photo “As a parent of two school-aged children, I know students spend a great deal of their time in school, which is why it’s…
Jamaica Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Wild South Ozone Park Stab Attack
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia/Blogtrepreneur Harry, 40, was sentenced on Thursday to two decades in prison. By Forum Staff A Jamaica man has been sentenced to…
U.S. Files Enforcement Action to Stop Marketing of Herbal Tea Product Promoted as COVID Treatment
Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York Online ads promoting Earth Tea. By Forum Staff The Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s Office…
Far Rockaway Man Sentenced to up to Life in Prison for ‘Sandy Slay’
Courtesy of DA Katz DA Katz said that Aycock “may have thought he had gotten away with murder, but investigators and prosecutors never relented” in…
Gillibrand, Schumer Push for Boost in Cybersecurity Funding as Russia Cyber Attacks Threaten NY
File Photo “Countries are increasing their use of cyber operations as a projection of national power,” Schumer and Gillibrand wrote. By Michael V. Cusenza Senate…
Officials Urge NYers to Protect Themselves from Russian Cyberattacks
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “[W]hat you do to protect yourself with good internet hygiene and practices will make the real difference in…