Addabbo Details Votes on Shelter Siting, Lotto Funds, and Sex Assault
Photo: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. File Photo In reporting to constituents in the 15th District on legislative developments in Albany, state Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr….
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Industry Leaders Grill Goldfeder on Flood Insurance Association Plan
Photo: Assemblyman Goldfeder was one of the featured speakers at last week’s New York Insurance Association, Inc. conference. Courtesy of Assemblyman Goldfeder’s Office Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder…
Area Authorities Cracking Down on Illegal Fireworks
Photo: Deputy Inspector Jeff Schiff (l.), commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, talked last week about the dangers of handling fireworks at the New Hamilton Beach…
Brooklyn-Bound Rockaway Blvd. A Station to Close for Renewal Work
Photo: he MTA this week closed the Brooklyn-bound side of the Rockaway Boulevard Liberty Avenue A line station for renewal work. Courtesy of flickr/Feboptimus The Metropolitan…
Woman Killed, Kids Among Injured in Wild Conduit Crash
A woman was killed and nine others—including seven children on their way to school—were injured on Tuesday morning in a violent three-car crash in South…
Communities Come Together to Pay Respect to Service Members on Memorial Day
Hundreds of residents, business owners, civic leaders and elected officials from Howard Beach and surrounding communities on Monday honored military service members across all generations…
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…
Copper Thieves Cause Transit Nightmare; Goldfeder questions contingency traffic plans in Howard Beach
Amidst massive transit delays and gridlock due to disrupted A train service on Wednesday morning this week between Howard Beach and Rockaway, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder…
Woodhaven Thanks Service Members in Solemn Ceremony
Photo: The Woodhaven community last Thursday marked its annual Small Town Memorial Day Observance at the World War II monument on Forest Parkway near Jamaica Avenue….
Katz Salutes Soldiers in Veterans Memorial Garden
Photo Courtesy of Borough President Katz’s Office Queens Borough President Melinda Katz last Thursday honored members of the Armed Forces in a Memorial Day ceremony in Veterans Memorial Garden…
Job Fair Connects Veterans to Prime Opportunities
Photo: City Councilman Eric Ulrich (from l.), Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder chat at the second annual Veterans Job Fair at Resorts…
OLG Pastor Says Goodbye to Howard Beach Parish
“It’s not that I’m leaving you. I’m taking your love with me.” Father Anthony Rucando calls his impending departure from Our Lady of Grace “bittersweet.” …
City to Double Amount of PROSE Schools by September
Photo: Mayor de Blasio (c.) and Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina (l.) this week announced that the PROSE Program would double in size in time for the…
Assembly Members Urge Reform of City Property Tax Code
Two elected state officials this week called for a public hearing to examine the city’s property tax system, characterizing it as “broken” and “confusing.” Assemblymembers…
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Senator Joe Addabbo helped the members and guests of the Howard Beach Motor Boat Club celebrate the Memorial Day remembrance and Opening Day festivities at the Club. Photo Courtesy…