Queens Human Rights Advocate to Discuss Women in Islam
When asked about her childhood in Afghanistan, Naheed Bahram will begin to speak, softly, her words stringing together sentences almost impossible to understand for those…
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Helping Hands at AMCA – From one little guy to another, the gift of love
Starting on February 21, The Forum ran an article in response to having heard the story of Macalister Davison; a one-year-old identical twin, suffering from…
After Arrests, a Focus on Rebranding the Queens GOP
When Ryan James Girdusky, a 25-year-old Maspeth resident and Republican campaign consultant, woke on the morning of April 2, he immediately noticed something was amiss…
NYFAC Dreams Realized — Pols, community cut ribbon at autism center
The dream to bring a state of the art autism center to the community that began in 2004 was shattered just two weeks before…
Hunt for Forest Park Stun Gun Sex Assaulter Continues
A celebration by police last week in the speedy arrest of the Forest Park stun gun sexual assaulter apparently came too early—they arrested the wrong…
Queens’ Three Ring Circus — Senator, Councilman and Queens County GOP Vice-Chair Arrested
A quest to secure the Republican line in the New York City mayoral contest has instead sent NYS Senator Malcolm Smith hurtling out of the…
Swimming Toward A Dream — Howard Beach’s Ben Fox hopes to swim for the US Olympic team
Ben Fox first got his feet wet at 3 months old—in a pool that is. That’s when mom Tracy Catapano Fox started taking her infant…
Raising The Roof On Flood Insurance — Special Opinion Piece
This past week, The Forum received an unusual request from one of our colleagues at The Wave which publishes and circulates largely on the Rockaway…
Giving the Gift of Life… Why You Should Donate Blood
You don’t need a special reason to give blood. You just need your own reason. Some of us give blood because we were asked by…
Community Celebrations!
CELEBRATING A HAPPY HOPPY EASTER It was time for Easter egg hunts and photos with the Easter Bunny throughout our readership area over last weekend, with…
From The Horror Of War, A Story Of Hope – Holocaust survivor to speak at Central Queens Y
Scrawled in white on a wall of his family’s bombed out apartment building pictured on the cover of Marione Ingram’s new book, “The Hands…
New Retailers, Outdoor Performance Space Slated For Shops At Atlas Park
In an effort to attract new shoppers and bolster traffic, Glendale’s Shops at Atlas Park is adding two new retailers and an outdoor performance…
Rapid Repairs Draws Praise From Broad Channel – Community thanks mayor, administration for great success
Despite former rumblings throughout the storm ravaged communities touched by Hurricane Sandy concerning the effectivity of the Rapid Repair program, last week to praise Mayor…
South Queens’ Lawmakers Urge Restoration of Rockaway Beach Rail Line
The abandoned 3.5 mile Rockaway Beach rail line was back in the spotlight last Sunday as a trio of Queens’ lawmakers and transit activists gathered…
Plans Drawn to Rezone Ozone Park — Civics, elected seek to reinforce residential character
The rezoning of Ozone Park has finally arrived as was announced by Councilman Eric Ulrich at the march meeting of the Ozone Park Civic Association….