City Touts Progress, Community Demands Ferry at Rockaway Sandy Meet
Dozens of victims of Superstorm Sandy on Monday night trekked to Beach Channel High School for a town hall and resource fair, during which they…
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Gateway Park Projects Elicit Community Concerns
An update on the Spring Creek Hazard Mitigation project might have been on the marquee Tuesday night at the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic meeting, but…
Delays Leave Sandy-Scarred Family Seeking Answers
The post-Superstorm Sandy story of the De Virgilio family reads like a Hollywood-ready screenplay, replete with drama, tragedy and the resolve to rebuild. But according…
Officials Pledge Aid and Assistance to Veterans
Borough veterans and family members last Wednesday packed American Legion Post 118 in Woodhaven for a town-hall meeting featuring updates on health, employment and family…
Slow Down: 25 MPH to be New Default City Speed Limit
Starting Nov. 7th, the default city speed limit—the speed limit when one is not posted—will drop to 25 mph from the current 30 mph, as…
New Book Spotlights MTA ‘Art Museum’
The next time you find yourself at the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue, take a quick look around. You might catch a driver…
Three State Referendums Also on Ballot This Election Year
When borough voters size up the state and congressional races on the ballot on Nov. 4 they’ll also come across three referendums, or proposals: revising…
Mayor Signs Law Expanding Pre-Tax Transit Benefits
Mayor Bill de Blasio this week signed into law a bill which requires city companies with 20 or more full-time employees to offer pre-tax transit benefits. Intro…
MTA Adds 29 Borough Subway Stations to Wi-Fi Rollout
Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials, along with Transit Wireless executives, last week outside the Court Square subway station in Long Island City announced the completion of…
Concerned Woodhaven Residents Take Advantage of Free Legal Advice on Immigration
Citing strong immigrant communities as “crucial to our city’s growth and economic prosperity,” two area elected officials last weekend co-hosted an immigration information session in…
Cuomo Details Ebola Strategies, Precautions for State, City
As concerns over the Ebola virus continue to rise across the city, state as well as the nation, Gov. Cuomo has just announced sweeping plans,…
DOT May Install Speed Bumps at Tudor Village Problem Spots
As city officials prepare to enforce the latest element of the de Blasio administration’s Vision Zero transit-safety initiative—reducing the default speed limit to 25 miles…
Pols, Advocates Call on MTA to Bring Bus Rapid Transit to Borough
With the push for a permanent Rockaway ferry still dominating the south Queens transportation conversation, elected officials and transit advocacy groups this week rallied on…
In the Dark About the Park
What happened to Gateway National Recreation Area? That’s what we’d like to know. But good luck trying to get an update, or even a morsel…
Howard Beach Homeowner Offers Reward for Stolen Statue
A distraught New Howard Beach homeowner this week reached out to The Forum for some assistance in tracking down a decorative statue that was snatched…