Goodbye Treks to Manhattan for Drinks and Dancing, Hello Forest Hills – Neighborhood’s first gay bar, Pride, set to open
When Queens residents have wanted to spend their nights out at a gay bar, they’d often have to jump borough lines – or go to…
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Sandy: Looking Back, Moving Forward – A Community Reflects
A Letter From The Publisher My Dear Neighbors, I’ve known for almost a year that I was going to write this to all of…
Letter From The Publisher (cont’d)
…a continuation As this issue comes to an end, I would just like to say what a privilege it has been for us to put…
Floods, Fire, Fright and Fury Rock Community – Homes, businesses claimed in floods by fires
There is nothing that we could say or write that compares with the tale of the storm told by the people that lived it. In…
One Man’s Garbage Is Another Man’s Life
Block after block, lives were emptied onto the streets. Blankets and sheets were spread on lawns. Photos placed on top of them to dry in…
… If You Just Smile
The Forum would like to thank each and every one of you for taking the time and sending us your thoughts, photos and…
In Breezy Point, A Homecoming On The Horizon
For Breezy Point residents, the hum of constant construction in their neighborhood sounds like more than an orchestra of jackhammers and drills: It is the…
A Community Mainstay Faces A Shaky Future
Billy Heeran was out working with Ladder 123 in Brooklyn during Superstorm Sandy when he heard over the radio about a blaze in Belle Harbor,…
After Losing Everything, Baron Focuses on Clients
A second office in Westchester meant that Scott Baron and Associates didn’t miss a day of business after Hurricane Sandy, but the three feet of…
For NYFAC, Finding Strength in Community
Water can be seen rushing through the cracks between the doors, the floor slowly disappearing until the screen goes dark. The surveillance footage taken during…
From Total Destruction to Impressive Elegance, Vetro Conquers Sandy’s Devastation
Vetro means “glass” in Italian – and it is a fitting name for an event space that overlooks the bay in Howard Beach from numerous…
At O’Neill’s in Maspeth, Lhota weaves narrative of the personal and political
Joe Lhota performed all of the duties necessary of someone campaigning for mayor, following a specific script. O’Neill’s, a Maspeth bar and eatery, was extra…