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Pudgy Trucks Steer Clear of BQE: City

Pudgy Trucks Steer Clear of BQE: City

Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia/GK Tramrunner229 “The BQE is one of the main arteries of our city, which is why we are immediately increasing enforcement against overweight…

Leading by Example

Leading by Example

A very special tip of The Forum newsboy’s cap this week to Anna Lampman of Middle Village. The intrepid 13-year-old can teach plenty of adults…

Area Pol Tapped for Housing Panel

Area Pol Tapped for Housing Panel

Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (with microphone) has been appointed to an Assembly Mitchell-Lama working group. By Forum Staff…

Feds Offer Webinars  on Security Grants

Feds Offer Webinars on Security Grants

File Photo “From conversations with religious leaders and communities, it’s clear there is more work to be done to prevent anti-Semitic violence and other hateful…

Cuomo Establishes Medicaid Redesign Team II

Cuomo Establishes Medicaid Redesign Team II

Photo Courtesy of Kevin Coughlin/Office of the Governor Governor Cuomo has tasked the 21-member MRT II with finding significant savings in the State Medicaid program….

Member of ‘Bushwick Crew’ Pleads Guilty

Member of ‘Bushwick Crew’ Pleads Guilty

Photo Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York Just some of the luxurious goods crew members purchased with proceeds from heroin trafficking….

MTA Looking to Stay Up ‘Late’

MTA Looking to Stay Up ‘Late’

Photo Courtesy of Marc Hermann/MTA New York City Transit The MTA announced this week that it’s looking to improve the overnight commutes of late-shift workers….

CB Application  Deadline Extended

CB Application Deadline Extended

The application deadline for residents interested in serving on one of Queens’ 14 community boards has been extended to Friday, March 13, from Jan. 31.,…

On Candidates and Qualifications

On Candidates and Qualifications

While certainly crowded, the race to succeed Melinda Katz as Queens Borough President has been a noticeably dull affair. How many of the nine candidates…

WANTED

WANTED

Area investigators on Sunday reached out to the public for help in locating a man wanted in connection with a violent act committed earlier this…

Bill Asks for Info on  Shelter Hotels

Bill Asks for Info on Shelter Hotels

Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office “Time and time again we hear that the City of New York is getting out of the homeless…

DOJ  Targets Robocallers

DOJ Targets Robocallers

Photo Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York “We are using all available tools and resources to stop foreign call…

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