Schumer Urges USDA to Bring Back Online Animal Cruelty Database
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office Schumer said that, under the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is hiding critical information that helps prevent…
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Human Rights Commission Reports 60-Percent Increase in Discrimination Inquiries in 2016
Photo Courtesy of NYC Commission on Human Rights CHR Commissioner and Chairwoman Carmelyn Malalis said she’s “incredibly proud of the Commission’s work” in 2016. By…
Stringer Blasts GOP for Vote to Roll Back Rule Allowing Cities to Start Retirement Savings Accounts
File Photo The Comptroller’s Office released “The New York City Nest Egg: A Plan for Addressing Retirement Security in New York City” last year. By…
Senators Urge Trump to Preserve Federal Funding for National Arts and Humanities Programs
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Gillibrand’s Office Sen. Gillibrand led the bipartisan letter that was signed by 24 senators. By Forum Staff U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand…
Busy Bandit Pleads Guilty to Burglarizing 9 Borough Homes
Photo Courtesy of Google Cuervo was arrested on 80th Street near Grand Avenue in Elmhurst. By Forum Staff A Queens man has pleaded guilty to…
Brooklyn Man Convicted of Killing Long Island City Resident
Photo Courtesy of Google According to testimony, Marcos Huallpa was sitting inside his vehicle parked on this Staten Island road when he was shot at…
Ulrich Hacks Hizzoner’s $84.7B Budget Proposal. Castigates FY 2018 plan that ‘rewards special interests at the expense of the taxpayers’
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/ Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Bill de Blasio said the FY 2018 Preliminary Budget is balanced, totaling $84.67 billion. City Councilman…
City Kicks Off Construction on Rockaway Ferry Landing
Courtesy of NYCEDC The first Citywide Ferry landing is being installed at Beach 108th Street and Beach Channel Drive. By Michael V. Cusenza Construction on…
Stacey Pheffer Amato is Sworn in to NYS Assembly
Photos Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office and Phil Goldfeder Pheffer Amato’s family on Sunday looks on as she takes the oath of office at…
Borough Communities Brace for Impact of DOT Metropolitan Avenue Bridge Project
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Enormous digital signage on Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood warns residents, commuters, and business owners that construction on the…
Jamaican Woman Caught Trying to Smuggle Cocaine through JFK Airport in Beef Patty Box: Customs
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Approximately 4 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $70,000, was seized in the single…
Legally Speaking
I recently read an article about a jury awarding millions of dollars to a woman who claimed her ovarian cancer was caused by daily use…
Cuomo’s Executive Budget Anchored by Middle-Class Tax Cuts, $25.6B in Education Aid
Photo Courtesy of the Governor’s Office Governor Cuomo said that the FY 2018 Executive Budget advances his Middle Class Recovery Act. By Michael V. Cusenza…
Nor’easter Wallops Queens With Wind Gusts, Driving Rain
Forum Photos by Michael V. Cusenza and National Weather Service The powerful storm’s wind tore apart several trees in Forest Park. By Michael V. Cusenza…
State Senate Approves Legislation Nixing City’s Nickel Fee on Use of Plastic Bags
File Photo “Both last year and this year, I have had continuing complaints from seniors and others in my district who object to the ‘bag tax,’”…