Mayor, Faith Leaders Meet for Trump Contingency Plan
Photo Courtesy of Edwin Torres/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor de Blasio this week hosted a roundtable with faith leaders and pledged to protect any initiatives that…
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City Thanks Veterans for Service and Sacrifice
Photos Courtesy of Clark Jones; Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Service members past and present and their families last Friday marched up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan…
Addabbo Health Center Expansion means more Services for Medically Underserved Arverne
Courtesy of NYCEDC The project will increase the facility’s examination rooms by 50 percent. By Forum Staff Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and City Councilman…
Free Rockaway Shuttle to Connect Residents with Citywide Ferry
Courtesy of NYCEDC According to the City, the two shuttle routes will connect the ferry terminal at Beach 108th Street with Beach 35th Street to…
FBI Releases Grim Report on 2015 National Hate Crime Statistics
Courtesy of FBI By Michael V. Cusenza The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday released the 2015 Hate Crimes Statistics report, leaving least one…
Meng Telephone Scam Bill Easily Passes House
Photo Courtesy of Google Intaboro Acres, Inc. has been operating in Queens for more than 40 years. By Forum Staff The U.S. House of Representatives…
Borough Native Trump Earns Presidency with Stunning Victory over Clinton. Area Democrats Pheffer Amato, Addabbo annihilate opposition on way to Albany
Forum Photo by Patricia Adams Flanked by her mentors, outgoing Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and former assemblymember, her mother, Audrey Pheffer, newly elected Stacey Pheffer Amato,…
Wills Joins DHS, BOE for Awareness Campaign for Voter-Registered Homeless
Photo Courtesy of Councilman Wills’ Office Councilman Ruben Wills (at lectern) last Friday in Jamaica discussed the pre-election day homeless voter awareness campaign. By Forum…
AG Office Negotiates Deal to Cut Price of Heroin Antidote across State through 2017
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Naloxone is a highly effective antidote that can quickly reverse an opioid overdose. By Forum Staff State Attorney General Eric…
Arverne Man Convicted of Possessing Assault Weapons Bought over the Internet
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Police also recovered from Williams’ apartment a black leather bag containing .45-caliber rounds of ammunition. By Forum Staff An Arverne…
Man Sentenced to 33 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Springfield Ga rdens Shooting
Photo Courtesy of Google According to the charges, Colson fired into a crowd that was gathered at an outdoor party on 145th Drive before fleeing…
Pennsylvania Man Extradited to Queens, Charged with Sabrina Matthews Murder
Photo Courtesy of Homefacts Rashon Venable is a registered sex offender in Albrightsville, PA. By Forum Staff A 24-year-old Pennsylvania man has waived extradition and…
Flushing Pair Charged with Peddling Fake Designer Goods
Photo Courtesy of Queens DA’s Office District Attorney Richard Brown and Assistant DA Anna Diao stand amid the more than $250,000 worth of counterfeit merchandise…
Pols Announce $47M in Fed Funds for Sandy-Related Repairs in Rockaway
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office De Blasio recently signed Sandy recovery and resiliency legislation in the Blue Room at City Hall. By…
THE CURTAIN DROPS
Dear Editor, Hail to the Chief! Congratulations to Donald Trump, as President Elect and our 45th Commander in Chief. The long and arduous campaign has…