MTA Reopens Stations Along Liberty Avenue
It was a sight for sore south Queens straphanger eyes. On Monday morning, following five months of renovation and rehabilitation, A-train customers regained access to…
Neighborhoods
De Blasio Says Five-Borough Ferry is Coming… in 2017
The good news: Ferry service is coming back to Queens. The bad news: It won’t arrive until 2017. Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday used…
Maspeth Man Pleads Guilty to Burglaries
A Maspeth man last week pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree burglary and will serve a six-year prison sentence stemming from his participation in…
Woman Convicted of Keeping Kids in Flushing ‘House of Horrors’
A Flushing woman last week was convicted after trial of endangering the lives of her son and two granddaughters by failing to provide them with…
Queens DOT Chief Discusses Issues with Ulrich
Acting city Department of Transportation Queens Borough Commissioner Jeff Lynch this week met with City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) to discuss solutions to some…
Goldfeder: Rockaway Gas Plant Site a ‘Blank Slate’
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Beach) this week presented recently appointed National Grid President and Executive Director Dan Seavers with a community-drafted proposal for repurposing a…
Bring Property Tax Workshops to Sandy Communities: Goldfeder
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) this week asked the city Department of Finance to add additional workshops in Howard Beach and the Rockaways to accommodate…
Richmond Hill Historical Society Welcomes Author
The Richmond Hill Historical Society last Friday welcomed borough historian and educator Carl Ballenas (r.), who detailed and signed his new book, “Images of America:…
Two Women Rule at 3 Kings Collision
When Tammy and Jonna Sonnenberg lost their father John a year ago, Tammy was 19 and thinking about becoming a bartender. Big sister Jonna…
Baldeo Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison
Albert Baldeo, the Ozone Park attorney, activist and candidate for public office who was convicted in August of six counts of obstructing justice and one…
Springfield Gardens Dad Kills Wife, Daughter and Mother-in-Law
A Springfield Gardens community was still reeling this week from last Saturday’s triple-murder/suicide that also left a fourth victim fighting for her life. According to…
Participatory Budget Committee Meets with Ulrich Fiscal Chief
Members of the Participatory Budgeting Committee last Thursday evening met with Gregory Mitchell, City Councilman Eric Ulrich’s (R-Ozone Park) budget director, to review ideas submitted…
Delivery Driver Car Jacked, Pistol Whipped in Howard Beach
Cops this week were still hunting an unknown assailant who pistol whipped, robbed and carjacked a an area diner’s delivery driver last Friday night on…
Even with Aid from FEMA Program, Dramatic Drop in Flood Insurance Rates Extremely Unlikely: City
Responding to a report in last week’s Forum detailing a federal program that could help reduce flood insurance rates in affected areas of the city,…
Focus on Families Shapes Katz’s First State of the Borough Address
If it’s good for our families, it’s good for Queens. It’s not only the motto at Borough Hall, according to Borough President Melinda Katz, but…