Ruse Doesn’t Fool 106th Precinct Cops; Foil Robbery After Perp Claims He’s Store Employee
Two 106th Precinct cops responding to a building alarm last week interrupted a robbery in progress at a Rockaway Boulevard phone store and arrested the…
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All SCRIE-d Up
A recent New York Post article on the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption program caught the attention of one Forum reader from Howard Beach/Lindenwood. A…
Howard Beach Says Final Goodbye To Valentina; Town Wrapped in Red for Remarkable Toddler
Del Cielo. From heaven. It is at once both her mother’s maiden name and the little girl’s provenance. She is Valentina Marie Allen, the tenacious…
Sweeping Plan to Thwart Rise in ‘Zombie’ Properties
Photo: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder has announced an agreement between major financial institutions to adopt new industry best practices to combat the rise of abandoned “zombie…
From Near-Fatal Accident to 106th Pct. Cop of the Month
Photo: Police Officer Michael Sardone celebrated his Cop of the Month award at the 106th Precinct stationhouse with (from l.) Capt. John Ganley, executive officer; Sardone’s…
Teen Boy Stabbed in Ozone Park Playground
Photo: Investigators on Tuesday afternoon combed London Planetree Playground for evidence after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the park. Forum Photo by Robert Stridiron….
Historic Area Parishes to Merge as All Saints Lutheran Church
Three area churches with a combined history of more than 300 years will close this Sunday and reform as All Saints Lutheran Church. Christ Lutheran…
Howard Beach Toddler Succumbs to Heart Disease
The 2-year-old Howard Beach girl who captured a community through her innate resolve to defeat the heart disease she had been stricken with since birth…
106th Precinct: HBCOP President ‘Misrepresented’ Officer’s Emails on Facebook
The commanding officer of the 106th Precinct on Wednesday night unequivocally refuted a claim and purported supporting evidence recently published on a popular social media…
Thousands Turn Out for Hero Cop’s Funeral
Brian Moore, a cop from a cop family who was shot to death last week in Queens Village, was laid to rest last Friday morning…
Gateway Park Needs to be More Accessible: Schumer
Photo: U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer this week called on the Department of Interior to help make Gateway National Recreation Area, which includes Jamaica Bay (above),…
Federal Flood Assistance Review Plan on the Way: Goldfeder
Photo: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder this week indicated that FEMA plans to open a review process to all victims looking to appeal their flood insurance assistance…
Civilian Patrol Leader Has Criminal Past
A week after The Forum was both lauded and lambasted online for an opinion piece (“Don’t Believe What you Read—Sometimes…”) on the Howard Beach Civilian…
Cops Close in, Nab Alleged Boulevard Burglar
Photo: Cops last week caught up to alleged Cross Bay Boulevard burglar Keith Kolm in Hamilton Beach. Forum Photo. That was quick. Hours after the latest…
Borough Mourns Police Officer Brian Moore; 105th Precinct Cop Shot on Duty in Queens Village
A veteran 105th Precinct Anti-Crime Unit cop on Monday died from injuries suffered when he was shot in the line of duty on Saturday evening…