Comptroller Releases Recommendations to Safely Reopen City Schools
Photo Courtesy of Susan Watts/Office of the Comptroller “As we approach the next academic year, New York City should be leading the nation in figuring…
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Marching to the Beat of our own Drum
Surprisingly, we had a couple of inquiries last week about why we seem to be beating the facemask issue like a drum. Sticking with the…
House Passes Moving Forward Act
File Photo Uncovered rail cars (background) move waste through a Queens neighborhood. By Forum Staff In a vote of 233-188, the U.S. House of Representatives…
Mailbox Returns to Woodhaven
The U.S. Postal Service has restored a mail collection box (similar to the one pictured) that the agency removed from the corner of 98th Street…
American Airlines Mechanic Indicted on Cocaine Importation Conspiracy
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York Belloisi’s tool bag, in which he allegedly was going to put some of the…
City Announces $160K Sick Leave Settlement for Airline Service Workers
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “No corporation is above the law, and thanks to the brave airline service workers who came forward, Eulen…
Fed Funds to Help Religious Facilities’ Security
Photo Courtesy of Google Reform Temple of Forest Hills By Forum Staff More than $1.6 million in federal funding for security improvements has been awarded…
Borough Elected Officials Join Red Cross for Virtual Preparedness Webinar
By Forum Staff Three borough elected officials will be partnering with the American Red Cross later this month to bring a virtual emergency preparedness webinar…
Area Pols Launch Reading Programs
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) and State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) recently launched their annual summer reading programs. Pheffer Amato’s 3K-12th grade…
Virtual Job-Recruitment Fair Returns
Photo Courtesy of the Borough President’s Office Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee By Forum Staff The Queens Borough President’s Office will host its fifth…
City Touts Summer Bridge Program for Teens
Photo Courtesy of DYCD “SYEP Summer Bridge is exactly that—a pathway this summer between tens of thousands of New York City young people and opportunities…
DA Charges Retired Cop who Allegedly Fired Shot inside Cross Bay Eatery
Forum Photo by Patricia Adams A heated exchange between two customers inside Frenasia restaurant ended with gunfire. By Michael V. Cusenza A retired City police…
Mayor, City Council Reach Controversial Budget Agreement
Photo Courtesy of Emil Cohen/NY City Council City Council Speaker Corey Johnson By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council on…
Feds Nab Alleged Bank Bandit
Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of NY Kevin Crawford has been indicted on bank robbery charges. By Michael V. Cusenza Investigators…
Rockaway Cop Charged in Choke Arrest
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Body-worn camera footage shows Officer Afanador allegedly continuing the illegal chokehold as fellow cops handcuff Ricky Bellevue. By Forum Staff A…