WRBA Urges Residents to Reject Redistricting Plan
When it comes to the subject of redistricting, Woodhaven has been making it clear—not on their watch. At last week’s meeting of the Woodhaven Residents’…
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Business Leaders, Congressman Gather for Roundtable
Congressman Bob Turner (R-Queens) and the Queens Chamber of Commerce hosted a small-business roundtable with local small business owners at Shalimar Diner, on Austin Street,…
Three Stabbed in Woodside
By Jeremiah Dobruck Three people were stabbed in the intersection of 39th Road and 52nd Street next to the Lawrence Virgillio Playground around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday….
Planetree Playground to get Facelift
Construction will begin later this year in a Richmond Hill playground that will see a number of new additions added just in time for the…
Real Brides
Click here to flip through The Forum’s first Bridal Guide in its entirety. We’ve all heard the stories. Love at first sight. High school sweethearts…
Father Daughter Dance
Click here to flip through The Forum’s first Bridal Guide in its entirety. Back in the day, the father-daughter dance at a wedding had a…
Driver Leads 28 Kids Off Bus Before It Ignites
Calvin Covington was driving a bus full of sixth-graders home from Intermediate School 77 on Thursday afternoon in Ridgewood when he smelled smoke. He passed…
Finally – Sidewalk Had Remained Unfixed For Years
When 81-year-old Eleanor Polgar was getting off the Q59 bus on Grand Avenue in Maspeth she stepped onto a sidewalk where several feet of curb…
Cops Search for Maspeth Pervert
A man pulled up in his car and began masturbating while looking at a woman who was leaving her home in Maspeth on Valentine’s Day,…
Middle Village Boy Seeks Bone Marrow Donor
For most 6-year-olds, Christmas is a day to open presents and spend time with their families. Unfortunately for Colin Flood, his Christmas was spent in…
Beacon Program Still In Danger
Community Board 6 announced their capital and expense budget for 2013 at their monthly meeting on Feb. 8, which aims at saving a local school…
Two Seats Could Open on CB 9
Community Board 9 could have at least two vacancies on their 50-member board thanks to the recent resignation of one member and the request for…
Officials, Advocates Push to Revamp Abandoned LIRR Line
With subway trains zipping overhead at the corner of Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park, local legislators and transportation advocates last week shared their vision of…
Local Businessman and Humanitarian Honored as Man of the Year
It just sort of happened. That’s the way that Joseph DeCandia, Jr., of Howard Beach—recently honored as Man of the Year by the West Hamilton…
Schools Rebuke plan to Replace Teachers: Bloomberg Wants to Close, Reopen Schools to get $58 Million
By Jeremiah Dobruck Updated below Grover Cleveland High School’s assistant principal Michelle Robertson bellowed at Mayor Michael Bloomberg. An immigrant from Barbados herself, she told…