Happy Valentina Day: Second Fundraiser Scheduled for Little Girl’s Heart Surgery
Born Feb. 15, 2013, Howard Beach girl Valentina Allen has already experienced more challenges that most of us face in a lifetime full of hard…
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Schumer to TSA: Change Your Policy!
In the wake of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson’s recent bust of a major gun smuggling ring, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer will this week call…
Editorial: Sandy: Still Beating on Us, but Not Breaking Us Down
The Forum has spent the last couple of weeks reviewing 2014 and reflecting on some of the big stories that have impacted our community over…
A Call to Serve Those Who Have Served
Rotary club members of Queens and Brooklyn, nonprofit leaders, government representatives and elected officials on Tuesday evening gathered for dinner at Prima Pasta Cafe in…
Pomonok Houses Site of First Borough Murder of 2015
A 30-year-old man was shot and killed early Friday morning inside the doorway of an apartment in a Pomonok Houses building in Flushing, according to…
Three Family Members Dead in LeFrak Apartment Kitchen Fire
An accidental cooking fire on New Year’s Eve tore through a 9th-floor LeFrak City apartment, claiming the lives of three family members, according to the…
Flushing Candlelight Vigil Honors Slain Officers
Law enforcement personnel, residents from communities across Queens, civic leaders and elected officials last Tuesday paid respect to two city police officers killed in the…
Emergency Evacuation Route Signage to Get Overhaul
In October 2012, residents evacuating Superstorm Sandy were directed by emergency personnel to one area, while signs clearly indicated another. Confusion ensued. Those evacuation signs…
Four of Seven Judges Reappointed by Mayor Live in Queens
Mayor Bill de Blasio last week reappointed seven judges—four of whom reside in Queens—to the city’s civil, criminal and family courts. De Blasio reappointed three…
Governor Grants Pardon to Borough Man
On the last day of 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo granted pardons to two men, one of whom calls Queens home, after each “contributed positively to…
Howard Beach Home Invasion on New Year’s Eve
Just before 7 pm on New Year’s eve, as people were beginning to enjoy their holiday celebrations, three men were robbing an elderly couple in…
Mario Cuomo, Son of Queens, Dead at 82
Mario Cuomo, a boy from Briarwood who went on to become the 52nd governor of New York, died of natural causes due to heart failure…
Borough Among City Leaders in Crime Reduction: DA
It was another banner year for criminal justice in Queens, according to county District Attorney Richard Brown. Queens was again among the city’s leaders in…
Pair With Plenty of Prior Arrests Nabbed for Shoplifting
Two Brooklyn men with long rap sheets were arrested last Friday after witnesses positively identified them as the perpetrators who allegedly shoplifted a Bluetooth device…
Ave Maria Students Raise Funds for Families of Hero Cops
It seems that New Yorkers of all ages have answered the call. Students from every class at Ave Maria Catholic Academy in Howard…