Opinion

Have you ever heard something so ridiculous, you know immediately it cannot possibly, in anything resembling a logical universe, be true? Well, we’ve got a…

It’s a lovely day at the beach in the Rockaways. Warm sun, pretty waves… and then you trip, and a jagged piece of glass embeds…

It’s a strange world indeed—this one of community newspaper publishing. Last week we read one of our competitor’s editorials which devoted their weekly editorial space…

By all accounts George Gibbons was a great guy; beloved by family, friends, neighbors and customers at his business, Gibbons’ Home, a local bar in…

Once again, Mikey had to stick his nose in. Only this time, it might get bitten off. Now city food pantries are not allowed to…

Almost everyone loves children. It’s only logical. They’re sweet and innocent (mostly). They ensure the continuation of the species. And they are the one thing…

Crossing Cross Bay Boulevard should be safer than crossing the bay itself. There’s no swimming involved, you can see the bottom, there’s a clearly-marked path…

Dear Readers, Last week The Forum began an investigative series about poor conditions at two Howard Beach supermarkets. The article sparked some concern in the…

Once again the unthinkable happened—a teacher may have sexually molested his own young students. And what’s worse—it’s not the first time. Wilbert Cortez, a 49-year-old…

Ashamedly, until a New York Post article earlier this week detailing the suicide of the third NYPD officer stationed in Queens and the fourth to…

Just on a short note, we’d like to point out that a couple of weeks ago when word broke that Good Day America’s Greg Kelly…

We’re all familiar with the game we played on the sidewalk as children: Red Light Green Light One Two Three. A much more dangerous version…

Let’s Be Clear. When Governor Andrew Cuomo dropped the “convention center bomb” in his State of the State address last week, he certainly drew a…