MTA Misled Public on Train Delay Data: Stringer
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office “While the new leadership deserves credit for trying to clean things up, the MTA still has a long way…
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Bill to Ban Taking of Menhaden Passes Legislature
Photo Courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The Atlantic Menhaden By Michael V. Cusenza A bill that would prohibit the taking of the…
Feds Use High Tech to Nab Impostor at JFK
Photo Courtesy of CBP Customs officers recently used new biometric technology to intercept an impostor passenger at JFK Airport. By Forum Staff Federal officers recently…
Schumer Unveils ‘Fentanyl Sanctions’ to Hold China Accountable for Illicit Drug Trafficking
Photo Courtesy of DEA A microscopic amount of fentanyl can be lethal. By Forum Staff Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer on Sunday unveiled a first-ever…
MS-13 Members Charged in Jail Assault
Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Reputed MS-13 member Luis Rivas (c., navy blue T-shirt) has been…
Feds Use High Tech to Nab Impostor at JFK
Photo Courtesy of CBP Customs officers recently used new biometric technology to intercept an impostor passenger at JFK Airport. By Forum Staff Federal officers recently…
Congestion Pricing is Only Way to Save MTA: Cuomo
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor “Congestion pricing is the only logical and realistic option to fund the MTA’s capital needs,” the governor…
Married Couple Sentenced to up to 25 Years in Prison for Pimping Woman in Queens
File Photo The couple advertised the victim, along with several other females, as being a prostitute on the now-defunct Backpage.com. By Forum Staff A Brooklyn…
LIC Man Charged with Brutalizing Dog during Dispute with Former Friend
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/oraxim Jimenez allegedly struck the tiny Chihuahua-type dog (similar to the one pictured) on the head with a metal rod. By…
Boyfriend Charged in Slay of Pregnant Woman
Photo Courtesy of Go Fund Me Victim Jennifer Irigoyen By Forum Staff A Rego Park man has been charged with fatally stabbing his pregnant girlfriend…
Woodhaven Man Gets 18 Years for Beating Richmond Hill Resident to Death
Photo Courtesy of Google Rodriguez and his co-defendant attacked Nazmul Islam, 55, at the intersection of 76th Street and Atlantic Avenue. By Forum Staff A…
Ozone Park Civic Calls for Citywide ‘Emergency Summit’ on Homeless Shelters
Photo Courtesy of Google The summit is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 8, starting at 6 p.m. at Deshi Senior Center, located at 83-10 Rockaway Blvd.,…
NYPD Unveils Plan to Implement Reforms to Opaque Internal Disciplinary System
Photo Courtesy of Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photography Office Commissioner O’Neill said, “A fair clear and consistent discipline system is essential to the police and public alike,…
State Legislature Approves Ban on Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Off New York Coast
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato and Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers President Dan Mundy discuss the future of the beloved bay. By…
Addabbo Tapped for Senate Leader Post
File Photo “I’m very excited to serve on seven committees, all of which deal with issues that are critically important to my constituents,” Sen. Addabbo…