Turner Wants Tax Break for Tuition
Congressman Bob Turner (R-Queens) wants to give parents who pay for private school a tax break. At a news conference in front of St. Margaret…
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Ridgewood School Picked for Mobile App Design Program
Thanks to a new pilot program, the next must-have mobile app could be developed by any one of Ridgewood’s brightest students. Ridgewood-based Grover Cleveland High…
Editorial: Crossing (With) Out Safety
Crossing Cross Bay Boulevard should be safer than crossing the bay itself. There’s no swimming involved, you can see the bottom, there’s a clearly-marked path…
Richmond Hill ‘Squatter Home’ Now Padlocked
It appears that neighbors on a Richmond Hill street—once plagued by a trouble home—can rest easy for now. What was a problem house for residents…
Six Subway Stations Set to be Renovated
Richmond Hill residents got some welcoming news regarding renovations to several local subway stations, which is something they’ve been petitioning for. At the Richmond Hill…
Richmond Hill Civic Group Hits Facebook
The Richmond Hill Block Association (RHBA) has gone digital. The local civic group has taken its efforts to connect Richmond Hill residents with the 21st…
Got Yogurt?
Ozone Park is a happy town as of Saturday morning when the long awaited grand opening of Scoops on Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park…
Howard Beach Bank Held Up Again
Police are searching for a black man who allegedly robbed a bank in Howard Beach Wednesday. According to police at the 106th Precinct, an African-American…
Preventative Safety Measures Sought at Lindenwood Intersection
Citing safety concerns, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder is calling for an intersection in Lindenwood to be reexamined and possibly changed. Goldfeder said that he wants the…
Public Hearings Set for Potential School Closings
Several schools in Queens are in danger of closing – including Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, Richmond Hill High School and John Adams High…
A&P Says Howard Beach Waldbaum’s Will Not Close For Now
The Forum has learned that A&P, the owner of Waldbaum’s supermarkets will not be closing either of their Howard Beach locations at this time….
Funds Pour In For Daughters of Fallen Cop
Hundreds of people crammed into the Lindenwood Diner on Monday night to attend a fundraiser for the four daughters of a fallen police officer,…
Second Queens Educator Accused of Sex Abuse
Another Queens educator was arrested last week for allegedly sexually abusing students. He was the fifth of six Department of Education (DOE) employee arrested on…
Robber Targets Chase Banks on Queens Blvd
Police are searching for a robbery suspect using notes to rip off banks along Queens Boulevard. Members of the NYPD’s major case squad said a…
D.A May Cut Deal In Deadly Hit-And-Run
After a manhunt and months of waiting, a Maspeth family may get an anticlimactic end for the man accused of killing George Gibbons. Relatives and…