City Touts FRESH Perspective
Courtesy of NYCEDC The Food Retail Expansion to Support Health program will be expanding to serve a total of five Queens community districts. By Forum…
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City Encourages NYers to ‘Shop Small’
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “Now more than ever, shopping locally can make or break a business,” SBS Commissioner Doris said. By Forum…
Advisory Panel Releases Report Detailing State of Waste in Queens
Photo Courtesy of DSNY The Queens Solid Waste Advisory Board recently released the “State of Waste in Queens” report. By Forum Staff A year-long effort…
Prolific Perp Charged in Eight Commercial Robberies
Photos Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York On May 8, City cops stopped and questioned Guzman Breton in the lobby of…
City Adopts New Zoning Rules to Protect Coastal Areas from Climate Change
File Photo ZCFR updates, improves, and makes permanent the emergency rules established in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. By Forum Staff Mayor Bill de Blasio…
Do the Right Thing
Neighborhood Coordination Officers assigned to the 102nd Precinct recently handed out “Gun Stop” fliers to community residents and business owners near Woodhaven Boulevard and Myrtle…
NY to Adopt New CDC Guidance: Cuomo
Photo Courtesy of Kevin Coughlin/Office of the Governor “We are ever closer to our better, safer New York. We are New York tough and we…
Area Pols Tout Summer Reading Program
Courtesy of NY State Senate Visit summerreadingnys.org for more information on this year’s Summer Reading Program. By Michael V. Cusenza State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr….
City Announces Major New Plan to Manage Trucks and Freight
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “Rebuilding a cleaner, fairer, and greener city means rethinking the way trucks move through our streets,” Mayor de…
Pols Laud Introduction of PEAKER Act
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Gillibrand’s Office “Communities from Sunset Park to the South Bronx bear the brunt of harmful emissions because of peaker plants in their backyards,”…
MTA Encourages Return to Mass Transit
Photo Courtesy of MTA “Signs of Affection” is one of four sub-campaigns aimed at encouraging New Yorkers to return to mass transit. By Forum Staff…
Meng Hate Crimes Act Heads to Biden’s Desk for Approval
Photo Courtesy of Rep. Meng’s Office “I commend my colleagues in the House for taking action to combat the despicable and sickening acts hate and violence against…
Richards Announces Healthcare Investments at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
Photo Courtesy of Google A little more than one year ago, NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst was the epicenter of the epicenter of the world’s worst public health…
Elmhurst Man Charged with Spree of Knife Attacks
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia/Hleong On April 23, Albano approached Leroy Williams, 57, on the platform of the Grand Avenue-Newtown subway station around 3:30 a.m. and…
Four Far Rockaway Men Indicted in Beating Death of Woman Whose Body was Found in Car Trunk
File Photo “This was a cruel, ruthless killing. As alleged, the defendants attacked the victim and beat her to death with a machete and a…