Stringer Calls for Major Revision of City Charter
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office Comptroller Stringer testified on Thursday before the 2019 Charter Revision Commission. By Forum Staff As the 2019 City Charter…
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House Approves Meng Measure to Create Glendale ZIP Code
Photo Courtesy of Google According to federal prosecutors, Kingsley created the bomb that killed George Wray outside his Springfield Gardens home in July 2017. By…
Workshop on Surviving Partner Violence and Abuse coming to Kew Gardens
Photo Courtesy of Google The workshop is set for Friday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to noon at the Queens Family Justice Center in Kew Gardens….
NY Women’s Bar Association Calls for Support of Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Emmanuel Huybrechts The original Violence Against Women Act was set to expire on Sept. 30. However, Congress recently noted that the…
Shouting Match Ends in Stabbing Aboard Forest Hills F Train
Photo Courtesy of NYPD The alleged perpetrator is pictured in this photo. By Michael V. Cusenza A heated war of words between two straphangers last…
Lady Royals Attend WNBA Event
Photo Courtesy of Christ the King High School The Christ the King High School women’s basketball team recently attended the WNBA Inspiring Women Luncheon in…
Mayor Appoints New LPC Chairwoman
Photo Caption By Forum Staff Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced the appointment of Sarah Carroll as chairwoman of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The executive…
Port Authority, EDC Look to Set up Regional Barge Network to Move Freight
Photo Courtesy of the Port of New York and New Jersey The Port Authority has said that it believes the use of barge services will…
NY AG Applauds $148 M Uber Settlement
By Forum Staff Ride sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. recently reached a deal with all 50 states and the District of Columbia that requires Uber…
Brooklyn Man Charged with Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images
Courtesy of KIK The men allegedly used the instant messaging mobile application KIK to share images of children as young as 1 engaging in various…
Far Rockaway Resident Charged in Shooting Death of Man after Street Fight
Photo Courtesy of Google The shooting took place in the vicinity of Beach 25th Street and Brookhaven Avenue. By Forum Staff Murder, kidnapping and criminal…
Little Neck Family Charged for Alleged Roles in Untaxed Cigarette Smuggling Ring
Photo Courtesy of DA Brown’s Office Queens DA Richard Brown stands amid more than $200,000 in cash and with just a fraction of the thousands…
Addabbo Presses Agencies for Long-Term Solution to Pigeon Problem at Howard Beach Underpass
Forum Photos by Michael V. Cusenza …and leave behind plenty of marks. By Michael V. Cusenza The first thing that gets you is the stench—unmistakable…
South Queens Pharmacist Charged in Scheme to Defraud Medicare and Medicaid
Photo Courtesy of Google Superdrugs I is located on Liberty Avenue near 127th Street in South Richmond Hill. By Forum Staff The owner of four…
Property Crimes on the Rise in Howard Beach: Cops
Forum Photos by Michael V. Cusenza Deputy Inspector Brian Bohannon listens to a question Tuesday evening during the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Meeting. By Michael…