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Cop’s Cop  Calls it a Career

Cop’s Cop Calls it a Career

After a distinguished 40-year career, City Police Department Housing Chief James Secreto recently decided to hang up his 8-point cap. Secreto grew up in Brooklyn,…

Pol Seeks  ‘Women of Distinction’ Noms

Pol Seeks ‘Women of Distinction’ Noms

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (center; D-Howard Beach) on Tuesday announced the opening of nominations for her 2020 Women of Distinction Awards “to recognize the incredible…

City Housing Plan  not Affordable:  Analysis

City Housing Plan not Affordable: Analysis

Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “New York City is battling a full-blown affordability crisis, and the time for half-measures is long-past,” Comptroller Stringer…

Man Gets 6 Years  for Fatal Crash

Man Gets 6 Years for Fatal Crash

Photo Courtesy of Google The accident took place at the intersection of Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and Archer Avenue. By Forum Staff A 21-year-old Queens…

Far Rock Creep Convicted

Far Rock Creep Convicted

By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has announced the conviction at trial of a 40-year-old Far Rockaway man for sexual conduct against a…

Richmond Hill Mourns Community ‘Fixture’

Richmond Hill Mourns Community ‘Fixture’

Dozens of Richmond Hill residents gathered on 127th Street near Liberty Avenue on Sunday evening to pay their respects to beloved neighborhood “abuela” Maria Fuertes….

Wheel Steal

Wheel Steal

The 106th Precinct has issued a Community Alert regarding a recent uptick in rim and tire thefts in South Queens neighborhoods. While perpetrators seemingly prefer…

Dream Fulfilled?

Dream Fulfilled?

We here at The Forum thought it fitting – always fitting – to print The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s brilliant “I Have a…