GAS EXPLOSION: Levels Howard Beach Home, Sends One to Hospital in Critical Condition
Last week as The Forum was preparing to go to press, an explosion ripped through a private one family home in Howard Beach. Homeowner Teresa…
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For Ozone Park Grad, A Chance To Shine At Juilliard
When Rosanny Zayas was growing up in Ozone Park, she never dreamed that, upon graduating from college, a relatively newfound passion for acting would vault…
Ulrich Will Support Meter Bill
City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Oz Pk) says he will support key legislation introduced by council colleague David Greenfield of Brooklyn and announced by Council Speaker…
South Ozone Park Father Shot Dead – Victim of gun violence spree that leaves 7 dead
A South Ozone Park man was the only victim in Queens included in the tally of violent shootings throughout the city last week that left…
QueensWay Design Winner To Be Named This Week
Described by some as the “High Line” of Queens, the QueensWay project to transform 3.5 miles of abandoned borough rail track into city parkland has…
In Rockaway, Hoping For A Return To Normalcy
They came from Queens, from Long Island, from upstate. They lugged beach umbrellas and bags spilling over with sand toys. They smeared sunscreen and yelped…
Pols to Cuomo: Bring Us Table Games
When it comes to what table games would mean for Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct, elected officials and business leaders said this week it’s no…
Memorial Day At Home in Howard Beach
He remembers marching in the parade as a kid growing up in the 1950’s as a Cub Scout and then a Boy Scout. He remembered…
Howard Beach Gas Explosion Sends Homeowner To Hospital – Walls and ceiling collapse in blaze fed by gas
It was a gas explosion, according to the FDNY, that rocked a Howard Beach home early Wednesday afternoon, causing walls to collapse and sending one…
Sheehan Loses Appeal; Attorneys Say They Will Go Further
Barbara Sheehan was at work when she learned through a telephone conversation with her attorney that her appeal has been denied. Sheehan who was…
Memorial Day At Home in Glendale
Mervin Paugh, a Korean War veteran and member of Ridgewood’s Joseph B. Garity Post, served as the grand marshal of the 75th annual Ridgewood-Glendale parade. The parade, which…
Howard Beach Steps Ahead – Community walk raises $70K to wipe out Type 1 Diabetes
The International Society of SS. Cosma and Damiano, in conjunction with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), held the Fifth Annual Walk for a Cure…
CK senior Lives Life With Pi
“When I see numbers, my brain gets a rush.” That is how 17-year-old Christ the King senior, Michael Arguelles explains his fascination with numbers. The…
Roger Hennin Remembered – Beloved Woodhaven civic activist passes
For 85 years, Roger Hennin knew and loved Woodhaven. Hennin, who died last Wednesday at the age of 85, knew Woodhaven as the place where…
Woodhaven Man Killed While Crossing
A 73-year-old man crossing Atlantic Avenue between 87th and 88th Streets was killed on Thursday night after he was struck by a driver with an…