Katz Hails Work of Hurricane Task Force
File Photo Borough President Melinda Katz (l.) leads a July 2014 meeting of the Hurricane Relief Task Force at Borough Hall. By Michael V. Cusenza Roughly…
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Ring Hacks Spark Concern
Photo Courtesy of Ring By Michael V. Cusenza If you’ve seen the video, goose bumps likely still plague your skin. Earlier this month, Alyssa LeMay, 8,…
Track Stars
To the Editor: Last month, the MTA released the long-awaited Rockaway Beach Branch reactivation study and the conclusions confirmed what we have known all along; it will…
Feds Seize Fentanyl Destined for Queens
Photo Courtesy of DEA Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic opioid that can serve as a substitute for heroin and frequently results in overdoses by…
City ‘Mismanaging’ Rain Gardens: Audit
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office According to the analysis, there were “visible maintenance deficiencies” at 95 of the 102 rain gardens that auditors visited in Queens, Brooklyn,…
De Blasio declares his Latest Action Plan will End Long-Term Street Homelessness in NYC
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor de Blasio touts his 30-page “6-Point Action Plan” to end long-term homelessness in NYC. By Forum Staff…
‘I’d Rather See you Dead than with Someone Else’: Corona Man Convicted of Raping GF
By Forum Staff A Corona man has been convicted of the violent February 2018 rape of his girlfriend, Acting Queens District Attorney John Ryan announced…
Pending NY Bail Laws Could Handcuff Judges, Prosecutors and Endanger Public Safety
Image Prepared by and Courtesy of the Office of the Queens District Attorney On January 1, 2020, the people charged with crimes included in the…
Mure Christmas Brings Smiles
By Patricia Adams More than two decades after Joe Mure started the Christmas tradition of the Little North Pole at his Rockaway Beach home when…
Count Your Blessings
You’ve heard us discuss the drawbacks of Facebook and other social media platforms before, but once in a while something comes across that merits our…
Queens Soccer Coach Nabbed on Charges of Rape, Sexual Abuse and Other Crimes Against Teenage Boys and Girls
By Forum Staff A 23-year-old Woodhaven resident – who coached soccer with the now-defunct American Eagle Soccer Academy – has been charged with rape, sexual…
Estranged Jealous Husband Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Viscious Stabbing of Wife
Photos Courtesy of Facebook Iris Rodriguez, 35, left two young children behind after her husband , William Rivas, stabbed her in a jealous rage at…
Brooklyn Resident Convicted of Manslaughter, Shoots Man for Insulting Female Friends
Photo Courtesy of Google The busy stretch of Steinway Street in Astoria near 28th Avenue where Santiago Salcedo shot Qsaun Brown in a dispute over…
Firefighter Dad Ejected From Courtroom, Says his Daughter’s Violent Attacker Could Go Free
Forum Photo M. Reyes Omar Wilks told reporters he fears Ramtahal will be out of jail as early as January 1 because sufficient felony charges…
PROTECTING OUR ELDERS Monitoring Senior Meds
We’ve spoken to you in the past about mistakes made by chain pharmacies in having dispensed the wrong medication to a child. And now we’d…