South Queens Top Cops won’t Rest on Laurels
Photos Courtesy of NYPD Capt. Brian Bohannon and Capt. Courtney Nilan By Michael V. Cusenza It certainly has been a banner 12 months for the…
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At Long Last, Security Cameras Installed around Forest Park
PHOTO: Fourteen cameras have been installed around the 544-acre green space. Courtesy of Alex Blenkinsopp By Michael V. Cusenza Crews last week installed long-delayed security cameras around…
Borough Hall Hosts Carnival Costume Design Workshop
Photo Courtesy of the Borough President’s Office Queens Borough President Melinda Katz (back row, c.) helped mark National Caribbean-American Heritage Month by hosting a weekly…
Anonymous Donors Pledge $50K to Richmond Hill Boys & Girls Club
PHOTO: Anonymous donors recently pledged a $50,000 challenge grant to the Boys & Girls Club in Richmond Hill. Courtesy of Boys & Girls Club of Metro Queens…
Borough Resident and Queens College Professor David Kirschner Appointed Civil Court Judge
PHOTO: Kew Gardens Hills resident and Queens College adjunct professor David Kirschner has been appointed to the Civil Court bench. File Photo By Michael V. Cusenza…
District Attorney Applauds ADAs who Saved Suicidal Man’s Life
PHOTO: Three borough assistant district attorneys this week saved the life of a man who allegedly tried to commit suicide just outside Borough Hall on…
City Sets up Satellite Veterans’ Affairs Office at Borough Hall
PHOTO: Borough President Melinda Katz and a veteran last week helped celebrate the launch of the new vets’ affairs satellite office at Borough Hall. Courtesy of…
Search Warrant Reveals Richmond Hill Drug Den
PHOTO: Cops last week discovered a large amount of illegal drugs and cash after they executed a search warrant at a Lefferts Boulevard residence. Photo Courtesy of…
Area Officers Honored
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Congratulations to 102nd Precinct Community Affairs Officers Jose Severino (l.) and Edwin Martinez, who were recently honored by Assemblyman Mike Miller…
Katz’ Parent Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled
Photo Courtesy of the Office of BP Katz By Forum Staff The Queens Parent Advisory Board, chaired by Borough President Melinda Katz, will meet on Thursday,…
Queens DA Establishes Animal Cruelty Prosecutions Unit
PHOTO: DA Brown said his newly formed ACPU is the first of its kind in a district attorney’s office in New York City. File Photo By…
Veterans Advisory Board Convenes in Queens
Photo Courtesy of BP Katz’s Office The city Veterans Advisory Board last Monday held its first ever meeting in Queens at Borough Hall in Kew…
Borough to Honor Service Members with Veterans Day Events
PHOTO: U.S. Marine Corps veteran Patrick Connolly led a Veterans Day ceremony last year in Coleman Square. With Veterans Day – Nov. 11 –…
Addabbo Brings Job Fair for Seniors to Kew Gardens
Photo: Sen. Joe Adabbo’s second annual Senior/50+ Job Fair will be held at the Kew Gardens Community Center. File Photo. State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr….
Man Nabbed for Kew Gardens Bomb Threat Hoax
A Flushing man on Tuesday was arrested after threatening to detonate a bomb inside a Kew Gardens building in which the Queens District Attorney, New…