Jamaica Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Vicious Triple Homicide
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Friday that Travis Blake was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole…
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Baltimore Man Charged in Second Superseding Indictment for 2024 Bayside Murder
By Forum Staff On Friday, a seven-count second superseding indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Jalon Lenny Garrett, also known as “Lips,”…
Five Members of Notorious Drug-Trafficking Ring Indicted
By Forum Staff Five members and associates of a Long Island-based drug trafficking organization known as “No Budget” were charged on Thursday with conspiring to…
City Aims to Help Wipe out $360M in Student Loan Debt for 100K Public Servants
By Forum Staff The City on Monday announced a new effort to help more than 100,000 public servants enroll in the federal government’s Public Service…
Broad Channel’s Call-A-Head Burns Down in Massive Blaze
By Michael V. Cusenza A mighty two-alarm fire on Sunday at the base of Call-A-Head in Broad Channel injured a civilian and a firefighter while…
Queens College Students Lead QueensLink Proposal Town Hall
By Forum Staff On Monday evening, more than 100 students, faculty, and community members came together at Queens College for a Town Hall focused on…
BP Takes on Trump in State of the Borough
By Michael V. Cusenza Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. on Friday delivered his 2025 State of the Borough address—taking on the Trump administration while…
Mayor Hosts Sikhs at First-Ever Vaisakhi Celebration at Gracie Mansion
By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday hosted the first-ever Vaisakhi celebration at Gracie Mansion. Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi, is the most…
Dispose of Old Electronics, Paint at Forest Park Event
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) is set to host his free spring electronic waste recycling event this Sunday, May 4, from…
Woman Killed Crossing Woodhaven Boulevard
A Brooklyn woman was struck by a motorcycle while attempting to cross Woodhaven Boulevard at Myrtle Avenue early Friday morning, police said. Cops responded to…
NYPD Officer Charged with Sending Sexually Explicit Content to Teen Girl
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Friday that a City cop has been charged with sending sexually explicit content via an…
City on Path to 35,000 Uniformed Cops by Fall 2026
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday announced that the City Police Department uniform officer headcount is on the path to reach 35,000 by…
Ozone Park’s Cyndi Lauper gets Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nod
By Michael V. Cusenza Cyndi Lauper, the pioneering singer, songwriter, and actress who was raised in Ozone Park, will be inducted into the Rock &…
Former Rep. George Santos Sentenced to over Seven Years in Federal Prison
By Forum Staff Former Congressman George Santos, who represented New York’s 3rd Congressional District, including borough neighborhoods Bay Terrace, Beechhurst, Bellerose, Flushing, Douglaston, Little Neck,…
Gang Leader Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses
By Forum Staff On Tuesday, in federal court in Central Islip, L.I., the founder and leader of the Route Boys gang, was sentenced to 22…