Bayside Man Allegedly Used Instagram to Lure 13-Year-Old Girl for Sex
Courtesy of Instagram Cabrera allegedly used Instagram to chat with the victim. By Forum Staff A Bayside man has been charged with using Instagram to…
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Flushing-Based Counterfeit Credit Card Ring Dismantled: DA
Photo Courtesy of the Queens DA’s Office The proceeds of an early morning raid of the suspect’s Flushing residence. By Forum Staff Three Flushing residents…
Woman Convicted in Sword Attack
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Rama Barba used a sword similar to the one pictured. By Forum Staff An East Elmhurst woman has been convicted at…
Thieves Steal Checks from New High-Security Mailbox outside Howard Beach Post Office
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza The new high-security collection boxes, such as this one on the corner of Cross Bay Boulevard and 161st Avenue,…
Six Nabbed for Running Heroin: Feds
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Clement Bucco-Lechat The crew allegedly used coded terms to describe the potency or quality of their heroin. For example, high-quality heroin…
Donate Food, Supplies for Fed Workers
Photo Courtesy of Google Starting this week, State Sen. Joe Addabbo’s (D-Howard Beach) district offices in Howard Beach and Middle Village, along with the Queens…
End of Watch
Two City first responders recently died. Counted among the Bravest and Finest of the five boroughs, these selfless public servants answered the call every day….
Public Advocate Debate Schedule Set
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The special election for public advocate has been scheduled for Feb. 26. By Forum Staff There will be…
Cops + Community = Results
Photo Courtesy of NYPD The people asked and the police answered. 106th Precinct Sector A Neighborhood Coordination Officers Pete Paese and Mike Petrizzo recently organized…
Katz Announces First Census Committee Appointments
Photo Courtesy of Bruce Adler/Office of the Borough President “The challenges Queens faces are significant, but I am confident these civic-minded community partners will help…
Borough Rally Calls for Metro-North, LIRR Fares to be lowered to the Price of a MetroCard Swipe
Photo Courtesy of Councilwoman Adams’ Office “Reducing the price of commuter rail fares to the price of a MetroCard in New York City zones is…
MTA Touts Continued Progress on Subway Action Plan
Photo Courtesy of MTA/Marc Hermann The Subway Action Plan is a $836 million program to stabilize and improve subwayperformance. By Forum Staff The Metropolitan Transportation…
New Yorkers to Lose out on $500M per Month if Shutdown Continues past February: Mayor
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor de Blasio noted that New Yorkers experiencing hardships can visit nyc.gov/federalshutdownto stay updated on the latest developments…
Schumer Seeks to Protect Shutdown Workers with ‘Federal Employee Civil Relief Act’
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office According to Sen. Schumer, the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act would safeguard workers impacted by a shutdown from: being…
Cuomo Directs State Agencies to Help Furloughed Workers
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor “While the federal administration steps on the backs of workers, New York State is stepping up to…