Adams Signs Bills Extending Rent-Stabilization Laws, Honoring Vallone
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams recently signed two pieces of legislation: one to extend the New York City Rent Stabilization Law of 1969 and…
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Area Pols Question Proposal to Convert Aqueduct into Affordable Housing
By Michael V. Cusenza City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’ State of the City address has certainly raised some eyebrows and the blood pressure of South…
Ariola Smokes Out another Illegal Product-Peddling Shop
By Michael V. Cusenza It was mighty neighborly of Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) on Thursday to help shutter a convenience store located next door…
Company Pleads Guilty to Reselling Chinese Goods as U.S.-Made
By Forum Staff Aventura Technologies, Inc. pleaded guilty on Tuesday to committing mail and wire fraud conspiracy and illegal importation in federal court in Central…
Councilwoman Ariola Hosts Thyroid Cancer Screenings
By Michael V. Cusenza Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-ozone Park) partnered with Heartscan Services Inc. on Monday to bring free thyroid cancer screening to the men…
Addabbo Spotlights Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) this week announced that, during Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month this March, he is working to ensure…
City Council Votes to Declare Continuing
Housing Emergency to Maintain Rent Stabilization Laws By Forum Staff The City Council on Tuesday voted to declare that there is an ongoing housing emergency…
City Launches New E-Bike Public Education Campaign
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Tuesday launched “Get Smart Before You Start,” a new multi-platform…
Regular Service Being Restored to F and M Lines: MTA
By Forum Staff The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Tuesday announced that track replacement work along the F line between 47 – 50 Sts – Rockefeller…
Driver Charged with Killing 8-Year-Old Boy
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jose Barcia was arraigned on Thursday for allegedly speeding across traffic and through a crosswalk…
Sunnyside Man Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Laundering Bitcoin, Other Charges
By Forum Staff Mustafa Goklu, also known as “Mustangy,” was sentenced on Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn by the Hon Pamela Chen to 16…
Area Cops Hailed for Nabbing Notorious Dirt Bike Rider
Members of the elite Firearms and Tactics Unit of the 106th Precinct were commended over the weekend for catching up to an alleged criminal on…
More than $117M in Fed Funds Earmarked for Forest Park Pass Section of QueensWay
By Michael V. Cusenza Thanks to New York’s two senators, nearly $118 million in federal funding is headed to The World’s Borough—specifically the Forest Park…
Cops Raid Smoke Shop in Old Howard Beach
By Michael V. Cusenza The City Police Department on Thursday raided and shuttered Howard Puff Convenience, a smoke shop in Old Howard Beach with a…