Queens Merchant Caught Selling Dog Fur Products
By Natalia Kozikowska The Forum Newsgroup Staff After a two-year investigation, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is cracking down on…
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Restaurant Owner Cries Foul Over Health Inspection
The owner of a Forest Hills restaurant has filed a complaint with the city Department of Health (DOH) over what she claims are untrue violations…
Elmhurst Resident Creates Literary Journal for Queens Writers
Seeing a need for writers in Queens to express themselves, one man is opening doors for locals to pen their thoughts and let their voices…
NYU Dental Van Give Free Service to Rego Park Kids
Rego Park children as young as 2 years old got free dental treatment at the Smiling Faces, Going Place Mobile Dental Van on July 16…
Assemblyman Wants DEP, Water Board Audited
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) is pushing for a full audit of the city’s Department of Environmental Protection and Water Board after what he calls…
Judge Strikes Down Turnaround Plan
It’s over—for now. New York City and the Department of Education have lost their bid to eliminate 24 schools forcing all teachers at those institutions…
Man Loads Up Cart, Steals Hundreds of Local Newspapers
Within 50 seconds, a man was in and out of the Queens County Savings Bank on Cross Bay Boulevard and had stolen stacks of community…
Report Suggests Insurmountable Financial Woes Forced Hospital Closure
The site of the vacant building on Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway that once housed 173 hospital beds still causes residents to shake…
West Nile concerns prompt citywide precautions
The city is taking on those pesky mosquitoes. In an effort to curb the risk of West Nile virus, officials began spreading larvicide by helicopter…
Three historic sites in Queens get renovation money
Many historic sites across the five boroughs are set to get funding for much-needed repairs thanks to a citywide program that allows the public decide…
Crowley’s Discretionary Fund Cut Almost in Half
The City Council and Speaker Christine Quinn saddled Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley with a reduction of almost half the discretionary funds she took home to…
No-Nonsense Advice for Job-Seeking Graduates
The diploma now hangs framed on the wall, memories of “Pomp and Circumstance” are quickly fading, and the student loan collectors are only a phone…
Motel Resurfaces as a Haven for Prostitution
Neighbors claim that prostitution and drug deals at a Rego Park motel have intensified in the last two months since a crackdown on two other…
MLS Proposes Soccer Stadium in Flushing
Major League Soccer (MLS) officials are in discussions to bring a brand-new soccer stadium to Queens, which would make it the first facility built in…
Meng, Halloran Posture for General Election Race to Congress
Assemblywoman Grace Meng and Republican Councilman Dan Halloran are slowly revving up for a general election fight to represent New York’s 6th Congressional District. And…