For Queens Businesses, A Haven is Born in Ridgewood
“It’s funny because people think I have an office,” says Sarah Feldman, a jewelry designer and creator of the Ridgewood Market, a monthly gathering of…
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Race for Council District 30 Heats Up as Election Nears
With less than a month to go before the Nov. 5 general election, the race between Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) and her Republican challenger…
Ulrich Lands Endorsements from City’s Police Unions
Three major police unions threw their support behind Councilman Eric Ulrich’s re-election campaign this week, saying on the steps of City Hall that the incumbent…
Cops Catch Car Burglar
A keen-eyed Forest Hills resident is responsible for the arrest of a suspect who broke into a car on Burns Street this week. The homeowner…
Forest Hills Resident Walks to Fight Pancreatic Cancer
Despite losing her father in 2002 to pancreatic cancer, Forest Hills resident Jerika Giwner continues to battle the disease by participating in an annual walk…
Christ the King High School Hosts Open House
Christ the King High School hosted its annual Open House on Sunday, October 6, 2013. CK invited prospective students and their families to visit their…
STOP FEMA NOW! Residents from Howard beach, Broad Channel and Rockaway join 15 states to push for the repeal of the Biggert-Waters Act
Nearly 1,000 people from Howard Beach, Broad Channel and the Rockaways have converged at the American Legion Hall in Broad Channel last Saturday afternoon. They…
FEMA FOR DUMMIES
STOP FEMA NOW! FROM TAKING YOUR HOME DESTROYING YOUR FAMILY WIPING OUT OUR COMMUNITIES In support of the rallies that were held around the country…
Marchin’ On in Howard Beach
For the first time in two years, Vespa riders, marching bands, girl scouts, bagpipers, members of various civic associations, and revelers waving from atop red,…
Response to Sandy Fires Suit is ‘Shocking,’ Attorney Says
National Grid’s response to a lawsuit filed against it and the Long Island Power Authority is a slap in the face to the individuals who…
Say No To Breast Cancer
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Forum begins a series of articles this week that we hope will serve to raise awareness and…
Feds Praise Richmond Hill’s PS 66 as One of Nation’s Top Schools
The federal government heaped praise on PS 66 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in Richmond Hill last week, with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan naming…
A Push for Literacy Lands Woodhaven Students Free Books
The “We Give Books Read Mobile” tour headed to the New York City Academy for Discovery in Woodhaven Tuesday, leaving children ecstatic about something that…
DeCandia is Named Businessman of the Year
The Columbia Association Department of Corrections (NYCD) honored Howard Beach restaurateur Joseph DeCandia last month, naming him as their Businessman of the Year. A celebration…
Escape from Afghanistan – Author to discuss new memoir, “An American Bride in Kabul,” at Forest Hills Y
Young and in love, Phyllis Chesler left the United States to move to Afghanistan with her new husband in 1961 to embark on what should…