Goldfeder Rips FEMA for ‘Recoupment’ Letters
Two years later, and still many victims of Superstorm Sandy are trying to piece together their homes, their businesses, their lives. Two years later,…
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City Touts Progress, Community Demands Ferry at Rockaway Sandy Meet
Dozens of victims of Superstorm Sandy on Monday night trekked to Beach Channel High School for a town hall and resource fair, during which they…
Gateway Park Projects Elicit Community Concerns
An update on the Spring Creek Hazard Mitigation project might have been on the marquee Tuesday night at the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic meeting, but…
Delays Leave Sandy-Scarred Family Seeking Answers
The post-Superstorm Sandy story of the De Virgilio family reads like a Hollywood-ready screenplay, replete with drama, tragedy and the resolve to rebuild. But according…
Howard Beach Homeowner Offers Reward for Stolen Statue
A distraught New Howard Beach homeowner this week reached out to The Forum for some assistance in tracking down a decorative statue that was snatched…
Stringer Vows to ‘Intervene’ on Behalf of Civic in Sanitation Ticket Tussle
The city comptroller last Saturday briefly addressed the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association meeting, vowing to support the civic organization in its quest to have the…
Build It Back ‘Starting to Change the Lives’ of Sandy Victims: Mayor
Set against the backdrop of a cerulean sky fighting through blankets of cotton-ball clouds, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday talked about one of…
New Casino Exhibit Spotlights ‘Wonders of Jamaica Bay’
The latest exhibit at Resorts World Casino New York City brings a bit of Jamaica Bay to South Ozone Park. Unveiled Tuesday morning in the…
Centreville Sewer Project Moving Forward After Decades of Delays
To Centreville residents, or those who live close to Albert Road in Ozone Park, the mere mention of the now 30-years-overdue sewer and infrastructure project…
QueensWay Draws Raves, but Some Still Oppose Park Plan
Friends of the QueensWay and the Trust for Public Land this week released the much-anticipated QueensWay Plan, a study which both groups jointly characterized as…
Mayor Touts $130 Million Community Parks Initiative
With already a few ambitious projects set to define his mayoralty, Mayor Bill de Blasio this week launched another large-scale initiative, this time aimed at…
Woodhaven Civic Calls Sanitation Fines Unfair
The city Sanitation Department this week promised to investigate an area civic organization’s claim that the agency is engaging in an “unfair practice of…
Build It Backwards?
It seems that even two years later, Superstorm Sandy is still taking an enormous toll on the residents of southern Queens and the Rockaway peninsula….
Audit FEMA Boardwalk Funds: Ulrich
Much ado about the money. An area city councilman this week called on the comptroller to conduct a comprehensive audit of all Federal Emergency Management…
Squatters Kicked to the Curb as Cops Padlock House of Horrors
“And don’t come back!” Two well-known area vagrants were treated to that chorus by more than one neighbor last Thursday night as they ambled off…