Pols Demand Trump Fully Restore World Trade Center Health Program Staff
By Forum Staff U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand (both D-N.Y.) and Sept. 11 community members gathered on Sunday to demand that the Trump…
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Borough President Announces 2025 Class of Community Board Appointees
By Forum Staff Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. on Thursday announced the 2025 class of community board appointees. The Community Board 9 (Richmond Hill,…
Mayor Hosts Reception to Celebrate Bangladeshi Heritage
By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Adams on Thursday hosted a reception at Gracie Mansion to celebrate Bangladeshi heritage. Hizzoner praised the Bangladeshi community for its…
City Sues Nine Major National Distributors for Illegally Selling Vapes
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Monday announced that the City has filed a federal lawsuit against nine of the largest nationwide distributors of…
Jamaica Man Pleads Guilty to Pimping 14-Year-Old Girl, Weapons Charges
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday that a Jamaica man has copped to paying a 14-year-old for sex and later…
Former Borough Resident Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Leading Ponzi Scheme
By Forum Staff On Thursday, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Francius Marganda was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for running a $24.5 million Ponzi…
Gang Terrorizing Ozone Park Businesses, Residents, Cops
By Michael V. Cusenza A roving band of thugs has been taking over Ozone Park streets, leaving the South Queens community “under siege,” according to…
One Pedestrian Dead, Two Seriously Injured in Ozone Park Car Accident
By Michael V. Cusenza A Staten Island man on Friday was struck and killed in Ozone Park by an out-of-control vehicle that also hit two…
JFK Contractors Charged with Stealing from Airport
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz recently announced that contractors Anildat Arnold and Vejai Ramsarup have been charged with stealing copper cable from…
Councilman Rips City for ‘Disastrous Rollout’ of Composting Enforcement
By Michael V. Cusenza City Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Jamaica) on Tuesday blasted the City’s rollout of composting enforcement. Composting became mandatory on April 1. All…
Red-Light Camera Program to Expand
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and City Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Monday announced that DOT has identified a vendor to continue managing the…
JFK Contractor Caught with Loaded Gun
A construction contractor working at John F. Kennedy International Airport allegedly brought a loaded handgun to the busy travel hub, according to Transportation Security Administration…
Support Forest Hills Stadium: Borough President
By Forum Staff Following a series of recent permitting decisions that have cast doubt over this year’s concert series at Forest Hills Stadium, Queens Borough…
Pol to Craft Bill that Would Pave the Way for Construction of Metropolitan Park
By Michael V. Cusenza State Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) announced on Sunday that he intends to introduce legislation to alienate Citi Field’s parking lot —…
Two Jackson Heights Cops Indicted for Forcible Touching, Burglary while on Duty
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Monday that two City police officers assigned to the 115th Precinct have been indicted on…