Bob Turner Says Farewell
This week we received a farewell message from former Congressman Bob Turner that we would like to share with you. In addition, The Forum would…
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Schneiderman Unveils Information On Sandy Relief Charities
Locals have wondered where exactly all the charity money for Superstorm Sandy has been going. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is hoping to answer some of their…
Down but Not Out — Rockaway Homeowners’ Slow Road to Recovery
During normal times, staffers of City Council member Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) are go-to resources where members of the community can turn for solutions to…
Queensway Project Gets Study Grant — Residents Have Mixed Reactions
A new Manhattan-style high-line park may be coming to Queens thanks to a $467,000 grant, secured by Governor Cuomo, to study the feasibility of building…
Carl Berner Passes — Middle Village Centenarian Dead at 110
The Forum would like to extend it’s condolances to the family of Centarian Carl Berner on his passing at the age of 110. For the…
iPhone Thief Strikes Seven Times
The search is on for a teenage iPhone thief police say has struck in Forest Hills 7 times since December 20th. The thefts started when…
Crowley Asks For New Street Study
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley called on the DOT to a renew a study of hazardous areas in western Queens, showing Queens Borough DOT Commissioner Maura McCarthy…
EDITORIALS: YEAR IN REVIEW
I would like to take this opportunity to wish the loyal readers and advertisers of The Forum a very happy and healthy new year. For…
DECEMBER YEAR IN REVIEW
Our Lady of Grace Church in Howard Beach continued to celebrate mass in the school auditorium as they renained unable to get church doors open….
NOVEMBER YEAR IN REVIEW
Woodhaven residents held a flashlight vigil to remember victims of Hurricane Sandy and to honor a neighborhood treasure lost in the storm––Woodhaven Christmas tree, so…
OCTOBER YEAR IN REVIEW
Police searched for a man who sexually abused a ten-year-old girl after school inside a Queens Borough Public Library at 158-21 Jewel Avenue. Captain Thomas…
SEPTEMBER YEAR IN REVIEW
Congressman Bob Turner along with Assemblyman Mike Miller filed a formal appeal with the United Stated Postal Service headquarters in Washington, D.C. to secure a…
AUGUST YEAR IN REVIEW
Robert Brown, 32, of Ozone Park, was arrested at a laundromat after leaving his 7-month-old daughter unattended in a car parked outside in the sweltering…
JULY YEAR IN REVIEW
Jimmy Meng, former assemblyman and father of congressional candidate Grace Meng, was arrested on charges that he arranged to receive a bribe worth tens of…
JUNE YEAR IN REVIEW
DOT crews began a local paving initiative resulting in the resurfacing of streets along 75th and 101st Avenues and on 80th, 84th, 85th, 90th and…