Fair Fares Program Finds a Seat on the Budget Train
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office The Fair Fares program will account for about $106 million of the new $89 billion budget. By Michael…
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Legislators Still Pushing for More Speed Cameras in the Five Boroughs
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office This image was captured at a March rally on the steps of City Hall in which victims and…
Heastie Puts Specialized HS Admissions Bill on Hold
Photo Courtesy of Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photography Office Last week, Mayor de Blasio unveiled his administration’s plan to improve diversity at specialized public high schools. By…
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
“Fifty-three years I’m living here…53 years of causes—I’ve never seen anything like this.” That’s how one Ozone Park native put it Tuesday evening as he…
Addabbo Bill to Create Responsible Gaming Task Force Gaining Steam in Albany as States Begin to Embrace Sports Betting
File Photo Senator Addabbo’s measure would create an 11-member Task Force on Responsible Gaming within the State Gaming Commission. By Michael V. Cusenza The State…
Cuomo Tours State to Tout ‘Common Sense Gun Legislation’
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor The governor said that his state won’t “stand by and wait for Washington to take action against…
Newly Renovated Library Opens at PS 65
Photo Courtesy of Councilman Ulrich’s Office Students, faculty, and City officials joined Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) on Tuesday for the grand re-opening of the…
Richmond Hill Man Convicted of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl
Photo Courtesy of Beats by Dre Premnauth forced the victim to have sex with him, then paid her $100 and gave her a pair of…
Man Pleads Guilty to Downloading Child Sex Abuse Videos
By Forum Staff An Ozone park man has pled guilty to possessing a sexual performance bya child when he downloaded numerous images of children being…
Area Elected Officials Tout Legislation that Supports New Yorkers with Disabilities
File Photo Money raised from the sale of such Down Syndrome Awareness license plates will be directed to a new DS research fund, Sen. Addabbo…
Celebrating Guyana’s Independence
Photo Courtesy of the Borough President’s Office Queens Borough President Melinda Katz recently hosted celebration at Queens Borough Hall to mark the 52nd anniversary of…
Gillibrand Blasts Trump Administration for ‘Inhumane’ Border Policy, Crafts ‘Keep Families Together Act’
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Gillibrand’s Office Senator Gillibrand characterized the DHS border policy as “the kind of thing we read about in a history book…
Animal Cruelty Cop Retires
Photo Courtesy of the Queens District Attorney’s Office Queens District Attorney Richard Brown recently joined Assistant District Attorney Nicoletta Caferri, chief of Brown’s Animal Cruelty…
Bronx Man Gets 25-to-Life Sentence for Fatal Stabbing in Jackson Heights
File Photo Orozco had just dropped off his wife at a nearby doctor’s office and parked his car near the 90th Street-Elmhurst Avenue 7 train…