FEMA Program Could Drastically Cut Homeowner Flood Insurance Rates
For residents of low-lying, flood-prone areas, there may be light on the water-logged horizon. That’s because a little-known Federal Emergency Management Agency program could help…
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Amendment 8 Plan Outlines How City Will Use Grant Money for Sandy Recovery
With the arrival of the third allocation of Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery funds—a little more than $994 million—the Mayor’s Office of Recovery…
Editorial: Sandy: Still Beating on Us, but Not Breaking Us Down
The Forum has spent the last couple of weeks reviewing 2014 and reflecting on some of the big stories that have impacted our community over…
Emergency Evacuation Route Signage to Get Overhaul
In October 2012, residents evacuating Superstorm Sandy were directed by emergency personnel to one area, while signs clearly indicated another. Confusion ensued. Those evacuation signs…
MTA Honors Transit Workers for Acts of Bravery and Excellence
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority last Friday honored 30 New York City Transit workers—including four who call Queens home—with medals and commendations at its annual ceremony…
Goldfeder ‘Deeply Disappointed’ with Funding of QueensWay Park Proposal
An area elected official this week said he was “deeply disappointed” with the state Regional Economic Development Council’s recent decision to grant funding for the…
Travel Guide Names Queens the Top Destination for 2015
Citing a new crop of microbreweries, boutique hotels, a reinvigorated Rockaway seaside and global food culture, The Lonely Planet travel publisher recently named Queens the…
Community Leader Continues to Deliver for Diabetes Research
Joe Mure is in demand. It’s a windy, bitter-cold December evening in Neponsit Beach. Steps from the sprawling brick corner home where Mure hangs his…
Thousands Flock to Little North Pole in Rockaway
Nearly three thousand revelers last Sunday night bundled up and descended on Beach 144th Street and Neponsit Avenue for the 19th Annual Little North Pole…
DOT, MTA Continue to Engage Communities on Bus Rapid Transit Plans
The latest stop for the two agencies tasked with implementing Bus Rapid Transit in communities across the five boroughs was Borough Hall on Tuesday morning,…
Pols Push Law to Forgive FEMA Sandy Disaster-Relief Debts
Federal elected officials, supported by state representatives, this week indicated that they would be drafting legislation to provide relief for Superstorm Sandy victims who…
Goldfeder Calls on Cuomo to Use Part of Surplus on Rail Line
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) this week ramped up efforts to help fund the revitalization of the defunct Rockaway Beach Rail Line by penning a…
Port Authority, FAA to Upgrade Noise Pollution Standards
More residents living near Kennedy and LaGuardia airports could be eligible for federal grants to pay for insulating houses from aircraft noise, if the Federal…
Free Tablets Available for Lease at Several Borough Library Branches
Google tablets are available for loan at 10 borough library branches, including Broad Channel, Forest Hills, Howard Beach, Jamaica, Rockaway Beach and Rockaway Park. Loans…
Participatory Budgeting, Toy Drive on Agenda for WRBA Town Hall
If you plan on attending the next Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association town hall, you’d better come prepared. The first participatory budgeting brainstorming session and the…