CEC 27 Nixes Middle School Choice Plan
Parents with children at District 27 opposed to the controversial middle school choice proposal can rest easy—at least, for now. Citing the loud opposition…
Richmond Hill
Defacing Houses of Worship Could Net Harsher Penalty
Standing outside Congregation Ohr Natan in Rego Park, Monday, Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Richmond Hill) stumped for legislation he introduced that would up the penalty on…
Public Review Opens on Woodhaven and Richmond Hill Rezoning
As a vote on the proposal to rezone more than 200 blocks collectively in Woodhaven and Richmond Hill looms closer this month, city officials announced…
Thousands Attend Middle Village Bone Marrow Drive
After word got out that a young Middle Village boy needed a bone marrow transplant, thousands of local residents, and people from elsewhere in New…
Planetree Playground to get Facelift
Construction will begin later this year in a Richmond Hill playground that will see a number of new additions added just in time for the…
Real Brides
Click here to flip through The Forum’s first Bridal Guide in its entirety. We’ve all heard the stories. Love at first sight. High school sweethearts…
Father Daughter Dance
Click here to flip through The Forum’s first Bridal Guide in its entirety. Back in the day, the father-daughter dance at a wedding had a…
Beacon Program Still In Danger
Community Board 6 announced their capital and expense budget for 2013 at their monthly meeting on Feb. 8, which aims at saving a local school…
Schools Rebuke plan to Replace Teachers: Bloomberg Wants to Close, Reopen Schools to get $58 Million
By Jeremiah Dobruck Updated below Grover Cleveland High School’s assistant principal Michelle Robertson bellowed at Mayor Michael Bloomberg. An immigrant from Barbados herself, she told…
Street Change Vote Postponed Until March
The vote to change two streets in Ozone Park and Woodhaven will have to wait until at least March in order to be resolved. Originally…
Proposed District Lines Draw Ire at Hearing
A parade of angry speakers vented at a public hearing on the state’s political redistricting plan that has riled politicians and residents who feel their…
Last of Reserves Will Balance the Budget
There would be no layoffs of uniformed workers or teachers and no tax increases to balance the budget for next fiscal year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg…
Opposite Sides of the Tracks
The plans to turn a 3.5-mile abandoned rail line in Queens into a greenway have taken a detour, with some officials envisioning trains running down…
Queens Schools Could Lose Teachers
If a city plan goes through later this year, a number of Queens-based high schools could have their teacher staffs cut in half in time…
Area Residents Tell DOT ‘No’ on Proposed Traffic Changes
Two weeks before a scheduled vote on two proposed street changes affecting Woodhaven and Richmond Hill, a crowd of angry residents let city Department of…