Stolen-Car Epidemic Hits Port
Photo Courtesy of CBP In Fiscal Year 2020, Customs and Border Protection agents have intercepted and seized 66 stolen vehicles worth approximately $3.6 million at…
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No-Cost Mammograms in Ozone Park
City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) is set to host next month a mobile medical center in Ozone Park which will provide eligible women no-cost…
City Could Help Feds Tackle Virus
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office City Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot, M.D., addresses the media on Saturday, Feb. 1, at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan…
Man Cops to Kidnapping Ex-GF
Photo Courtesy of Instagram Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas By Forum Staff A Flushing man has admitted to kidnapping his ex-girlfriend in New Rochelle and…
Wake Forest Basketball Coach Convicted in One-Punch Death of Man Visiting Queens
Photo Courtesy of Wake Forest Men’s Basketball Jamill Jones By Forum Staff A 37-year-old basketball coach from North Carolina has been found guilty of a…
Astoria Bar-Hopper Gets 25 Years for Killing Man who Insulted Female Friends
Photo Courtesy of Google The incident occurred on Steinway Street near 28th Avenue. By Forum Staff A conviction for manslaughter and other crimes was handed…
MTA Releases Schedule of $8.8B in Work to Begin Construction in 2020 from Prior Capital Plans
Photo Courtesy of Marc Hermann/MTA NYC Transit By Michael V. Cusenza The Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently released a schedule of ongoing construction projects from the…
Car Crimes Still Soaring
Car crimes are crippling the 106th Precinct. Auto thefts have skyrocketed more than 330 percent year-to-date: So far this year, there have been at least…
MTA New York City Transit Adds More Public Feedback Opportunities for Bus Network Redesign Plan
File Photo The Queens Bus Network Redesign calls for the elimination of the Q53. By Michael V. Cusenza Borough residents will have even more opportunities…
Stringer Slams City’s ‘Failed Approach’ to Housing Crisis as Mayor Brags about Creating 25K Affordable Homes in 2019
Photo Courtesy of Susan Watts/Office of the City Comptroller City Comptroller Scott Stringer By Michael V. Cusenza An impromptu battle of the plans erupted in…
City Property Tax Reform Panel Calls for Simpler, Clearer, More Transparent System
Photo Courtesy of City Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform By Michael V. Cusenza The City Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform on Friday released…
Council Plan Boasts Nearly 90 Recommendations Aimed at Preventing Homelessness
Photo Courtesy of John McCarten/NY City Council “Housing stability is at the core of every person’s success, and we must fight for every New Yorker…
Pudgy Trucks Steer Clear of BQE: City
Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia/GK Tramrunner229 “The BQE is one of the main arteries of our city, which is why we are immediately increasing enforcement against overweight…
Leading by Example
A very special tip of The Forum newsboy’s cap this week to Anna Lampman of Middle Village. The intrepid 13-year-old can teach plenty of adults…
Area Pol Tapped for Housing Panel
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (with microphone) has been appointed to an Assembly Mitchell-Lama working group. By Forum Staff…