Armored Car Heist Nets $540K for Pair of Robbers
By Michael V. Cusenza City gumshoes on Wednesday were still seemingly stumped by a pair of masked gunmen who swiped $540,000 from an armored Brink’s…
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Area Schools Benefit from Participatory Budgeting
By Michael V. Cusenza Two area schools are set to benefit from the Fiscal Year Participatory Budgeting cycle. A $350,000 allocation will help Richmond Hill…
Meng, Seniors Talks Social Security Cuts
By Forum Staff Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) recently held a listening session in Elmhurst that focused on cuts to Social Security and the devastating impacts…
Reforms Made Permanent after Successful DDC Flood Infrastructure Pilot Program
By Michael V. Cusenza City Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Tom Foley on Wednesday announced that the Expanded Work Allowance will now be made…
Shootings, Murders down under Adams
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Tuesday announced that the NYPD has already removed more than 2,200 illegal…
Ariola Continues Quality of Life Crusade
Concerned Ozone Park residents reached out to City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) on Friday regarding a dangerous pothole on 94th Street—resulting in a quality-of-life…
Addabbo Announces Passage of Bills for Veterans
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) on Thursday announced sponsorship and support of a package of bills aimed at addressing the needs…
Mayor Names Free Youth Swim Lessons in Honor of Teens who Drowned at Riis Beach
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday announced the newly named “Elyjha Chandler and Christian Perkins Swim for Life” class at Erasmus High School…
Rockaway Communities Gather for Annual Summer Kick-Off
By Forum Staff City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) on Sunday joined the Beach 116th Street Merchants Association and the Rockaway Civic Association for the…
Queens Rising 2025 Kicks Off with Celebration at Resorts World NYC
By Forum Staff The fourth annual, month-long Queens Rising festival began with celebration on Sunday at Resorts World New York City in South Ozone Park…
Youth in NYC Face Double-Digit Unemployment Rate: Report
By Forum Staff Young workers in the Big Apple between the ages of 16-24 continued to face a high 13.2 percent unemployment rate in 2024,…
Adams Announces New Initiatives to Cut Red Tape for Small Businesses
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and City Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Dynishal Gross on Thursday announced a package of initiatives designed to…
Borough Marks Memorial Day 2025
By Michael V. Cusenza From Broad Channel to Ridgewood, and all communities in between, the World’s Borough on Monday marked Memorial Day 2025 via parades…
Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Move to End Congestion Pricing
By Michael V. Cusenza Congestion pricing is here to stay—for now. A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending congestion pricing…
Crossing Guards Feted in South Richmond Hill
By Michael V. Cusenza State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) on Friday held a special breakfast honoring all the crossing guards in his district—those assigned…