Stop Astoria Fossil Fuel Plant: Stringer
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia/Fletcher City Comptroller Scott Stringer is worried that NRG Energy’s Astoria Replacement Project would pose environmental risks to the local Astoria community…
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Pols Applaud Tax Lien Sale Ban
File Photo “Having a lien sold on their property and/or home during a global pandemic is reckless and would only further the economic strain of…
NY Attorney General Renews Suspension of State Debt Collection
Photo Courtesy of AG James’s Office “By again renewing the suspension of state student and medical debt collection referred to my office, we are helping…
New LIRR Technology Identifies Least-Crowded Trains before Riders Leave Home
Photo Courtesy of Patrick Cashin/MTA “These are immensely challenging times, but this unprecedented crisis has also given us a rare opportunity to rethink the ways…
Man Indicted in Crash that Claimed Son
By Forum Staff A borough grand jury has indicted an Albany man for an August car crash that killed his 8-year-old son, Queens District Attorney…
Man Charged in Labor Day Stab Slay
Photo Courtesy of Google Williams and Berkley got into a heated dispute on Labor Day near this Far Rockaway nail salon. By Forum Staff A…
City, Unions Reach Agreement to Reopen Schools
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “New York City will now have the most aggressive policies and the strongest safeguards of any school system…
City to Lower Speed Limits by 5 MPH on Nine Major Streets
Photo Courtesy of Google Rockaway Boulevard from 150th Avenue to 3rd Street (Nassau County border), 2.5 miles, will be reduced to 35 mph from 40…
After Storm, Pheffer Amato Pushes for Microgrids
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) recently participated in a joint legislative hearing to address the seemingly slow emergency storm response and customer communication practices…
Ulrich Funds Clean-up Effort along Jamaica Bay
File Photo Abandoned boats are among the biggest problems in New York City’s waterways, including Jamaica Bay (pictured), presenting multiple ecological, transportation and safety hazards….
DOT Gives Revel Scooters Green Light
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza In a pact with the City, Revel has agreed to close monitoring of its operations and will institute stricter…
Fed Court Bars Companies for Robocalls
By Forum Staff The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has permanently barred two individuals and two companies that transmitted massive…
City Plans to Fulfill Obama Pledge to Address Use of Force in Policing
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “Reform goes beyond just changing policies. It means improving transparency, increasing accountability, and ensuringcommunity engagement is centered in…
MTA, Union Sound ‘Alarm’ on Subways
Photo Courtesy of Patrick Cashin/MTA “We have been sounding the warning bell for months. The MTA is in a free fall. The only way to…
Parks can Resume Permitting for Outdoor Youth Sports: Mayor
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Lower and moderate-risk youth play on permitted City fields will resume Tuesday, Sept. 15, Mayor de Blasio announced. By…