CEC 27 Talks Special Ed Reform
Members of Community Education Council 27 (CEC) discussed changes to how special education will affect the way a child with special needs will learn in…
Ozone Park
New Elementary School Coming to Ozone Park
Construction will start on a new elementary school in Ozone Park, which will take the place of a catholic school that is there now. The…
Wounded Warriors Cycle On
A special edition series of bicycles that will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project was introduced last week by Worksman Cycles, based in Ozone Park….
Ozone Park Range Sees a “Hunger” for Archery
Under the supervision of her grandfather, 11-year-old Aimee Teplitskiy drew back the string on a wooden bow and let an arrow fly at a target…
Ozone Park Killer Gets 75 to Life
The final defendant in the plotted home invasion and murder of Gerardo Antoniello— the 29-year-old son of a Cross Bay Boulevard pizzeria owner— is guilty….
CB 9 Settles Election Dispute
Community Board 9 Chairperson Andrea Crawford will remain in that position for this year. The board discussed a possible revote at this month’s meeting after…
Watchdog Group Worried About Bay’s Pipeline Proposal
Concerns revolving around a project proposing the building of a pipeline from Brooklyn to Queens within Jamaica Bay were among some of the issues that…
Sales Tax Slashed, Exemption Begins
In a move that will save tax payers millions of dollars, New York State will remove the four percent sales tax on clothing, footwear and…
Budget May Pass on Time
New Yorkers might not have to wait months past the deadline to see their budget this year. Governor Andrew Cuomo, along with Senate Majority Leader…
New Rule to Void Claiming of Dead Horses
After 21 horses died within four months as a result of racing at Aqueduct Racetrack, an emergency rule was passed to make their deaths…
Queens Landmark Sites Awarded
The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced the winners of the 22nd Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards. Newtown High School in Elmhurst and the TWA…
Robbery at Resorts
An unidentified Queens man was robbed of more than $10,000 at the Resorts World Casino early Wednesday morning, The Forum has learned. Police sources say…
Man Gets 20 Years for 2009 Murder
A man convicted for his part in the 2009 slaying of the Ozone Park son of a local pizzeria owner was sentenced last week before…
NYS Education Fund Gets $105 Million
Resorts World Casino New York City has generated more than $105 million for the New York Lottery’s Education Fund in less than five months after…
Pimp Pleads Guilty
A South Ozone Park man pleaded guilty on Friday, March 23 to sex trafficking a female runaway whom he forced to perform sexual acts at…