Mayor Touts ‘Jobs Week’ across the City
By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Eric Adams on Monday kicked off “Jobs Week” by unveiling “Race for Space,” his administration’s strategy to “revitalize and re-imagine”…
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Vermin in 12 Percent of Queens Homes, Higher than National Average: Study
By Forum Staff Approximately 282,000 people in Queens live in homes with signs of mice or rats within the last 12 months. And overall, 12.1…
Seven Indicted for Deadly Shooting at Richmond Hill Baby Shower
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Friday that seven men were indicted by a grand jury in connection with a shooting…
MTA Touts Upgrades to Woodhaven Station
By Forum Staff The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday announced the completion of two new elevators, making the Woodhaven Boulevard J, Z station fully accessible….
Hochul Announces Plan to Restrict Smartphone Use in Schools Statewide
By Forum Staff Governor Kathy Hochul recently launched a push to restrict smartphone use in K-12 schools statewide. Hochul’s legislative proposal to create a…
City Announces Property Value Outreach Events
By Forum Staff The City Department of Finance on Monday announced that the agency will host a series of five outreach events—one in each borough—to…
Hero Cop Remembered for Ultimate Sacrifice
The 106th Precinct honored one of their own on Saturday—the 31st anniversary of the death of Police Officer Nicholas DeMutiis. DeMutiis was off-duty and on…
Drivers Most Likely to Get Parking Fines in NY than in Any Other State: Study
By Michael V. Cusenza We know. File this one under “Not Exactly Earth-Shattering News.” The state in which motorists are most likely to get parking…
Adams States his Case in Queens
By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Eric Adams recently defended his decision to not resign in the face of a federal indictment and touted his administration’s…
Pols Rip Trump Administration for Federal Funding Freeze Attempt
By Michael V. Cusenza A federal judge on Wednesday issued an administrative stay, temporarily blocking the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s plan to pull…
Cops Justified in Shooting Suspect in Jamaica: AG
By Forum Staff State Attorney General Tish James on Friday announced that the AG’s Office of Special Investigations has concluded that that a prosecutor would…
Seven Charged in Largest Employee Retention Credit Scheme Case in the Country
By Forum Staff An indictment was recently unsealed in Long Island federal court charging seven people—including two borough residents—with conspiracy to defraud the United States,…
Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York: Report
By Forum Staff Homelessness in the Empire State has grown sharply, more than doubling between January 2022 and January 2024, according to a report recently…
MTA Capital Plan Would Generate $106B in Economic Activity, Add 70,000K+ Jobs: Analysis
By Forum Staff The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Plan for 2025-2029 will generate $106 billion in economic activity and more than 70,000 jobs statewide according…
DSNY Heeds Call from Senator to Address Illegal Mobile Street Vendors
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) on Friday announced that he has been working with the City Sanitation Department to clear up…