Volunteers Make Ukraine Aid Drive a Success
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato Dozens of volunteers across at least six organizations made the supply drive a rousing success. By Michael V. Cusenza…
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Man Convicted in Home-Invasion Slay
Photo Courtesy of Google According to trial records, at approximately 2 a.m. on Nov. 30, 2016, Williams, along with three others, entered a home on…
JetBlue, Mayor Announce 5,000 New Jobs Coming to NYC
Photo Courtesy of JetBlue “As New York’s Hometown Airline, JetBlue’s commitment goes well beyond the flights we operate here,” said Robin Hayes, chief executive officer,…
Adams Expands Performer Exemption to City’s Private Employer Vaccine Mandates
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “The old exemption put our sports teams at a self-imposed competitive disadvantage and was unfair to New York…
Addabbo Praises Package of Maternal Health Bills
File Photo One of the bills in the package requires enhanced transparency about hospitals and birth centers provided in informational packets to expectant mothers to…
Forest Hills LIRR Station Gets $1M for Repairs
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia/Joe Shlabotnik A New York elected official recently announced that her office has secured $1 million in funds for seemingly endlessly…
Pols Bring Popular Paper-Shredding Event back to Forest Park this Spring
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Addabbo More than 200 cars passed through the Forest Park Bandshell Parking Lot at Addabbo and Rajkumar’s September 2021 recycling event….
Adams Applauds Opening of Safe Haven Facility
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “The opening of the Morris Avenue Safe Haven, and others like it, will provide unhoused New Yorkers a…
Meng Touts Legislation to Improve Interactions between First Responders and People with Disabilities
File Photo Meng’s bill would establish a new grant program for states to facilitate the placement of a discrete and voluntary disability identifier symbol on…
Fresh Meadows Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Stabbing Wife to Death
File Photo Hussain was sentenced to 19 years in prison, followed by five years’ post-release supervision. By Forum Staff A Fresh Meadows man has been…
Ozone Park Woman and Teen Boy Charged in Brutal Knife Attack outside John Adams HS
Photo Courtesy of Councilwoman Ariola Cops and community officials, including Councilwoman Joann Ariola (far l.), quickly responded to John Adams HS last Tuesday. By Michael…
Councilwoman, Cops Work Together on Parking Problem
After receiving myriad complaints from staff at MS 202 and Goddard High School of Communication Arts and Technology regarding commercial vehicles taking up parking spots…
Beauty and the Beach: Residents Take Matters into Their Own Hands and Clean-up the Community
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Melissa Orlando (l. to r.), Gina Barillaro, and Lauren Jaeger at the site on Sunday. By Michael V. Cusenza…
Addabbo Co-Sponsors Bills Aimed at Addressing Helicopters Flying over Area Neighborhoods
Photo Courtesy of Uber The introduction of Uber Copter in 2019 — an initiative by the ride-sharing company Uber to offer helicopter rides between Manhattan…
Scholars’ Academy Takes Hoops Title
Photo Courtesy of City Councilwoman Joann Ariola By Forum Staff Hard work on the hardwood paid off last weekend for one Rockaway Park school’s basketball…