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State Legislature Approves ‘Common Sense’ Gttun Bills
Photo Courtesy of State Senate State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (at podium) and her fellow legislators on Tuesday celebrated the passage of gun bills…
In Letter to Trump, Schumer Urges President to Get Fed Workers’ Back-Pay Immediately
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office Prior to the end of the partial government shutdown, Sen. Schumer participated in a rally featuring the faces of…
‘Zombies 2.0’ to Help State Communities Deal with Growing Number of Vacant, Abandoned Homes: AG
Photo Courtesy of the Attorney General’s Office State Attorney General Tish James By Forum Staff The State has updated and expanded a grant initiative to…
In State of the NYPD, Top Cop Pledges Department won’t Rest on Record-Breaking Achievements
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Police Commissioner Jim O’Neill delivered the State of the NYPD at a breakfast event sponsored by the New York City Police…
NFL Player Charged with Knocking out NYPD Sergeant after Fare-Beating Arrest
Photo Courtesy of NFL Trevor Bates By Forum Staff A National Football League player has been charged with assaulting a City Police sergeant inside the…
Jamaica Man Charged with Possessing Child Porn Images of Boys as Young as 9
Courtesy of NCMEC The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a report from Google that Pasha had used his Google account to allegedly…
Bayside Man Allegedly Used Instagram to Lure 13-Year-Old Girl for Sex
Courtesy of Instagram Cabrera allegedly used Instagram to chat with the victim. By Forum Staff A Bayside man has been charged with using Instagram to…
Flushing-Based Counterfeit Credit Card Ring Dismantled: DA
Photo Courtesy of the Queens DA’s Office The proceeds of an early morning raid of the suspect’s Flushing residence. By Forum Staff Three Flushing residents…
Woman Convicted in Sword Attack
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Rama Barba used a sword similar to the one pictured. By Forum Staff An East Elmhurst woman has been convicted at…
Thieves Steal Checks from New High-Security Mailbox outside Howard Beach Post Office
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza The new high-security collection boxes, such as this one on the corner of Cross Bay Boulevard and 161st Avenue,…
Six Nabbed for Running Heroin: Feds
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Clement Bucco-Lechat The crew allegedly used coded terms to describe the potency or quality of their heroin. For example, high-quality heroin…
Donate Food, Supplies for Fed Workers
Photo Courtesy of Google Starting this week, State Sen. Joe Addabbo’s (D-Howard Beach) district offices in Howard Beach and Middle Village, along with the Queens…
End of Watch
Two City first responders recently died. Counted among the Bravest and Finest of the five boroughs, these selfless public servants answered the call every day….
Public Advocate Debate Schedule Set
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The special election for public advocate has been scheduled for Feb. 26. By Forum Staff There will be…