Richmond Hill South Civic Officers Swear In, Help Troops
The Richmond Hill South Civic Association (RHSCA) held the installation of the 2011-2112 Executive Board last week. The swearing in was conducted by Senator Joe…
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Glendale’s Social Security Office Proposed to Close
The growing senior population in central Queens is in danger of losing convenient access to a Social Security office. The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends…
CUNY Opens Doors for Future Citizens
In a series of comprehensive events throughout the city, CUNY Citizenship Now! is providing free, high quality, and confidential citizenship and immigration law services to…
City Releases List of Proposed Firehouse Closures
The city has finally released its list of 20 fire companies slated to close under Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed budget. According to the New York…
Aqueduct Security Tops Residents’ Concerns
With Resorts World New York’s Aqueduct Racetrack casino set to open later this summer, residents in the surrounding neighborhood are worried the 106th Precinct will…
Tons of Trash Avoids Landfill
A recycling event sponsored by State Senator Joseph Addabbo last Sunday was a major success, with more than 11 tons of electronics and paper…
Park Opening Yields Mysterious Tombstone
Updated, see below On September 12, 1912, Leon Nascimbene arrived in New York City onboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, a passenger ship sailing from Cherbourg,…
Volunteers Clean Bayside Cemetery
About 40 people including neighborhood residents, Boy Scouts, community activists and Councilman Eric Ulrich and his staff, armed with more than 30 rakes and boxes…
Remembering The Holocaust
Members of the congregation at the Rockwood Park Jewish Center gathered on Sunday for Yom Hashoah Observance, a remembrance of the Holocaust held every year…
Pheffer to Leave Assembly
Legislator Will Resign Seat to Take Over as Queens County Clerk As The Forum went to press on Wednesday evening, we learned that Assemblymember Audrey…
Ideas Wanted for Queens Design Projects
“Wouldn’t it be great if the old, abandoned [Long Island Railroad track] running from Forest Park to Rockaway Beach was turned into a simpler version…
Queens Cleans Up For Earth Day
With Earth Day around the corner, Queens politicians and community groups are asking residents to think sustainability. On April 30, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, the Communities…
Free Help for Struggling Homeowners
Thousands of Queens homeowners are in threat of losing their homes. As the foreclosure crisis grew, nefarious companies and banks started targeting desperate homeowners in…
CB9 Welcomes New Members
Community Board 9 finally has a complete board of 50 members after accepting four new appointees this month. Marian Molina, from Ozone Park, Maharani Singh…
Board 10 Starts Year with New Members
Community Board 10 held its first meeting of the new fiscal year last Thursday and discussed livery cabs and Skyway, the homeless shelter in South…