Ulrich Funds Clean-up Effort along Jamaica Bay
File Photo Abandoned boats are among the biggest problems in New York City’s waterways, including Jamaica Bay (pictured), presenting multiple ecological, transportation and safety hazards….
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DOT Gives Revel Scooters Green Light
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza In a pact with the City, Revel has agreed to close monitoring of its operations and will institute stricter…
Fed Court Bars Companies for Robocalls
By Forum Staff The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has permanently barred two individuals and two companies that transmitted massive…
City Plans to Fulfill Obama Pledge to Address Use of Force in Policing
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “Reform goes beyond just changing policies. It means improving transparency, increasing accountability, and ensuringcommunity engagement is centered in…
MTA, Union Sound ‘Alarm’ on Subways
Photo Courtesy of Patrick Cashin/MTA “We have been sounding the warning bell for months. The MTA is in a free fall. The only way to…
Parks can Resume Permitting for Outdoor Youth Sports: Mayor
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Lower and moderate-risk youth play on permitted City fields will resume Tuesday, Sept. 15, Mayor de Blasio announced. By…
Man Gets 13 Years in Prison for Healthcare Schemes
Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of NY Acting Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme said that Pikus’s “key role in an elaborate…
Comptroller to Mayor: Restore Checks & Balances to the Procurement Process
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office “With billions of dollars at stake amid an economic crisis that has hit vulnerable New Yorkers the hardest, every…
Former Ozone Park Physician Agrees to Pay $2M in Civil Fraud Settlement
Photo Courtesy of Google Ghanshyam Bhambhani practiced medicine out of this office on Liberty Avenue. By Forum Staff Disgraced Ozone Park cardiologist Ghanshyam Bhambhani will…
Pandemic Forces Addabbo to Alter Annual Veterans BBQ
Photo Courtesy of Google This year’s altered Veterans BBQ will be at the Howard Beach Motor Club in Hamilton Beach. By Forum Staff Since taking…
South Queens Communities Come ‘Together’
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato delivers remarks Friday at the “Together We Rise” event. By Michael V. Cusenza Hundreds…
A DOE IN THE HEADLIGHTS
Amidst the lull of the Covid-19 outbreak, many casualties have emerged which illustrate the fractured society and the chaos of daily life left in the…
MTA: $10K for Info on Train Vandals
Photo Courtesy of MTA New York City Transit A vandalized 7-Line car at the MTA Corona Maintenance Facility. By Forum Staff A reward of up…
Schumer Demands Full Report from USPS Outlining how Election Mail will be Delivered on Time
Courtesy of USPS The Postal Service recently launched a new election mail website. By Michael V. Cusenza Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday announced…
Woodhaven Works Together to Help Beautify the Community
By Michael V. Cusenza Proud area residents, civic leaders, elected officials, and weekend Woodhaven warriors rolled up their sleeves Saturday to tackle trash and erase…