Articles Written By: The Forum

By Joe Addabbo, Jr. It’s incredible how quickly we’ve reached the midpoint of summer, isn’t it? Once again, it’s time for the National Night Out…

By Forum Staff Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) that will provide a 3-percent…

By Michael V. Cusenza City Comptroller Brad Lander on Monday updated New Yorkers on the legal action against Gov. Kathy Hochul’s halt on Congestion Pricing….

By Michael V. Cusenza President Joe Biden on Sunday announced that he will not be seeking to serve a second term in the Oval Office….

By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) on Wednesday announced that both of his district offices will serve as drop-off sites where residents…

After a frustrating year of dealing with a bumbling bureaucracy just to get an eyesore trailer removed from a busy Ozone Park thoroughfare, area residents…

By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Boubacar Barry was indicted on Tuesday in the death of 16-year-old Jael Zhinin who was…

By Michael V. Cusenza City Comptroller Brad Lander on Tuesday announced that the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) is adopting new standards that…

By Michael V. Cusenza The tight-knit South Queens community of Howard Beach gathered at the intersection of 165th Avenue and 84th Street on Friday evening…

By Michael V. Cusenza A package of legislation that addresses the alarming spike in e-bike and lithium-ion battery safety issues has been signed into law,…

By Michael V. Cusenza After a relatively brief, tumultuous tenure leading the City’s Bravest, Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh on Saturday announced that she will resign…

By Michael V. Cusenza Twenty-four hours after former President Donald Trump was injured in an attempted assassination on Saturday at a rally in Pennsylvania, Mayor…

Broad Channel resident Mike Sirota last weekend was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round of Major League Baseball’s 2024 Draft. Sirota, 21,…

By Forum Staff Four separate indictments recently were unsealed at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn charging five defendants with crimes related to the fraudulent theft…

By Michael V. Cusenza State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) on Wednesday participated in a community cleanup initiative alongside the City Center for Employment Opportunity….