Karina Reward Fund Soars Past $250,000; Still no suspects or persons of interest
PHOTO: The Karina Vetrano Reward Fund has raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars in a week. Courtesy of GoFundMe By Michael V. Cusenza As the…
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Jamaica Hospital Earns Perfect Score, Top National Trauma Status
PHOTO: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center recently earned national Level I Trauma status. Helping to mark the milestone last Friday were Angelo Canedo, Ph.D., vice president, MediSys…
Editorial: Kites in a Hurricane
Courtesy of Twitter It has been a formidable, faith-testing fortnight for our beloved borough. Two weeks that most of us wish we could simply hit…
Hunt is on for Richmond Hill Stick-Up Duo
PHOTO: According to investigators, the suspects (one is pictured) brandished a gun and snatched the victim’s bookbag as he was walking home in the vicinity 101st…
Cops Search for Jeep Thief
File Photo By Michael V. Cusenza Police have reached out to the public for help in identifying and locating the man they believe is responsible…
Donations Pour into New Karina Vetrano Reward Fund
PHOTO: The reward fund was organized and set up at TD Bank on Tuesday. Courtesy of GoFundMe By Michael V. Cusenza and Patricia Adams The angst-ridden…
A Community on Edge Gathers for Town Hall Meeting
PHOTO: Fr. Francis Colamaria welcomed the community to St. Helen’s on Monday evening. Forum Photo by Patricia Adams By Michael V. Cusenza and Patricia Adams Howard…
Pols Call for Heightened Security Measures at Spring Creek Park
PHOTO: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. and U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries have called for security upgrades at Spring Creek Park. Jogger Karina Vetrano was brutally murdered…
Editorial: #HowardBeachStrong
Courtesy of Flickr This December, when the world drags Howard Beach back 30 years, back to a time when this community was branded with the…
Elderly Richmond Hill Man Missing
PHOTO: Mohamed Gaffer was last seen inside his 123rd Street residence on Aug. 1. Courtesy of NYPD By Michael V. Cusenza Police have reached out to the…
Hundreds Rally Against Select Bus Service Plan
PHOTO: The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association thanked the 102nd Precinct for helping Saturday’s rally go smoothly. Courtesy of the WRBA By Michael V. Cusenza Hundreds of south…
Five Borough Residents Indicted on Federal Sex-Trafficking Charges
PHOTO: Five of the six defendants charged in the indictment live in Queens. Courtesy of DOJ By Forum Staff Six men, including five borough residents, last week…
Violence Continues Historic Downward Trend: NYPD
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bratton delivered the July crime briefing inside the Jack Maple CompStat Center. Courtesy of Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office By Michael…
Library Unveils Plaque Dedicated to ‘Devoted Patron’ Frank Esposito
PHOTO: Queens Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott (l. to r.), Lisa Wong-Esposito, Queens Library Chief Librarian Nick Buron, and North Forest Park Community Library Manager Leslie Dann unveil the memorial plaque for…
New Gillibrand Act Targets Queens as ‘Manufacturing Community’
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Courtesy of Michael Okoniewski/New York State Fair By Forum Staff U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) this week announced her bipartisan Made in America…