City Traffic Fatalities Dropped in 2022 for First Time in Three Years: DOT
Photo Courtesy of DOT Pedestrian deaths decreased by 6.3 percent in NYC in 2022. By Forum Staff City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on…
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City to Convert Underused Offices into Homes
Courtesy of NYC Mayor’s Office Implementing the task force’s recommendations would extend the most flexible conversion regulations to an additional 136 million square feet of…
Adams Announces Lawsuits against Three Landlords Whose Buildings have Dangerous Conditions
Photo Courtesy of Google Alma Realty Corporation’s offices are located in Long Island City. By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Corporation…
Former CO Charged with Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband onto Rikers Island
Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of NY Camera footage shows the defendant handing concealed packages to Albert and others…
Man Extradited to the U.S. from Mexico to Face Sex Trafficking Charges
Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of NY “Stopping human trafficking and ensuring that traffickers face justice for the crimes…
Philly Man Charged with Animal Cruelty after Rego Park Traffic Stop Reveals Malnourished Puppies
Photo Courtesy of Google Service was stopped by a police officer near the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Furmanville Avenue for having a loud engine…
Maine Man Charged in New Year’s Eve Attack on Cops Camped out in Forest Park
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Two cops were attacked by Bickford. They are out of the hospital and are resting at home. By Michael V. Cusenza…
Addabbo Updates Constituents on Laws Going into Effect in NY in 2023
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) on Friday updated constituents on some of the 200 new state laws that will go…
Addabbo Comments on Bidding Process for 3 Downstate Casino Licenses
State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) on Wednesday released a statement on the kicking off of the bidding process for three Downstate casino licenses….
JFK Makes TSA Top 10 List of Most Unusual Finds
Photo Courtesy of TSA TSA officers detected a disassembled handgun that had been artfully concealed inside two jars of peanut butter at JFK Airport in…
New York Nurses Vote to Strike
Photo Courtesy of Google New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Flushing. By Forum Staff Late last month, more than 14,000 out of 17,000 nurses at NYC private…
Illegal Guns Number 1 Priority for DA Katz
Photo Courtesy of DA Katz Katz’s Office has prosecuted nearly 3,000 criminal weapon possession cases in 2022. By Forum Staff Illegal firearms are still the…
MTA to Begin Construction on Accessibility Project at Queensboro Plaza
File Photo 7-Line service to be suspended between 34 St-Hudson Yards and Queensboro Plaza for six weekends this winter and spring. By Forum Staff The…
Richards Launches 2023 Community Board Application Process
File Photo There are 59 community boards citywide, including 14 in Queens. By Michael V. Cusenza Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. announced on Tuesday…
Hochul Sworn-in as 57th Governor of NY, Delivers Inaugural Address
Photo Courtesy of Mike Groll/Office of the Governor The school is offering instant admission to the spring 2023 semester to veterans and active military service…