Massachusetts Man Charged with Planting ‘Hoax Device’ Bomb on Car in Queens Place Mall
Photo Courtesy of Google The Queens Place Mall in Elmhurst. Forum Staff A Massachusetts man has been charged with making terroristic threats and other felony…
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Seven Bravest Hurt in Furious Flushing Fire
By Michael V. Cusenza Seven City firefighters were injured and a small business was destroyed during a seven-alarm fire late Friday night in Flushing, according…
Month-Long Blood Drive at The Shops at Atlas Park
Photo Courtesy of Google The New York Blood Center will be at the Shops at Atlas Park, located at 80-00 Cooper Ave., in the main…
City Handled Record 23.5M 311 Calls in 2020
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “We are immediately taking steps to terminate all Trump Organization contracts,” Mayor de Blasio announced Wednesday. By Forum Staff The de…
PPP Reopens to Help Small Biz Affected by Pandemic
Photo Courtesy of Google New York small businesses seeking PPP loans, like these on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, are encouraged to contact a representative from the New…
Congress Must Deliver Comprehensive Federal Aid to the Five Boroughs: Stringer
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office City Comptroller Scott Stringer By Michael V. Cusenza In a long letter dated Monday, Jan. 11, and sent to…
Little Neck Man Charged with Stealing IDs, Going on Car-Buying Spree
Photo Courtesy of Kia The 2020 Kia Telluride. By Forum Staff A Little Neck man has been charged with stealing the identities of multiple people…
JFK Agriculture Specialists Seize Illegal Products
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at John F. Kennedy International Airport recently seized more than 20 pounds of swine meat and 30 containers of edible bird’s nests from…
Sanders Ordered to Pay $15K Fine for Allegedly Accepting Gifts from Nonprofit
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Sanders’s Office State Sen. James Sanders, Jr. By Michael V. Cusenza While he was a city councilman, current State Sen. James…
Close Umbrella Hotel Immediately: Mayor
Photo Courtesy of Google On Friday, the Umbrella Hotel on 82nd Avenue near Queens Boulevard hosted the city’s first homicide of 2021. By Michael V….
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…
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…