Hochul Directs $8M towards Reducing OD’s
By Forum Staff Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced the launch of further funding opportunities to develop harm reduction interventions for priority populations who are…
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Every New York Student Has the Right to a Free Public Education: AG, State Education Commissioner
By Forum Staff State Attorney General Tish James and State Education Department Commissioner Rosa on Monday released “Know Your Rights” guidance affirming that every student…
MTA Reminds Straphangers Track Reconstruction Work Requiring M Line Shutdown to Start Aug. 30
By Forum Staff The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Tuesday reminded customers that track reconstruction work along the M line that will require a shutdown of…
Two Jamaica Men Charged with Possessing Arsenal of Illegal Weapons
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Tuesday that Christopher Lall and Steve Salamalay have been charged with multiple counts of criminal…
More Than 3,000 Guns Turned in Throughout State in Historic Buyback Effort
By Forum Staff More than 3,000 guns were turned in at nine simultaneous buyback events across New York on Tuesday, State Attorney General Tish James…
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for 2011 Ridgewood Murder
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Gerald Griffin was sentenced on Thursday to 25 years to life in prison for the…
Jamaica Man Charged with Attempted Murder and Rape in Rooftop Attack on Woman
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Tuesday that Jerson Vasquez has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly arranging to…
Officials Secure $1.6 Million from Online Apartment Finder for Defrauding Renters
By Forum Staff State Attorney General Tish James and the Federal Trade Commission on Monday secured $1.6 million from Roomster, an online apartment search platform,…
City Council Common Sense Caucus Pushes to End Influx of Migrants
By Michael V. Cusenza The prolific Common Sense Caucus of the City Council this week continued to wade deeper into the choppy political waters that…
Overdose Suspected in Death of Man whose Body was Discovered on Howard Beach Street
By Michael V. Cusenza The dead body of a 42-year-old white man was discovered around 9:50 a.m. Tuesday in the bushes behind a brick wall…
Mail Theft Spikes across Queens
By Forum Staff With mail theft continuing to surge across Queens, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), U.S. Postal Inspection Service officials, and members of the…
Subway, Bus, Railroad Commuters Cope with New Fares
By Forum Staff The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new subway, bus, and commuter rail fares took effect on Sunday. The updated tolls which are designed to…
Pols, DSNY, Woodhaven BID Tour Jamaica Avenue
Area elected officials, including representatives from City Councilwoman Joann Ariola’s (R-Ozone Park) office, State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr., and Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (both D-Woodhaven); City…
Rain Gain in Ozone Park
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) partnered with the City Department of Environmental Protection on Sunday to host a rain barrel giveaway…
Teaching City Cops how to Interact with Autistic Students
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams, City Department of Education Chancellor David Banks, and City Police Commissioner Edward Caban on Thursday announced a new partnership…