Shea Sworn in as New Top Cop
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Dermot Shea is the 44th police commissioner of NYC. By Michael V. Cusenza Dermot Shea on Monday was…
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Law Closes ‘License to Annoy’ Loophole
Photo Courtesy of Wikivisual The Nuisance Call Act closes a loophole in the Do Not Call Registry and requires live telemarketers to give consumers the option…
Will They Ever Learn?
A tip of the hat to the City Council, which recently approved a comprehensive package of legislative measures to crack down on the improper use…
Bill Aims to Inform Consumers of Recalls
File Photo If a company sells a dangerous item, that company should rightly be expected to market the recall as aggressively as they marketed the…
Don’t Fall Victim to Online Shopping Scams: FBI
Photo Courtesy of FBI In 2018 alone, the IC3 estimates that non-delivery and non-payment scams together affected more than 65,000 victims, causing approximately $184 million…
Council Set to Consider Legislation that Would Reduce Paper Receipt Waste
Photo Courtesy of Emil Cohen/NY City Council “I look forward to a day when these receipts are tossed out for good,” Councilman Constantinides said. By…
Attorneys General Urge FTC to Take Action Against Deceptive Marketing Practices
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the State Attorney General New York AG Tish James By Forum Staff A coalition of nearly two-dozen chief law…
City Changing Official NYC Map to Make Rikers Island a Public Space by 2026
File Photo According to Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Johnson, the application is solely focused on changing the mapping of Rikers Island to end…
Boyfriend of Kew Gardens Hills Woman Charged in Knife Attack on her and 6-Year-Old Daughter
Photo Courtesy of State Department of Correction and Community Supervision Steven Bagu By Forum Staff A 30-year-old Brooklyn resident has been charged with attempted murder,…
Ice-Pick Wielding Killer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter for Stabbing Far Rockaway Man to Death
By Forum Staff Acting Queens District Attorney John M. Ryan announced today that a 55-year-old Bedford-Stuyvesant resident has pleaded guilty – on the eve of…
Man Facing up to 25 Years in Prison for Ozone Park Bar Stabbing
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza The stabbing occurred during a violent brawl inside Cookie’s Lounge in Ozone Park. By Michael V. Cusenza A Jamaica…
Past Top Cops Pass Torch to New 106 CO
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Captain John Costello addresses area residents Tuesday. By Michael V. Cusenza If you couldn’t make Tuesday’s Howard Beach Lindenwood…
Mental Health Programs ‘Critical’ for Veterans: Sen. Addabbo
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Addabbo’s Office “When our veterans return home they face a very unique set of challenges and it is our responsibility as…
Cuomo, National Grid Announce Agreement to Lift Moratorium
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor To compensate customers who were adversely impacted by the moratorium, National Grid will pay a $36 million…
Early Christmas Gift for the Community
Long-awaited sewer infrastructure upgrades at the intersection of 79th Street and Shore Parkway in Lindenwood were completed last week—before Thanksgiving, as promised by officials. In…