City Stacks up Fines Against Forest Hills Veterans Post
Forest Hills veterans feel like they are under attack from the city. Health inspectors are treating American Legion Post 1424 on Metropolitan Avenue as if…
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Peninsula Hospital to Close, State Confirms
In a stunning about-face, despite recent efforts to get Peninsula Hospital up and running, the hospital will be closing its doors for good. Hospital workers…
Pols Heed CB 5 Call for Police Signs
Community leaders could get their wish and have signs pointing toward local police precincts. Following a call from Community Board 5 in December, Councilwoman Elizabeth…
Residents Balk at Bathing in Waldbaum’s Parking Lot
Residents of 95th Street called the office of The Forum on Monday afternoon to express their outrage over a man they claimed was partially unclothed…
Congressional Primary Develops for Ackerman’s District
It was a week of emocratic musical chairs for the newly official 6th Congressional District. After the unexpected retirement of Rep. Gary Ackerman, three Democratic…
St. Joseph’s Day
The Howard Beach Columbus Day Foundation (HBCDF) hosted more than 300 people on Monday evening at Roma View Catering at their annual St. Joseph’s…
TD Bank Hit on Cross Bay in Howard Beach
The Howard Beach branch of TD Bank was robbed by a note passing bandit on Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say the suspect was a male black…
Woman, Dog Rescued from Fire in Woodside
Firefighters pulled a woman and her dog from the blazing living room of a fourth-floor apartment in Woodside on the night of Thursday, March 8….
GRRC Starts Graffiti Fighting Season
The annual battle against graffiti is about to start. Every year in April, the Greater Ridgewood Restoration Corporation (GRRC) starts its cleaning season in Ridgewood,…
Woodhaven Drug Headquarters Busted
Authorities busted a multimillion-dollar heroin ring this week, making 20 arrests and seizing more than $30,000 worth of heroin and thousands of dollars in cash….
Parents Still Clamoring for DOE Attention at Intersection
As trucks were rumbling past behind Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and students from P.S. 229, he and parents explained why kids shouldn’t have to dodge…
CB 9 Votes Yes on Rezoning, No on Street Conversions
Packed into a small room with barely enough seating to accommodate the large turnout of residents, Community Board 9 finally voted on three important issues,…
Supermarket Strife: Homeowners Vow to Get Results From Waldbaum’s
Residents along 95th Street between 156th and 157th Avenues in Howard Beach say they’ve had just about enough strife—and now, they are fixing to do…
Swastikas, Tagging Drawn on Maspeth Church
At least one vandal drew multiple swastikas on a Lutheran church in Maspeth early in the morning on Wednesday, Feb. 29. Now police are searching…
Safety Measures were Requested at Deadly Intersection
Before an elderly woman was struck and killed in late February while crossing an intersection in Howard Beach, elected and police officials had tried to…