Mayor Signs Package of Bills into Law
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “These bills will chart a path forward for a fair and sustainable recovery,” Mayor de Blasio said. By…
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Man Indicted in Road-Rage Shooting
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia/MobiusDaxter The victim was working and delivering packages in Woodhaven when Jahsheen Osbourne allegedly became enraged about the UPS truck blocking traffic…
Expand Care for Agent Orange Vets: Pol
Photo Courtesy of DOD “No veteran should have to fight the VA for care that is linked to their service while they are fighting for…
TSA Dishes on how to Travel with Thanksgiving Foods
By Forum Staff Most Thanksgiving food items can be carried through a Transportation Security Administration airport checkpoint, but there are some items that will need…
City Cop, Four Others Arrested for Roles in Cocaine-Distribution Organization
Photo Courtesy of JFK The drug-trafficking organization allegedly imported multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine into the U.S. through a variety of means, including by sending drug…
City Council Releases Report on NYPD Official’s Inappropriate Online Behavior
Photo Courtesy of Jeff Reed/NY City Council “The shocking nature of the misconduct in this report would call for nothing less than termination,” Councilman Torres said. By Michael…
‘Queens, Congratulations’: Cuomo Says Micro-Cluster Approach Working in Home Borough
Photo Courtesy of JFK The drug-trafficking organization allegedly imported multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine into the U.S. through a variety of means, including by sending drug…
Understanding seasonal affective disorder
When Daylight Saving’ s Time ended at the beginning of this month, millions of people turned their clocks back one hour. Few take as much…
Dealer Connected to OD’s Pleads Guilty
Photo Courtesy of DEA “Despite knowing how close each had come to dying, the defendant again provided heroin—at least one dose laced with fentanyl—to the…
Pastor Stephen Roser Howard Beach Assembly of God
I once searched a football spectator’s guide for a definition of a “Hail Mary” pass. It said such a pass is aptly named because so…
Queens Announces Full Funding for Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment Technology at Elmhurst Hospital
By Forum Staff Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee on Tuesday announced a $5.4 million allocation to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst to fully fund the…
The Vanishing Van Wyck Expressway
By Michael V. Cusenza On Monday, a contributor to the popular borough blog “Queens Crap” posted more than two-dozen photos of the dilapidated state of…
Two Charged with Selling ‘Virus Shut Out Cards’
Photo Courtesy of Google JCD Distribution Inc. on 22nd Avenue in College Point. By Forum Staff A Long Island man and Flushing woman have been…
Teams to Respond to Mental Health Crises
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “For the first time in our city’s history, health responders will be the default responders for a person…
EAT, DRINK and PREPARE TO PUT OUT A FIRE
The challenge of food and drink indulgences around the holidays is one that all of us face. The most common source of problems we encounter…