City Needs Better Budget Plan: Stringer
File Photo City Comptroller Scott Stringer By Forum Staff In his analysis of the City’s Preliminary Fiscal Year 2020 Budget, City Comptroller Scott Stringer said…
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MTA Leaders Hail Cost-Reduction and Reform Initiatives
Photo Courtesy of Marc Hermann/MTA New York City Transit “The MTA’s new leadership team will accept nothing less than large-scale, organizational reform,” said MTA Acting…
Astoria Boulevard NW Station to Close for Nine Months for Renovation Projects
Photo Courtesy of Patrick Cashin/MTA New York City Transit The Astoria Boulevard NW elevated station is set to close at 10 p.m. next Sunday, March…
Bronx Man Charged with Exposing Himself to Girl, 9, on Subway
Photo Courtesy of Marc Hermann/MTA New York City Transit Dudley alleged sexually assaulted the girl on a southbound 7 Train in Woodside. By Forum Staff…
Far Rockaway Man Charged in 2018 Shooting Death
Photo Courtesy of Google Once in the secluded area on Brookhaven Avenue near Beach 25th Street, Bullock allegedly shot Smith in the chest. By Forum…
Cuomo, de Blasio Tout Joint MTA Plan
File Photo The congestion pricing financing model is a crucial piece of the MTA Transformation Plan. By Michael V. Cusenza If politics makes strange bedfellows,…
Grateful City Bids Farewell to Hero 102nd Precinct Cop
Photos Courtesy of Michael Appleton/ Mayoral Photography Office By Michael V. Cusenza The overcast sky last Wednesday cast a gray pall on the somber sea…
Ulrich is Runner-up in Special Election for Public Advocate
Forum Photos by Michael V. Cusenza Ulrich backers gathered at Russo’s on the Bay in Howard Beach Tuesday night to take in the race results….
Cops Search for Missing Ozone Park Teen
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Detectives recently reached out to the public for help in locating a missing girl who was last seen leaving her Ozone…
Pols Lead Shelter Security Meeting
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (both at lectern) recently discussed security concerns and details…
Woodhaven to Honor Hero WWII Priest
Photo Courtesy of Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society The Rev. Lawrence Lynch By Forum Staff City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and the Woodhaven Cultural…
Byrne Bright
Photo Courtesy of NYPD The brothers and sisters of the NYPD on Tuesday joined the family of slain Police Officer Eddie Byrne and the Jamaica…
First Responders, Elected Officials Call for Permanent Reauthorization of Sept. 11 Victim Fund
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor The Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act is designed…
Deportations Soar 150 Percent in NYC: Stringer
Photo Courtesy of ICE Comptroller Stringer’s report found that overall ICE arrests are up 88 percent in the five boroughs—the third highest increase of any…
City to Scrap Parking Placard System
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office A digital system featuring stickers and scanable license plates will replace the oft-abused parking placards by 2021. By…