Celebrating ‘Wonderful Woodhaven’ at 42nd Annual Street Festival
Photos Courtesy of the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation, City Councilman Eric Ulrich, Friends of the QueensWay By Michael V. Cusenza Hundreds of south Queens families…
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THE GUN FIGHT
Once again, America wakes to a living nightmare authored by a psychopath with an arsenal; a terrible, yet disturbingly familiar, true story, this one replete…
Lindenwood Burglary Part of Borough Pattern
Photo Courtesy of NYPD One of the two burglary suspects. By Michael V. Cusenza A burglary in Lindenwood last month is part of a pattern…
Richmond Hill Man Sentenced to up to Seven Years in Prison for Fatal Hit and Run Crash
Budhu blew through a stop sign at the intersection of 115th Avenue and 130th Street to cause the 2016 crash. By Forum Staff A Richmond…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY ANNE! Former Howard Beach resident turns 109
Photo courtesy of the Walsh family 5 generations separated by 108 years. Sitting – Mary Walsh of the Laurels – 109 years old and right…
Body Found after Blaze at Abandoned Richmond Hill Home
Photo Courtesy of Google The unidentified man’s body was discovered on the second floor of the vacant 114th Street home. By Michael V. Cusenza Borough…
Pheffer Amato Hosts Workshop on Citizens Committee Funds for Community-Based Organizations
Courtesy of Citizens Committee for New York City Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato said the impact of the decades of work of the Citizens Committee for New…
Borough Councilmembers Urge Mayor to Use Queens Detention Complex as Rikers Replacement Site
File Photo Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley and 10 fellow councilmembers have signed a letter calling on Mayor de Blasio to consider the Queens Detention Complex in…
Subway Delays Cost City Workers and Businesses Nearly $400M Each Year: Stringer
Courtesy of City Comptroller’s Office “What these new numbers show is that the cost of inaction is greater than the cost of action and that…
Countdown Clocks Go Live on the M and W Subway Lines
Photo Courtesy of New York City Transit There are countdown clocks at 326 of the system’s 472 stations. By Michael V. Cusenza Countdown clocks arrived…
First-Ever Summons Warrants Forgiveness Event Coming to Jamaica
Courtesy of Queens DA’s Office By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Richard Brown on Monday announced that his office is co-sponsoring the borough’s first-ever summons…
Post Safety Letter-Grades on Charter Buses: Schumer
File Photo Following last month’s fatal Flushing bus crash, Schumer is calling for the implementation of a bus safety rating system and the development of…
City Council to Hold Hearing on DOE Anti-Bullying Efforts in Schools
File Photo “If we want to eradicate all forms of bullying, we need to stop beating around the bush and directly address these issues,” Councilman…
Borough Jewish Facilities Awarded $450K in Federal Funds to Improve Security
Photo Courtesy of Google Beth Gavriel Bukharian Congregation in Forest Hills is one of the facilities that have been awarded $75,000 to install enhanced security…
Homeless Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime for Burglarizing Borough Houses of Worship
Photo Courtesy of Google Woznik hit St. James Episcopal Church in Flushing three times. By Forum Staff A 24-year-old homeless man has pleaded guilty to…