Goldfeder, NPS Tout Ongoing Improvements to Charles Park Fields
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder (l.) called on federal agencies last April to contribute to the improvement of what was once a dangerous ball field at Frank…
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Rockaway and Broad Channel Schools, Infrastructure Win Big in Participatory Budgeting
PHOTO: Participatory Budgeting delegates last month worked to finalize the ballot. Courtesy of Councilman Ulrich’s Office By Forum Staff Residents of Rockaway and Broad Channel…
City Gears up for Empire State Primaries
PHOTO: Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are overwhelming favorites going into the April 19 New York primaries. Courtesy of Flickr/Eupalinos Ugajin By Michael…
Editorial: Literally the Opposite of “PC”
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Hizzoner is throwing “caution” to the wind. In a skit performed (badly) at a black-tie dinner last weekend,…
Addabbo, Civic Sponsor NYPD Active Shooter Situation Seminar
PHOTO: Sen. Addabbo and the Ozone Park Tudor Civic Association next Wednesday will be sponsoring an NYPD presentation on how to deal with an active…
Upstate Man Arrested after TSA Detects Loaded Gun in Bag at JFK
PHOTO: TSA personnel last week discovered this loaded handgun and clips (below) inside a man’s carry-on bag at JFK International Airport. Photos Courtesy of TSA…
Proposed Water Rate Hike is Lowest Increase in 16 Years: DEP
PHOTO: The DEP has proposed a 2.1 percent increase in the Fiscal Year 2017 water rate to the city Water Board. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza By Michael…
Bill Would Install Speed Cameras in all City School Zones
PHOTO: Sen. Peralta (at lectern) and Assemblyman DenDekker (l.) have introduced legislation aimed at improving road safety throughout the city. Photo Courtesy of NYS Senate…
Pols Sponsor Upcoming Rain Barrel Giveaways in Broad Channel, Howard Beach
PHOTO: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr., (pictured) has planned a rain barrel giveaway for April 30 in Howard Beach; while Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and City…
Holocaust Art Act Would Help Facilitate Return of Stolen Works
PHOTO: U.S. soldiers recover looted paintings from a German castle during World War II. Photo Courtesy of U.S. National Archives and Records Administration By Michael…
Nearly 40K Verizon Workers now on Strike
PHOTO: On Wednesday at 6 a.m. EST, roughly 40,000 Verizon workers from Massachusetts to Virginia went on strike. File Photo By Michael V. Cusenza After…
Expanded Middle School Afterschool Initiative a Rousing Success: Report
PHOTO: A study by an outside research group shows that the City’s $145 million first-year investment in its expanded middle school afterschool initiative dramatically increased educational and…
Jamaica Man Convicted of Falsely Reporting an Incident; Dialed 911 more than 50 times for phony emergencies
PHOTO: According to trial testimony, in the span of approximately 11 days in early 2014, DeShields made 52 calls to 911 and stated there was…
De Blasio Rolls out Bail-Alternative Program across Five Boroughs
PHOTO: In October, days after an NYPD police officer was gunned down in the line of duty, Mayor de Blasio called for a change in…
College to Mark 100th Anniversary of Irish Rebellion
PHOTO: Women who played key roles in the Easter Rising: Countess Constance Markievicz (l. to r.), Elizabeth O’Farrell, and Dr. Kathleen Lynn. Courtesy of Queens…