State Secures $25M for Food Banks
File Photo The State is providing $25 million from its special public health emergency fund for food banks and providers most impacted by the COVID-19…
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Small Biz Relief Bill Signed into Law
File Photo “Small Main Street businesses, which make up the fabric of our communities, need all the help they can get—and they need it fast,”…
Party Like he’s 99!
Happy belated birthday to proud World War II U.S. Army veteran and Howard Beach resident, Butch Puccio! Earlier this month, the long-time friend of The…
Jamaica Bay Sandy Project Gets Green Light
File Photo Jamaica Bay By Michael V. Cusenza Essential provisions for New York’s water resources are included in the 2020 Water Resources Development Act recently released by…
City Surges Staff, Support to Nursing Homes
Photo Courtesy of Mike Groll/Office of the Governor Nursing homes and adult care facilities “get paid to take care of a resident and they have…
Jamaica Resident Charged in Murder of Man who Tried to Break up Fight
Photo Courtesy of Google Habib allegedly stabbed victim Wycliffe Gentles seven times in front of a building on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard near Tuskegee Airmen…
Corona Man Charged with Assaulting Cop with Stolen Car
Photo Courtesy of Google The incident occurred last Tuesday night at this Rego Park gas station. By Forum Staff A Corona man has been charged…
Councilmen Call on Cuomo to Temporarily Close Public Transit System
Photo Courtesy of Patrick Cashin/MTA New York City Transit “Stations are being disinfected twice a day, rolling stock, subway cars, buses, Metro-North, Long Island Rail…
De Blasio Unveils $89 Billion Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office According to Mayor de Blasio, the $89 billion Executive Budget was “crafted in light of immense fiscal hardship.”…
Man Charged in 102nd Precinct Detective’s Death Denied Early Release
File Photo Christopher Ransom By Michael V. Cusenza The recidivist thief being held on Rikers Island pending trial for an alleged string of robberies that…
Beaches to be Shuttered this Summer
File Photo Mayor Bill de Blasio has indicated that all City beaches, including Rockaway Beach (pictured), will be closed for the summer. By Michael V….
Stimulus Checks off Limits to Debt Collectors: AG
File Photo “This official guidance makes clear that banks and debt collectors cannot freeze or seize stimulus funds that are on their way to New…
Nursing Homes to Swiftly Report Virus Cases
Photo Courtesy of Google Forty-three residents at the New Franklin Rehabilitation and Healthcare Facility in Flushing have succumbed to COVID-19. By Michael V. Cusenza Nursing…
Ignorance Is…Lethal
As the weeks of quarantine start to mount up, there is no doubt that we are feeling the pressure of the limitations imposed by Covid-19….
Sting Operation Nabs PPE Mask Price Gougers
Photo Courtesy of 3M Three Queens residents have been arrested for allegedly selling 1,000 R95 medical masks at 10-times the regular price. By Forum Staff…