Pol Calls for West Nile Spray in Three Area Communities
PHOTO: After receiving complaints from constituents, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder this week asked the city Health Department to spray for West Nile Virus in Howard Beach,…
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Body Discovered on 4th of July Inside Lindenwood Apartment
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner this week was trying to determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old man who was discovered last…
Twelve Rookie Cops Assigned to 106th Precinct
Last Thursday, Deputy Inspector Jeff Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, mused on Twitter, “Congrats to #NYPD’s graduating class of 2015! Now how many…
Goldfeder to Launch Constituent Services Tour
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) this week announced the dates of his summer mobile office tour across southern Queens and Rockaway during the months of…
Schiff Settles in to Role as Community’s Top Cop
You’d be hard-pressed to find two more prescient Christmas gifts. When he was 7 years old, bouncing around the borough of Brooklyn, Jeffrey Schiff and…
Hot Day for Cool Cars at NYFAC Fundraiser
The brilliant rays of an intense, unofficial summer sun on Sunday danced off the candy painted classic cars and the freshly scrubbed everyday autos as…
Community Continues to Give in Valentina’s Name; Raise thousands at Gold’s Gym for children’s hospital
Howard Beach has not forgotten the little girl with the huge heart. You can still see it in the red balloons and bows, some new,…
Senate Votes to Approve Senior Water Bill Discount
The state Senate has voted to give city seniors the opportunity not to get soaked by water bills. Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) this…
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…
All American Bagel & Barista Company Opens in Lindenwood
The All American Bagel & Barista Company opened on Saturday in the Lindenwood Shopping Plaza with crowds of well wishers stopping by to say…
Goldfeder Calls for DOT Study at ‘High-Risk’ Lindenwood Intersections
Photo: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (l.) this week urged the city DOT to study and improve dangerous intersections in Lindenwood. Courtesy of Assemblyman Goldfeder’s Office. An area…
Bring Property Tax Workshops to Sandy Communities: Goldfeder
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) this week asked the city Department of Finance to add additional workshops in Howard Beach and the Rockaways to accommodate…
Even with Aid from FEMA Program, Dramatic Drop in Flood Insurance Rates Extremely Unlikely: City
Responding to a report in last week’s Forum detailing a federal program that could help reduce flood insurance rates in affected areas of the city,…
FEMA Program Could Drastically Cut Homeowner Flood Insurance Rates
For residents of low-lying, flood-prone areas, there may be light on the water-logged horizon. That’s because a little-known Federal Emergency Management Agency program could help…
Six New Officers Join 106th Precinct
Six rookie officers fresh out of the Police Academy and assigned to the 106th Precinct have already begun working the streets of south central Queens….