Addabbo Touts TLC Virtual Resiliency
Courtesy of TLC-VR TLC-VR creates a psychoeducational curriculum with educational content on resilience and coping skills that offers evidence-based techniques uniquely tailored to meet the…
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Bountiful Baskets: Community Responds to Call for Donations
The Howard Beach community certainly responded to a recent call to action, donating nearly 200 Easter baskets to the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic and HB…
City Planning Commission Approves Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency
File Photo Eight years after Superstorm Sandy struck South Queens, the City Planning Commission voted in favor of Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency. By Forum…
Mayor, Schools Chancellor Laud $130M Restoration to School Budgets
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “With stimulus funding we can officially return money to schools that would be lost to the registration process….
Schumer Calls on CDC to Conduct Outreach, Build Confidence in COVID Vaccines
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “We must now deliver a surge in trust the same way we delivered one for vaccines, and we…
Pols Urge JetBlue to Stay in Queens
File Photo According to a New York post report, a March 11 memo from JetBlue laid out a consideration for the airline to leave New…
Bill Calls to End Outsourcing, Invest in American Companies
Photo Courtesy U.S. Congress Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand By Forum Staff U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Thursday called for “bold actions” to invest in American…
Ozone Park Blotter: Body of Missing Woman Found in Trunk; Crew Pose as Cops in Home Invasion
Photo Courtesy of Google The body of Destini Smothers, a 26-year-old mother of two, was found in the trunk of an abandoned car last Wednesday…
City Honors Lives of New Yorkers Lost to COVID-19
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Throughout the ceremony, images of New Yorkers lost to the pandemic were projected on to the Brooklyn Bridge….
Cuomo Gotta Go: Richards
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Saturday issued a joint statement with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer in response to allegations surrounding Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “New…
Bill Aimed at Surge of Anti-Asian Crimes
File Photo “The ongoing anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents, especially against our elderly Asian Americans, are absolutely horrific,” Rep. Meng said. By Forum Staff Congresswoman…
Addabbo Offices to be E-Waste Drop-Off Centers
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Addabbo’s Office “Programs like this give my constituents an easy way to get rid of their old electronics right in their…
Fifth Indicted Defendant Apprehended and Charged in JFK Luxury Goods Heist
Photo Courtesy of DA Katz’s Office “The defendant is accused of participating in selling off millions of dollars’ worth of stolen merchandise taken from JFK…
Despite Increases in Spending for homelessness prevention, Shelter Population Remains High: Report
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office “Our city was already facing a mounting homelessness crisis before the pandemic hit, and COVID-19 has only exacerbated these challenges,” Comptroller Stringer said….
City Spent More Than $447,000 per Incarcerated Person in FY 2020 as Rates of Violence Rise: Analysis
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza “[W]e are spending more and more money to incarcerate fewer and fewer people and reducing the safety of both…