Katz Praises Progress of Broad Channel Street Raising Project
PHOTO: The Street Raising Project will elevate West 11th through 19th roads. Courtesy of the RBA Group By Michael V. Cusenza Queens Borough President Melinda Katz this…
Environment
Plastic Bag Fee has Council Votes, Speaker’s Support
PHOTO: By the fall, New Yorkers will have to shell out a nickel to use bags like this. Courtesy of Webstaurant Store By Michael V….
Trash Challenge Helps Businesses Reduce Waste: de Blasio
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio this week announced the Mayor’s Zero Waste Challenge, through which 31 businesses across the five boroughs are reducing waste. Photo Courtesy of the Office of…
Girl Scouts Are Golden: Stock Market bell rings in honor of centennial celebration for highest Scouting award
PHOTO: Girl Scouts of the USA this week kicked off a year-long celebration of the centennial of the Girl Scout Gold Award. Photo Courtesy of Girl Scouts of the USA By Forum…
$82.2B Executive Budget is ‘Our Roadmap for Lifting up Communities’: de Blasio
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio detailed the $82.2 billion fiscal plan on Tuesday. Courtesy of Demetrius Freeman/ Mayoral Photography Office By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Bill de Blasio…
Success Measured in Tons at Spring Recycling Event
PHOTO: Spring Recycling Event participants in more than 1,000 cars dropped off more than 3 tons of paper and nearly 20 tons of unwanted electronics at…
Exemption Allows Airlines to Avoid Tax on Aircraft Fuel: Stringer
PHOTO: Courtesy of City Comptroller’s Office By Forum Staff City Comptroller Scott Stringer last Friday—Earth Day 2016—shed light on a “giveaway” that allows airlines at LaGuardia…
Volunteers Tidy up Broad Channel Crab Habitat
PHOTO: Courtesy of the American Littoral Society By Forum Staff Earlier this month, more than 150 volunteers, led by the American Littoral Society and New York…
OneNYC One Year Later: Mayor says blueprint for sustainability has made five boroughs stronger
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio presented his 332-page OneNYC plan in April 2015. Courtesy of the Mayor’s Office By Forum Staff With its freshman year in the rear-view…
De Blasio Proposes $183 Water Bill Credit for 277K+ Queens Homes
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio announced the proposal on Monday in Brooklyn. Courtesy of Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office By Michael V. Cusenza The City is looking to give money…
Goldfeder, NPS Tout Ongoing Improvements to Charles Park Fields
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder (l.) called on federal agencies last April to contribute to the improvement of what was once a dangerous ball field at Frank…
Proposed Water Rate Hike is Lowest Increase in 16 Years: DEP
PHOTO: The DEP has proposed a 2.1 percent increase in the Fiscal Year 2017 water rate to the city Water Board. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza By Michael…
Pols Sponsor Upcoming Rain Barrel Giveaways in Broad Channel, Howard Beach
PHOTO: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr., (pictured) has planned a rain barrel giveaway for April 30 in Howard Beach; while Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and City…
Council Budget Recommendations Address Services, ‘Inequality’
PHOTO: City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (l.) and Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, chairwoman of the Finance Committee, have released the Council’s FY 2017 Preliminary Budget Response. Courtesy of…
Meng Urges Congressional Committee to Help Combat Airplane Noise over Queens
PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng has sent a letter to the chairman and ranking member of a key Congressional committee asking the panel to include specific…