Bills Herald Rent Programs for Seniors, Disabled
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office “We need to help the New Yorkers who built up our communities and ensure they can afford to stay…
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Gillibrand Touts New Opioid Bill
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Gillibrand’s Office “As the opioid epidemic continues to tear apart families all over the country, Congress must do everything it can…
NY ’net Speed Slower than FCC Claims: Schumer
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office “The bottom line here is that if this is a problem in New York City, then this is a…
DOT Presents Bike Lane Proposals to Skeptical Howard Beach Community
Forum Photos by Michael V. Cusenza DOT Queens Deputy Borough Commissioner Jason Banrey By Michael V. Cusenza The City Department of Transportation on Tuesday presented…
A Community Commemorates: Memorial Day in Howard Beach
Forum Photos by Michael V. Cusenza The Coleman Square War Memorial honors the 41 men from the Howard Beach community that gave their lives for…
Startlingly High Levels of Lead in Water at Borough Park Drinking Fountains
Photos Courtesy of Google Victory Field, also part of Forest Park, had a drinking fountain pumping water containing lead levels of 71.70 parts per billion….
Volunteers Help Build Home for Richmond Hill Family
Photos Courtesy of Google and Habitat for Humanity NYC The Sea Service members worked on the site of a dilapidated home on 132nd Street just…
Coalition Rallies for Bus Lane Enforcement
File Photo According to the coalition, the last remaining hurdle to be resolved this year is in the hands of Albany lawmakers: amending New York’s…
State Senate Approves Opioid Bills
File Photo By Forum Staff The State Senate recently approved several pieces of legislation crafted to combat the opioid crisis and ensure greater intervention services…
A Day to Remember
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our community came together on Monday to mark Memorial Day. We’d like to dedicate this special space to one of the most special…
Guyana’s Flag Flies in Richmond Hill
Photo Courtesy of Councilwoman Adams’s Office Borough Guyanese leaders, Richmond Hill residents, and South Queens elected officials gathered on Saturday at Romeo Hitlall Triangle, Liberty…
Stringer Decries Pace of Progress in Homeless Crisis
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office “The slow pace of progress to tackle our homelessness crisis is unacceptable,” Comptroller Stringer (l.) said last week. By…
Borough Lawyer Convicted of Scheme to Bribe Witness in Double-Homicide Trial
Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York John Scarpa, Jr. By Michael V. Cusenza A Kew Gardens defense attorney admitted…
Man Murdered Wife in Jamaica Home: DA
Photo Courtesy of Google The incident occurred inside the couple’s apartment on Atari Lane near 93rd Avenue. By Forum Staff A man has been charged…
Area Cop in Federal Custody after Wild Murder-for-Hire Plot Exposed: FBI
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Cincinelli, seen here with her ex-husband Isaiah Carvalho, Jr., was honored as May 2017 Cop of the Month by the Jamaica…