Turner Will Run for U.S. Senate
After the announcement that his congressional district could disappear, Rep. Bob Turner (R-Queens) is doubling down on his political future by announcing a United States…
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Goldfeder, Watchgroup Hopeful That Planned JFK Expansion Can Change
Citing previous concerns from residents living near Jamaica Bay regarding a previous proposal to extend an existing runway at JFK Airport, a local Assemblyman is…
Fight Over Legislative Lines Continues
This week, members of the State Legislature released a second and final draft of proposed redistricting lines that looked remarkably similar to their last draft….
Ackerman, Lancman Look for Grassroots Support
The race is already starting for a congressional district that doesn’t officially exist yet. In the past week, Rep. Gary Ackerman (D- Queens) and State…
Cross Bay Crash Kills One
Another fatal accident occurred Saturday morning around 7 a.m., on the strip of Cross Bay Boulevard leading into Broad Channel, just over the Joseph P….
Mortgage Fraud Scheme Cheats Queens Couple
A Queens grand jury charged a real estate investor and an attorney this week for stealing more than $65,000 in proceeds from a Queens couple…
Area Hospitals Rank Poorly In Safety, Survey Reports
Several local hospitals received low marks in safety ratings, according to a recent survey released by Consumer Reports. A nationwide magazine that rates and reviews…
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…
NYFAC Celebrates
New York Families for Autistic Children (NYFAC) held its fourteenth Annual Dinner Dance and Awards Celebration on March 1, and for many people it was…
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…
Proposal Cuts Congressman Turner’s District
Queen’s 9th Congressional district has been dismantled and doled out in a redistricting map proposed by a special master appointed to draw nonpartisan lines. The…
Got Yogurt?
Ozone Park is a happy town as of Saturday morning when the long awaited grand opening of Scoops on Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park…
Howard Beach Bank Held Up Again
Police are searching for a black man who allegedly robbed a bank in Howard Beach Wednesday. According to police at the 106th Precinct, an African-American…
Preventative Safety Measures Sought at Lindenwood Intersection
Citing safety concerns, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder is calling for an intersection in Lindenwood to be reexamined and possibly changed. Goldfeder said that he wants the…
A&P Says Howard Beach Waldbaum’s Will Not Close For Now
The Forum has learned that A&P, the owner of Waldbaum’s supermarkets will not be closing either of their Howard Beach locations at this time….