Adams Administration Implements Tools to Address Housing Crisis
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Adolfo Carrión on Friday announced the implementation of two critically-needed…
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Congestion Pricing Pause to Have ‘Serious Implications’ for Agency’s Finances: MTA
By Michael V. Cusenza The Metropolitan Transportation Authority this week reacted to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s stunning decision to press pause on Congestion Pricing. “Circumstances have…
Legislature Approves Casino Acceleration Bill
By Michael V. Cusenza With Congestion Pricing in political purgatory, State elected officials have been scrambling to find new sources of revenue for the beleaguered…
Howard Beach/JFK Station Attacker Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Waheed Foster has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for the violent, unprovoked assault of a…
Adams Administration Extols ‘City of Yes’ Plan as ‘Historic’ Economic Revolution
By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Eric Adams, Department of City Planning Director and City Planning Commission Chairman Dan Garodnick on Thursday celebrated the City Council’s…
Aircraft Noise Bill Approved by State Senate
By Forum Staff The State Senate recently approved a bill crafted to impose a noise tax on non-essential helicopter and seaplane flights in New York…
State Senate Bets on Mobile Sports Wagering Tax Revenue Bill
By Michael V. Cusenza The State Senate last week voted in favor of a bill that would authorize 1 percent of mobile sports wagering tax…
Laws to Combat Addictive Social Media Feeds
Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday celebrated the legislative passage of two bills to protect kids online. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act…
Mayor Lauds Passage of Legislative Priorities
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday took a political victory lap of sorts. Hizzoner took the opportunity to applaud the passage of several…
Pharmacy Owner and Physician Charged with Illegally Diverting Oxycodone for Cash
By Forum Staff Federal prosecutors recently unsealed complaints charging Feroze Nazirbage, a pharmacy owner, and Mordechai Bar, a physician, with illegally diverting oxycodone and other…
Jersey Man Gets a Decade in Prison for Leading Massive NY Insurance Fraud Scheme
By Forum Staff A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit bribery and conspiracy to defraud the…
Former Director at City Mayor’s Office Arrested for Allegedly Participating in Bank Fraud Scheme
By Forum Staff A former director of Constituent Services in the Community Affairs Unit for the City Mayor’s Office has been arrested in connection with…
Road to Oblivion: Ariola Calls for the End to Temporary Pothole Solutions
By Michael V. Cusenza City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) made a commitment to quality-of-life issues a pillar of her campaign and tenure in office….
Mayor, End $1.4B Water Tax: Gennaro
By Michael V. Cusenza City Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest) confronted the City Water Board at last week’s public hearing on the newly proposed water rate…
25 Years Later, Still Grateful for Bravest Sacrifice
The family of City Fire Capt. Vincent Fowler joined his tightly knit, extended FDNY brethren on Tuesday on the apparatus floor of the quarters of…