Three-Alarm Blaze Guts Maspeth House
Seven firefighters were injured while battling a blaze in Maspeth for more than three hours Tuesday night. At around 8 p.m., a three-alarm fire ripped…
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GOP Councilman Enters Queens Congressional Race
The three Democrats lined up to fight for New York’s 6th Congressional District got a glimpse of their Republican challenger if they can make it…
WRBA Looking to Do Spring Cleaning
This coming Saturday, the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association (WRBA) is bringing residents a chance to not only raise money for a good cause, but to…
NYS Education Fund Gets $105 Million
Resorts World Casino New York City has generated more than $105 million for the New York Lottery’s Education Fund in less than five months after…
Pimp Pleads Guilty
A South Ozone Park man pleaded guilty on Friday, March 23 to sex trafficking a female runaway whom he forced to perform sexual acts at…
Man Found Dead in Cemetery
The dead body of a Queens man was found in a local cemetery on Sunday morning. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Robert…
Elmhurst Library Opens Temporary Branch
While a new Elmhurst library is being built, a temporary library has opened to serve the community at 85-08 51st Avenue, near Broadway in Elmhurst….
Rockaway Couple Arrested for Imprisoning Disabled Woman
A Rockaway Park couple has been charged with kidnapping a 58-year-old partially paralyzed woman, assuming control over her finances and holding her against her will…
CB 6 Approves Rego Park Traffic Plan
After months of investigation and studies by the Department of Transportation (DOT), Community Board 6 voted overwhelmingly to approve a traffic calming plan that will…
104th Leads City in Graffiti Arrests
Community Board 5 lauded the 104th Precinct at a meeting last week for leading the city in graffiti arrests. According to a report from the…
Pols Heed CB 5 Call for Police Signs
Community leaders could get their wish and have signs pointing toward local police precincts. Following a call from Community Board 5 in December, Councilwoman Elizabeth…
106 Community Council Meets
Auto crime is down in Lindenwood despite the fact that it continues to spike in the city. That statistic was one reviewed by attendees at…
Residents Balk at Bathing in Waldbaum’s Parking Lot
Residents of 95th Street called the office of The Forum on Monday afternoon to express their outrage over a man they claimed was partially unclothed…
Council Rallies Against School Turnaround Plan
As a vote slowly approaches to close and reopen 33 schools, the fight is gradually escalating against the Department of Education and Mayor Michael Bloomberg….
Congressional Primary Develops for Ackerman’s District
It was a week of emocratic musical chairs for the newly official 6th Congressional District. After the unexpected retirement of Rep. Gary Ackerman, three Democratic…