Central Queens First Charter School is Approved
Over the past few months, representatives for the Central Queens Academy have been conducting community outreach in Public School District 24 and meeting with Community…
Over the past few months, representatives for the Central Queens Academy have been conducting community outreach in Public School District 24 and meeting with Community…
It’s déjà vu all over again. After successfully fighting a parking meter increase that would have raised rates outside Manhattan to $1 an hour in…
On Tuesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and new Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott patted themselves on the back for a record high graduation rate for public school…
Dozens of constituents from every corner of Anthony Weiner’s congressional district staged a rally outside his Forest Hills office on Sunday, demanding his resignation. “When…
The legislative session in Albany ends on June 20, and one important aspect has yet to be resolved: redistricting. Without legislative action, political power within…
In the last two years there’s been a big change of heart in Southern Queens. The shift, revealed in polling by State Senators Joe Addabbo…
As the publisher of The Forum for the last two decades, I have faced many circumstances, both routine and extraordinary. I have seen things that…
A chain of events beginning with a severe storm warning that shut area beaches down on Thursday afternoon ended with passengers fleeing a Manhattan bound…
Residents passing by the triangular patch of land at 101st Avenue and 87th Street and Rockaway Boulevard now have reason to smile or stop and…
Senator Joe Addabbo honors students Jade Sibug, Haily Cruz and Molly Fleming from St. Pancras School in Glendale for their entries New York State Senate…
Queens Library branches were recently forced to stop purchasing new books because of budget cuts. But Kew Gardens residents and the Kew Gardens Hills Civic…
Two Long Island men were arraigned last week for allegedly targeting elderly homeowners in a chimney repair scam throughout Queens. According to prosecutors, Bruce Wimmer,…
A retired NYPD police officer was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week for promoting child pornography. Matthew Fanning, 44, of South Ozone Park,…
New York has its share of corrupt former officials, and plenty to spare. Ethics reform has been a hot topic for years and with the…
After the looming red and white Elmhurst gas tanks were dismantled, a fight broke out over what to build at the six-acre sight. KeySpan, which…