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Photo Courtesy of Kevin Coughlin/Office of the Governor “I understand enforcement is not politically popular. I’ll tell you what’s less politically popular: if we have…
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Jamaica Hospital Medical Center By Michael V. Cusenza Eighty-six New York hospitals—including four Queens medical centers—will receive more than…
Photo Courtesy of Kew Gardens Arts Amy Handy’s “Beachcombing” mixed media on canvas By Michael V. Cusenza The cold, uniform, gray roll-down gates of shuttered…
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office “The pandemic quickly placed extreme stress on New York City’s healthcare systems—including, but not exclusively, H+H,” Comptroller Stringer said….
NYSSA President Jeff Murphy, sheriff, Washington County Unfortunately, many politicians and community activists, and some in the media, have fostered an attitude toward the police…
Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office The chart shows the share of eligible employer businesses that received a PPP loan, by industry and borough. By Forum…
Photo Courtesy of Google Bangladeshi American Community Development and Youth Services Corps on Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park. By Michael V. Cusenza A cohort of…
Federal officers earlier this month seized counterfeited professional sports championship rings at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Customs and Border Protection agents confiscated two separate…
File Photo “The Trump administration’s immigration policies are flawed at best; at worst, they are deeply destructive and harmful to those who seek a better…
Photo Courtesy of Google Our Lady’s Catholic Academy in South Ozone Park is another COVID-19 victim. By Michael V. Cusenza While Gotham small businesses have…
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza recently detailed school reopening plans for fall 2020. By Michael…
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) earlier this month distributed hundreds of masks, gallons of hand sanitizer, and information about the 2020 Census throughout communities…
Photo Courtesy of Riders Alliance MTA’s possible Sophie’s Choice scenario: Eliminating every other subway line from New York’s system map. By Michael V. Cusenza Leadership…
Photo Courtesy of Google Miles allegedly held the two teens against their will at the JFK Inn on South Conduit Avenue. By Forum Staff A…
An area elected official has sponsored legislation that would make swimming education mandatory in all New York public schools. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach)…