Pols, Residents Seek DOH’s Answers on Peninsula Closing
Residents and legislators finally had the opportunity to ask Department of Health (DOH) officials questions on the closure of Peninsula Hospital last week at a…
Neighborhoods
Rally to Save Beacon Program
As the decision draws closer to see which schools in Queens will lose their Beacon Programs, students, parents and community members at one Forest Hills-based…
Blockwatcher Program Comes to Forest Hills
Forest Hills residents looking to help police fight crime in their neighborhood will now get the chance, thanks to a revived program at the 112th…
Maspeth High Students Erase Graffiti in Middle Village
Several stores along Dry Harbor Road in Middle Village got a fresh look to cover up vandalism that had been an eyesore in the area….
Waldbaum’s To Howard Beach: Eat Your Heart Out
Over the past few months this newspaper has been following developments in and around the Waldbaum’s supermarket on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach after…
Police Chase Suspect in Rash of Maspeth Burglaries
Police are combating a spike of at least nine burglaries in April within a few blocks of each other in Maspeth. The burst of crimes…
Forest Hills Gets Green Market
Shoppers looking to buy some fresh and healthy produce will soon have that opportunity while enjoying some fresh air. Beginning this July, an outdoor green…
St. Helen’s School Will Get New Principal
St. Helen’s School in Howard Beach will see a new principal at the beginning of the school year in September 2012. A letter sent home…
Unkempt HB House Gets Cleaned Up
A week after its photo appeared in The Forum, this home at 101-16 157th Ave. in Howard Beach has a significantly different appearance. Neighbors had…
Drivers Kill Three Pedestrian in Queens
“I heard the speed coming from behind me.” That’s how eyewitness Adam Pedroza described the seconds before a 45-year-old woman was struck and killed as…
Body Found Under Burning Garbage in Forest Park
Firefighters discovered the badly burned body of a man when they responded to a brush fire in Forest Park early on Saturday morning. Police…
Walcott Addresses Special Ed, Turnaround at Town Hall
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott defended the turnaround program and special education reform at a town hall meeting in Ozone Park Tuesday night. Community Education Council…
Carousel Operator Galloping Toward Memorial Day Opening
Renovations are underway at the Forest Park Carousel for its opening at the end of the month, and the company formed just last month to…
Budget Battle for Fire Companies Begins Again
After Mayor Michael Bloomberg revealed that he once again wants to close fire companies to bridge a budget gap, politicians and firefighters were quick to…
Vietnam Wall Replica to Visit Middle Village
A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be on display next month in Juniper Valley Park, and volunteers are needed to help host…