Mayor Touts ‘Schoolyards to Playgrounds’ Program
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Monday announced the opening of 11 new sites—including one in South Richmond Hill—as part of the City’s new…
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Vandalized Ozone Park Sign Replaced
A vandalized Ozone Park street sign was quickly replaced by the City Department of Transportation, City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) said on Monday. “My…
Congestion Pricing a ‘Massive Success’: Governor, MTA
By Forum Staff Governor Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority earlier this month announced that in its first six months, the city’s congestion pricing…
Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Vicious 2022 Hammer Attack
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday that a Manhattan man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for…
Construction Jobs in NYC not Fully Recovered from Pandemic: Report
By Forum Staff Despite having the fourth-largest construction sector in the nation, New York is one of five states that have not recovered from pandemic…
Area Pols to Host Free Paper Shredding Event in Howard Beach
By Forum Staff State Sens. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven), Roxanne Persaud (D-Brooklyn), and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) are bringing a free paper shredding…
Leader of Brutal Borough-Based Sex Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
By Forum Staff The leader of a ruthless family-run sex trafficking organization has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday….
Borough President Releases 2025 Community Board Demographic Report
By Forum Staff Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. on Tuesday announced the release of the 2025 Queens Community Board Demographic Report, providing both an…
Two Dead in Fiery Belt Parkway Crash
By Michael V. Cusenza Two people were killed and four others injured Saturday after an out-of-control BMW blasted a divider on the precarious Belt Parkway…
Shark Sightings Take Bite out of Holiday Weekend in Rockaway
By Michael V. Cusenza There were several shark sightings in the waters off Rockaway Beach over the July 4 weekend, forcing the City to shut…
Bring Pool to Floyd Bennett Field: Pol
By Forum Staff City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) recently penned a letter to the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy requesting that it include an Olympic-sized…
Meng Working to Secure Fed Funds for Area Firehouse in Need of Critical Repairs
By Michael V. Cusenza Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) announced on Monday that she’s renewing her fight to help overhaul the City Fire Department’s Squad 288/HazMat…
City Opioid OD Deaths Reach Historic Lows
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday announced the lowest quarter in five years for opioid overdose deaths in the city and new investments…
Teaming up to uplift the Community
The Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol recently partnered with City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) and Food Bank for New York City to distribute personal…
City Records First Lithium-Ion Battery-Caused Fire Death 2025
By Michael V. Cusenza The City on Friday suffered its first lithium-ion battery-related fire death of the year when a woman became trapped inside a…