Adams Opens Dining Out NYC Portal
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday opened applications for restaurants to apply for and participate in Dining Out NYC — the city’s permanent…
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City Comptroller Rips Mayor’s Preliminary Budget
By Michael V. Cusenza City Comptroller Brad Lander on Monday blasted Mayor Eric Adams’s Fiscal Year 2025 Preliminary Budget. In January, Adams released the City’s…
Forest Hills to Host Monthly Community Cleanups on Metropolitan Avenue
By Forum Staff A group of nonprofit organizations, elected officials, and area business owners announced Tuesday they would commence a new series of monthly community…
Meng to Bring Borough Medical Student to State of the Union Address
By Forum Staff To bring more attention to the fight to save a key federal program that ensures internet access for many throughout Queens, U.S….
Driver Indicted in Fatal Cross Island Parkway Crash
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Makeda McDonald was arraigned Tuesday on an indictment charging her in connection with a high-speed…
Donors Give $600K to City Immigrant Peer Navigator Program
By Forum Staff On Monday, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Manuel Castro announced a $600,000 grant from The Rockefeller Foundation and other donors to…
Kew Gardens Hills Community Honors the Late Michael Simanowitz with Street Co-Naming
By Forum Staff On Sunday, March 3, City Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest) hosted a street co-naming ceremony honoring the life and legacy of former Assemblyman…
Dozens of Migrants Found Living in Basement of Borough Furniture Store
By Michael V. Cusenza City officials this week discovered at least 50 migrants living in cramped conditions in the basement of a South Richmond Hill…
Congestion Pricing Lawsuits Put Commuters at Risk: MTA
By Forum Staff The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday detailed projects across the subway system, buses, Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road that…
Task Force Secures Cameras at Federal Parks
By Forum Staff Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) has worked with the National Park Service and City Police Department to secure the installation of…
Crime is No. 1 Concern for South Queens Residents: Survey
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven), through a district-wide mailer in late 2023, sent a Quality-of-Life Questionnaire to households of his constituents,…
Ariola Hosts Second Annual Veterans’ Essay Contest
By Forum Staff Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) has officially announced the second annual Veterans’ Essay Contest, encouraging area students to submit an essay about…
Pol, Broad Channel Civic Work to Resolve Flooding Issues
By Forum Staff Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) and the Broad Channel Civic Association have been working in partnership to find a solution to…
Ariola Funds New FDNY Ceremonial Van
City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) secured funding for a new City Fire Department Ceremonial Unit van. Thanks to the funding, the FDNY was able…
City Salutes Sacrifice of Officer Eddie Byrne on Anniversary of his Assassination
By Michael V. Cusenza The City’s finest and its grateful constituents this week celebrated the life, service, and ultimate sacrifice of Edward Byrne, a rookie…