Ban on Plastic Bags Begins March 1
File Photo The plastic bag ban goes into effect this Sunday. By Forum Staff A statewide education and outreach campaign has been launched to ensure…
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City Looking to Continue Slashing Small-Business Fines
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office The de Blasio administration will work with the City Council to review more than 75 violations. By Forum…
Feds’ Cut $8B from NY Healthcare
Photo Courtesy of Philip Kamrass/Office of the Governor “Why you would want to play politics with someone’s healthcare is just beyond me,” Gov. Cuomo said….
Cuomo Launches Campaign to Ban Flavored Nicotine Vaping Products
Photo Courtesy of Kevin Coughlin/Office of the Governor “This is a scourge on our state and our nation: If these chemicals don’t kill you, you…
Clear Vision
Finally—the City’s Vision Zero has some teeth. Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday signed the Dangerous Vehicle Abatement bill into law. Introduced by City Councilman…
Schumer Rips TSA Over TikTok
By Michael V. Cusenza Though the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has banned its agencies from using the China-owned TikTok application, the Transportation Security Administration…
Meng Measure Targets Homelessness, Chronic Housing Insecurity
Photo Courtesy of Rep. Meng’s Office “Homelessness and the lack of affordable housing are moral crises that we must fight, once and for all,” Rep….
Man Gets Jail Time for Child Porn
Photo Courtesy of Google The disturbing images were found on several electronic devices in Pasha’s Ferndale Avenue home in March of 2018. By Forum Staff…
New Meng Measure Would Lower FAA Excessive Aircraft-Noise Standard
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza “It is unacceptable that excessive noise continues to affect quality of life in our communities…We deserve relief!” said Rep….
Kudos to Cops
Kudos to two area cops who recently discovered a very powerful handgun on the person of a detained man. Police officers Storz and Hamid, on…
She said YES!
Love was definitely in the air on Friday night when Emil Atwel got down on one knee to propose to his love, Josephine Scultore, at…
Biker Gets 23 Years for CO Slay
File Photo Jonathan Narain By Forum Staff A St. Albans man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for a road-rage shooting that ended…
State Legislators Leading Push to Ban Different Forms of Hydrofracking in New York
Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia/Loadmaster People living in communities around fracking operations have experienced contamination of drinking water, illnesses, decreased property values, and other disruptions. By…
Jamaica Sex Predator Pleads Guilty to Abusing 6-Year-Old Girl
File Photo Orlando Lopez is set to spend the next two decades in prison. By Michael V. Cusenza A Jamaica man has copped to sexually…
Back the Blue
Thank you to the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association and all you do for the community. This week, in this hallowed space, we’d like to…