Forum Looks back at the Top Stories of 2020, ‘a Year Unlike any Other in the Modern Times of Queens’
File Photo “Johhny Boy” DiLorenzo is welcomed home in June. By Michael V. Cusenza As we do on the first Thursday of every year, The…
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City Sets Ambitious Goal of 1 Million Vaccine Doses Administered in January
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “This is going to be a banner year, an extraordinary year, and it all begins with the…
De Blasio Announces Extension of Open Storefronts Program
File Photo “[This] resolution demonstrates that any company that obtains a competitor’s confidential information for commercial advantage, without authority or permission, should expect to be…
City Handled Record 23.5M 311 Calls in 2020
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office NYC 311 is available 24/7, 365 days a year in nearly 180 languages through the call center, online, a mobile app,…
Co-Ops Eligible for Virus Relief Funds
Photo Courtesy of Rep. Meng’s Office “Financial relief is finally available to housing cooperatives in Queens that have faced declining revenues and increasing costs during…
City Touts 5-Percent Decrease in Fire Deaths
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “While 2020 was filled with tremendous pain for our department, with 12 of our members lost to COVID-19,…
Two Queens Men Sued in Alleged Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Photo Courtesy of Google One of the many companies also named in the civil suit is 1178 Gates Ave. Inc., which is the address of…
City Shutters Illegal Maspeth Club
In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, City deputy sheriffs shut down an illegal nightclub in Maspeth. According to the City Sheriff’s Office,…
Jamaica Man Indicted on Murder Charges for Allegedly Killing Accomplice in Ozone Park
Photo Courtesy of Google The shooting took place on the night of Dec. 7, in the vicinity of 90th Street and Liberty Avenue in Ozone…
Chain Stores Felt COVID Lockdown Pain
File Photo “In order to protect our communities from flooding, preserve our shorelines, and restore New York’s precious water ecosystems, it is imperative that we…
Mayor Announces Largest One-Year Protected Bike Lane Expansion in New York City History
Photo Courtesy of Google Among the notable protected bike lane projects completed this year is in Broad Channel: Cross Bay Boulevard from the Addabbo Bridge…
De Blasio Announces Extension of Open Storefronts Program
Photo Courtesy of NYC DOT “Open Storefronts has given business owners an easy way to maximize their space and keep customers safe as they shop….
Cuomo Signs COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act
Photo Courtesy of Mike Groll/Office of the Governor “The more support we provide for tenants, mortgagors and seniors, the easier it will be for them…
ASPCA Announces $1M in Funding to Support Animal Care Centers of NYC
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett By Forum Staff The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is…
Expansion of Alley Pond School Starts this Week
File Photo “The website will be a fantastic tool that will help promote Italian culture and heritage to an even wider audience,” Sen. Addabbo said….