Jury Duty: Serious Business
While many people tend to throw their jury duty questionnaire into a pile with the rest of the junk mail, Queens County Clerk and…
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Hero EMT’s Honored
Last month Sister Claudia Bradshaw and Mary and Joseph Lawrence were on their way to lunch when seven feet of water surged into a tunnel…
Addabbo, 104 Precinct Clean Up 80th Street
Last Saturday, after logging constituent complaints about unsightly location, Senator Joe Addabbo’s Middle Village office staff and the local 104th NYPD precinct joined forces to…
Preliminary City Council District Map Released
After a series of public hearings and meetings, The New York City Districting Commission released its preliminary City Council maps. Although most districts remained…
Ulrich Victorious, Looks Toward Spirited Campaign
The first leg in the race for the state Senate seat in the 15th district ended with the Republican primary last Thursday night in…
Grand Larcenies Down, Burglaries Up In The 104 Precinct
At the Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together (COMET) meeting on Monday night, Deputy Inspector Michael Cody broke down the most up-to-date crime statistics for…
Glendale Residents Rally Against Shelter
A group of protestors held signs as they rallied outside the proposed homeless shelter site on Saturday, September 8 at 78-16 Cooper Avenue in Glendale….
DOT to Resurface in Ridgewood, Glendale and Middle Village
Several streets located in Community Board 5’s boarders are slated to have their streets repaved over the next three months. According to a press release…
Remembering Together
Memorial services throughout the Forum readership area were held at several different locations, over the weekend beginning on Saturday morning. In honor of the heroes…
JFK Bandits Arrested
Eighteen workers at John F. Kennedy Airport were arrested this week and charged in connection with the widespread theft of tens of thousands of mini…
Glendale Residents Will Not Be Silenced
Although the future of a homeless shelter on Cooper Avenue still remains uncertain, community resistance is crystal clear. Nearly two dozen frustrated Glendale residents…
From the Floor of the RNC
The city of Tampa welcomed 50,000 visitors at last week’s Republican National Convention. As a Presidential Delegate for the 6th Congressional District, I was afforded…
Friends Mourn Death of Daniel Fernandez
Hundreds of students, teachers and friends mourned the loss of Daniel Fernandez, a 16-year-old St. Francis Prep junior who died in a tragic accident…
MTA Expands Trash Can Removal Program in Four Boroughs
In order to reduce trash and keep rodents away from its train stations, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) will expand a pilot program, which it…
Kevin the Peacock Home Just in Time For Classes
After two weeks on the run, an unlikely feathery fugitive has been caught. Kevin, a resident peacock from John Bowne High School’s Agricultural Center, has…