Attorneys General Urge FTC to Take Action Against Deceptive Marketing Practices
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the State Attorney General New York AG Tish James By Forum Staff A coalition of nearly two-dozen chief law…
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City Changing Official NYC Map to Make Rikers Island a Public Space by 2026
File Photo According to Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Johnson, the application is solely focused on changing the mapping of Rikers Island to end…
Boyfriend of Kew Gardens Hills Woman Charged in Knife Attack on her and 6-Year-Old Daughter
Photo Courtesy of State Department of Correction and Community Supervision Steven Bagu By Forum Staff A 30-year-old Brooklyn resident has been charged with attempted murder,…
Ice-Pick Wielding Killer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter for Stabbing Far Rockaway Man to Death
By Forum Staff Acting Queens District Attorney John M. Ryan announced today that a 55-year-old Bedford-Stuyvesant resident has pleaded guilty – on the eve of…
Man Facing up to 25 Years in Prison for Ozone Park Bar Stabbing
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza The stabbing occurred during a violent brawl inside Cookie’s Lounge in Ozone Park. By Michael V. Cusenza A Jamaica…
Past Top Cops Pass Torch to New 106 CO
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Captain John Costello addresses area residents Tuesday. By Michael V. Cusenza If you couldn’t make Tuesday’s Howard Beach Lindenwood…
Mental Health Programs ‘Critical’ for Veterans: Sen. Addabbo
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Addabbo’s Office “When our veterans return home they face a very unique set of challenges and it is our responsibility as…
Cuomo, National Grid Announce Agreement to Lift Moratorium
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor To compensate customers who were adversely impacted by the moratorium, National Grid will pay a $36 million…
Early Christmas Gift for the Community
Long-awaited sewer infrastructure upgrades at the intersection of 79th Street and Shore Parkway in Lindenwood were completed last week—before Thanksgiving, as promised by officials. In…
Students from Area Schools to be UN Junior Ambassadors
Photo Courtesy of Google Seventh grade students from MS 226 in South Ozone Park have been selected to participate in the 2019-2020 NYC Junior Ambassadors…
Pet Smart
Our loyal readers should know by now that, here at The Forum, we’re dog lovers. Cocoa the chocolate Labrador retriever and Cane Corso, Massimo, are…
Execs Indicted in JFK Bribe Scheme
File Photo According to prosecutors, Kinsella and Clark engaged in a clandestine pay-to-play scheme at JFK to the detriment of British Airways, the Port Authority,…
Saved by the Senator
State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) recently visited the Cross Bay Seashell Fish Market in Howard Beach to pardon a lobster in commemoration of…
City to Shutter Two Jails in 2020
File Photo “New York is again debunking the notion that you must arrest your way to safety,” Mayor de Blasio said. By Michael V. Cusenza…
Councilmen Tout Fire Safety Legislation as Blaze Deaths Soar
Photo Courtesy of Councilman Grodenchik’s Office “Smoke detectors and even fire alarms are not enough. We need sprinkler systems to save lives,” Councilman Grodenchik said….