City Did Not Freeze Funding for Richmond Hill Library, Official Says
A city official told The Forum this week that millions of dollars in funding for Richmond Hill Library is not frozen, despite a previous published…
Neighborhoods
Queens College Study of Abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line Set to Begin
Proposals for the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line, including reactivating the train service and turning the space into a park similar to Manhattan’s High Line,…
With Flags, Food, and Fun, Thanking the Veterans of Woodhaven
Decked out in red, white and blue and waving American flags, Woodhaven residents came out in full force Saturday to honor veterans from the American…
Queens Leaders Rally to Save Rockaway Ferry
Councilman Eric Ulrich, left, Councilman Donovan Richards, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Committee to Save the Rockaway Ferry President Danny Ruscillo, and Manhattan Borough President…
Massive Crowd Protests Homeless Shelter in Elmhurst’s Pan Am Building
The people of Elmhurst came out in big numbers Tuesday evening to make sure the Pan American Hotel heard their message. “No shelter,” was the…
Attention Bookworms! Summer Reading Challenge is Around the Corner
As students prepare to bask in the freedom of no school for the next couple of months, an area legislator is reminding them that it…
Richmond Hill HS Boos City’s Plan for Annex
Standing in the cavernous auditorium of Richmond Hill High School last Thursday, parents, educators, and students echoed a message to the city that they have…
Breezy Point Veteran Honored at Citi Field
Breezy Point resident Thomas Sullivan, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve who served two tours in Iraq, was honored by the Mets at…
Teachers Back Stavisky for Senate
State Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) accepted key endorsements this week from some of the city’s biggest voices on education representing more than 140,000 teachers and…
As Bank-Owned Homes Rot After Sandy, Neighbors Say Their Health is Rapidly Deteriorating
Before the abandoned house next to her became a haven for filth, vermin, and toxic mold, Joyce Zoller’s residence in Rockaway’s Neponsit neighborhood had for…
‘Time After Time,’ Ozone Park’s Cyndi Lauper Proves She Has More Than Staying Power
Growing up not far from the Singer Sewing Machine factory and Borden’s milk plant in Ozone Park, Cyndi Lauper spent her childhood as a Queens…
Parkway Hospital Heads to Another Auction
The footprint of the former Parkway Hospital in Forest Hills will hit the auction block once again next month. Documents showed the mortgage on the…
Howard Beach, Broad Channel Land Millions in Federal Funding
Standing by Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel on Monday, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced the federal government is about to shell…
Katz Gives Vote of Confidence to Queens Industrial Biz Zones
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz joined with borough presidents throughout the city to urge Mayor Bill de Blasio to keep industrial business a top priority…
State Pols Support Sandy Victims’ Push to Rebuild, Extend Aid for Breezy Point Residents
The hum of construction that has been emanating from Breezy Point over the past year is expected to continue without being silenced by red tape,…