State Senate Looks to Expand Vet Benefits
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Queens Borough President “All of these efforts on behalf of veterans are vital to ensuring that our servicemen…
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TWA at JFK Open for Business
Photos Courtesy of Kevin Coughlin/Office of the Governor By Michael V. Cusenza Amid much pomp and splendor last Wednesday, the historic TWA Hotel at John…
Stringer Plan Would Cut Child Care Costs
By Forum Staff City Comptroller Scott Stringer on Friday introduced what he has characterized as a “sweeping” new plan that would: slash child care expenses…
Big Apple Construction Industry is ‘Booming’: State Comptroller
Photo Courtesy of NYC Department of Buildings “While the nation has yet to recover all of the construction jobs it lost during the Great Recession,…
MTA Proposes Full-Fare Student MetroCard
File Photo If approved on Wednesday, the proposed change would go into effect in time for the new academic year in September. By Forum Staff…
Standing Ovation
This week marks one of those very rare occasions in which we tip our caps, raise our glasses, and stand up to applaud the work…
Howard Beach Cops and Kids Forge Bond at Annual Meet & Greet
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Cincinelli, seen here with her ex-husband Isaiah Carvalho, Jr., was honored as May 2017 Cop of the Month by the Jamaica…
Jamaica Man Charged with Trying to Lure Teen Girl for Sex
Courtesy of Kik If you or someone you know has been in contact with Tjtj201 on the Kik app, please call Det. Philip Adazzewski at…
City has Spent Only 54 Percent of Nearly $15B in Federal Sandy Aid: Report
Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office Comptroller Stringer’s report noted that the New York Panel on Climate Change estimates that under certain extreme but conceivable scenarios…
Rockaway Beach to be Fully Open this Summer
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Rockaway Beach will open on May 25. By Michael V. Cusenza The East Rockaway Inlet maintenance dredging project,…
Borough Hall Set to Host Town Hall on Gun Violence
Photo Courtesy of the Borough President’s Office “If we’re serious about ridding our society of the scourge of gun violence everywhere, we must deconstruct the…
‘Doc’ Makes a House Visit
Photo courtesy of NYPD City baseball legend Dwight “Doc” Gooden made a house call on Saturday—a stationhouse call, that is. The former Met and Yankee…
Cops Seek South Ozone Park Robber
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Police on Sunday reached out to the public for help in locating a man wanted regarding a robbery that took place…
Ulrich Hosts Commemorative Ceremony in Rockaway 100 Years after First Transatlantic Flight
Photos Courtesy of Councilman Ulrich’s Office By Forum Staff City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) recently hosted a commemorative ceremony at the Rockaway Coast Guard…
Exit Stage Left
No place on Earth does political theater like New York City. Well, maybe D.C. But that’s largely a product of mind-blowing dysfunction. This week, we…