NJ Reaps Betting Benefits: Addabbo
File Photo File Photo “It is beyond frustrating to see New Jersey and other neighboring states that allow mobile sports betting continue to pass us…
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Shining a Light on Community Concerns
Responding to recent public safety concerns, civic leaders, elected officials, and members of the de Blasio administration on Thursday joined the new commanding officer of…
De Blasio Touts New Homeless Effort
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The City has already begun to provide comprehensive homeless-outreach training to 18,000 municipal employees across five agencies. By…
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One of the terms that we see and use quite often around here is “community.” We wondered about the roots of the word, so we…
Casino Unveils ‘Good Neighbor Network’
Photo Courtesy of RWNY The “Good Neighbor Network” launch coincides with RWNY’s “Countdown to $3 Billion” to mark the milestone of the casino’s payment of…
‘Project Guardian’ Focuses on Investigating, Prosecuting, and Preventing Gun Crimes: DOJ
Photo Courtesy of DOJ U.S. Attorney General William Barr By Forum Staff The U.S. Department of Justice has developed a new and robust effort to…
Help, not Handcuffs, for Queens Heroes
Following a successful year of operation as a pilot program, the Queens Misdemeanor Veterans Treatment Court recently officially opened its doors. According to Queens Borough…
Flushing Man Gets 40 Years for Shooting at Housing Cops
By Forum Staff A Flushing resident has been sentenced to up to 40 years in prison for shooting at two plainclothes NYPD Housing Officers, who…
Hate Crimes Dip Slightly: FBI
Photo Courtesy of FBI More than 16,000 law enforcement agencies reported 7,120 hate crimes to the FBI last year. By Michael V. Cusenza The number…
Manager of Borough Medical Clinics Convicted of $38M Medicaid, Medicare Schemes
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York Pikus was convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, conspiracy to receive…
Three Men Sentenced to Prison for Burglary Scam that Targeted Borough Residents
By Forum Staff Three men targeting elderly female homeowners plead guilty to burglary charges and have received sentences ranging between 3 ½ to 6 years…
Brutal Murder-Suicide Ensnares Ozone Park and Howard Beach
Forum Photo by Patricia Adams Donne “Rehanna” Dojoy was stabbed to death Friday night inside her former residence on Albert Road in Ozone Park. By…
Cuomo Informs National Grid of Intent to Revoke Downstate Franchise Certificate
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor “Your fundamental legal obligation as mandated by your certificate of operation was to plan and provide for…
FAA ‘Failed my Community’: Meng
Photo Courtesy of FAA FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson By Michael V. Cusenza Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) on Friday expressed “grave concerns” about the Federal Aviation…
Queens, City Honor True Heroes at Veterans Day Events
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” photo was honored during the parade. By Michael V. Cusenza Queens…