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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) announced on Monday that she is seeking nominations for the 2025 Women of Distinction Awards. The annual honor highlights…

By Forum Staff The City Law Department on Friday announced its federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful seizure of over $80 million previously applied…

By Forum Staff Queens ranked among the top three places with the most Gross Domestic Product growth in New York, according to a new study…

By Michael V. Cusenza The City Police Department and Jamaica community leaders on Wednesday solemnly marked the 37th anniversary of the murder of rookie cop…

By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday that a Long Island man has pleaded guilty to his role in three incidents…

By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today the release of surveillance video in connection with the death of 28-year-old John Jeff, an…

By Forum Staff An Oregon man recently pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to conspiring to make threats concerning explosives and conveying false information concerning…

By Forum Staff State Attorney General Tish James on Thursday announced a lawsuit against 13 major e-cigarette, or “vape,” manufacturers, distributors, and retailers for their…

By Michael V. Cusenza Live poultry markets—a familiar sight to South Queens residents—were granted permission to reopen this week after the State Department of Agriculture…

By Michael V. Cusenza Newly minted City Council Minority Leader Joann Ariola on Tuesday said the political fate of beleaguered Mayor Eric Adams should be…

By Forum Staff After the Trump administration slashed the workforce for the World Trade Center Health Program, U.S. SenS. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand…

By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday that an FDNY emergency medical technician has been indicted for the fatal gunpoint robbery…

By Michael V. Cusenza In Queens Small Claims Court, cases take an average of 425 days, or 14 months, to reach a disposition date—the slowest…

Members of the City Council Common Sense Caucus—including Council Minority Leader Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), Minority Whip Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone), and Councilman Bob Holden (D-Maspeth)—met…

By Michael V. Cusenza In the week since the U.S. Justice Department announced the dismissal of the public corruption indictment of Mayor Eric Adams, Empire…