Nicki Minaj Show Filming in Ozone Park; Stars and crew congregate near MS 210
PHOTO: On 94th Street, residents were preparing this week for a temporary disturbance in their parking options as “Nicki” was being filmed for ABC Family. Forum…
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A: This Forest Hills Resident Made his ‘Jeopardy!’ Debut on Jan. 7, 2016; Q: Who is Brian Rafferty?
PHOTO: Though he finished in third place, Forest Hills resident Brian Rafferty last week was able to remove a big item from his Bucket List: be…
Flushing Woman Charged with Holding Teen Siblings Captive as Slaves
PHOTO: According to Queens DA Richard Brown, a Flushing woman allegedly forced two teen siblings to do her bidding over a six-year period. Photo Courtesy of…
Queens DA Establishes Animal Cruelty Prosecutions Unit
PHOTO: DA Brown said his newly formed ACPU is the first of its kind in a district attorney’s office in New York City. File Photo By…
Man Charged with Killing Girlfriend’s Chihuahua in Front of Her Young Daughter
A Jackson Heights man has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty and other charges after allegedly slamming his girlfriend’s 3-year-old Chihuahua against the floor, killing…
Middle Village Man Snared in Internet Sex Sting, Charged with Attempted Rape
PHOTO: A borough resident has been charged with attempted rape after he was caught allegedly trying to meet with a 14-year-old girl for sex who he…
Astoria Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder in Shooting of Two Men in 2014
PHOTO: The defendant said he tried to kill his two victims when he opened fire on them with a 9mm handgun (similar to the one pictured.) Photo…
City Announces Effort to Help Sandy Victims Relocate During Reconstruction
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio and Amy Peterson, director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery. Photo by Michael V. Cusenza By Forum Staff The Mayor’s Office…
Body Found in Woodhaven Marks City’s First Murder of 2016
PHOTO: The beaten and strangled body of a 19-year-old woman was discovered on New Year’s Day in her apartment on 86th Street near 91st Avenue. Photo…
Overall Crime Down Nearly 6 Percent in de Blasio Era: Bratton
PHOTO: Police Commissioner Bill Bratton (at podium) this week detailed the 2015 crime totals for the five boroughs. Photo Courtesy of NYPD By Michael V. Cusenza…
Jamaica Man Charged with Killing Father of Three in Front of Pregnant Girlfriend
PHOTO: An expectant father of three children was gunned down the day after Christmas as he and his pregnant girlfriend were walking on Guy R. Brewer…
Council’s Queens Delegation Supports Commuter Rail Fare Equalization Proposal
PHOTO: The City Council’s Queens delegation this week announced its support of the Commuter Rail Fare Equalization Proposal, which was introduced last April by Councilman I….
Off-Duty Officer Talks Distraught Man Down from Queens Center Balcony
PHOTO: Off-duty City Police Officer Christian Campoverde last week saved a man from leaping off a Queens Center Mall balcony. Photo Courtesy of NYPD By Michael…
Pols Urge Public to Testify at Property Tax Hearing
PHOTO: Assemblymembers Phil Goldfeder and Nily Rozic this week called on their constituents to participate in a Jan. 22 oversight hearing by the Assembly Standing Committee…
Cops Engage Public in Hunt for Subway Thief
PHOTO: Detectives this week asked for help in tracking down Richard Brown, the man they believe is responsible for at least five subway robberies in…