City to Enhance Subway Homeless Outreach
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The administration is encouraging more homeless New Yorkers to accept services and transition out of the subways. By…
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The Pledge
“Make America Safer.” Simple enough. Right? Not for us. We have to complicate things. We have to think about political fundraising. We have to keep…
Diocese Deems Sex Abuse Allegations against Former Richmond Hill Priest ‘not Credible’
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza The Rev. With served at Our Lady of the Cenacle on 87th Avenue 1972-1976. By Michael V. Cusenza The…
Baby Boy Found Dead
Forum Photo A 3-month-old baby boy was discovered unconscious and unresponsive Monday afternoon inside an Ozone Park apartment and later died at a nearby hospital,…
Concerned Community Rallies for Safer Driving along Woodhaven Boulevard
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza The City Police Department recently installed digital signboards on the boulevard. By Michael V. Cusenza Concerned community members held…
Pols Rally around Richards after PBA Letter
Photo Courtesy of Emil Cohen/NY City Council Councilman Donovan Richards is the chairman of the Public Safety Committee. By Michael V. Cusenza City Council colleagues…
Electeds Urge Transparency on FAA Meetings
File Photo Part of NextGen’s implementation involves new flight routes that have caused communities in Queens, the Bronx, and on Long Island to experience increased…
‘Planning Camp’ Gives Residents Opportunity to have a Say in Updating City’s Waterfront Strategy
Photo Courtesy of DCP Former DCP Commissioner Amanda Burden once called the water the city’s “connective tissue between our boroughs and, in effect, our Sixth…
Pol, Civic Demand Improved Beach Signage
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office “Five people died this year in our waters. Something needs to change and that begins with education and…
Vote of (No) Confidence
Our esteemed Mayor Bill de Blasio has held up the right to vote as a sacred practice, one that needs to be “expanded and protected.”…
Cops & Community Have Graffiti Covered
Photos Courtesy of NYPD Members of the 102nd Precinct Law Enforcement Explorers Program and Neighborhood Coordination Officers Jason Correira and Nick Sorrentino recently joined forces…
Council Unveils Healthcare Access Legislation
Photo Courtesy of John McCarten/NY City Council “The bill we are introducing today will guarantee that primary care is an option for every New Yorker…
Three Borough Residents Part of International Sex-Trafficking Ring
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Members of the ring allegedly “used intimidation and abuse to force their victims to participate in sexual…
Straphangers Can Comment on MTA Spending
Photo Courtesy of Riders Alliance “We need to hear from real riders about what they need fixed on the subway and how the problems impact…
ASPCA Warns of Algae Poisoning
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/NASA Blue-green algae bloom on the shore of Catawaba Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie. By Forum Staff The American Society for…