MTA to Hold Next 2025–2029 Capital Plan Open House in Jamaica
By Michael V. Cusenza The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday announced it will host the second in a series of Open Houses on the 2025–2029…
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Adams Issues Citywide Drought Watch, Urges New Yorkers to Start Conserving Water
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Saturday issued a citywide drought watch amid a historic lack of precipitation, ordering City agencies to update water…
Meng Spreads Word about Free Outdoor Dining Setups in Queens
By Forum Staff Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing), City Small Business Services Commissioner Dynishal Gross, and Queens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Grech visited…
Borough President’s Office Awarded $1M Federal Violence Against Women Act Grant
By Forum Staff The office of Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has been awarded a $1 million grant from the federal Department of Justice’s Office…
City Completes Phase II of Broad Channel Storm Infrastructure Project
By Michael V. Cusenza A dozen years after Superstorm Sandy nearly wiped out Broad Channel, the City on Friday announced the completion of a $51…
Council Holds Hearing to Discuss Impacts of Hospital Closures
By Michael V. Cusenza Over a decade after several busy borough hospitals were shuttered, the City Council held an oversight hearing on the impacts of…
Pill King Made Millions off Opioid Crisis
By Forum Staff On Tuesday, Michael Kent was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to nine years in prison for his role in recruiting sham patients,…
Editorial: A Clear Choice
By Bobby Eustace The Forum rarely endorses a candidate for any public office. However, our fraught political climate and circumstances necessitate a call to action….
Adams Lauds E-Bike Trade-in Program
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams recently announced final rules governing the City’s first-in-the-nation municipal trade-in pilot program for unsafe electric bikes and other electric-powered…
Lindenwood Loves Renovated Playground
Elected officials, Lindenwood community leaders, and area residents on Monday cut the ceremonial green ribbon on the newly renovated Harold Schneiderman Playground at 155th Avenue…
Assemblywoman Honors City Auxiliary Cops
By Forum Staff Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) this week honored the contribution to public safety from NYPD Auxiliary police officers and the nearly…
Meng Awards $150K in Federal Funding to St. Francis Prep
By Forum Staff Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) announced on Tuesday that she has awarded $150,000 to St. Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows. The funds…
Job Fair Set to Return to Resorts World Casino
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) is bringing his free job fair back to South Ozone Park next month. The event, which…
Suspects used Iron Pipeline to Bring 184 Guns to Queens: AG
By Forum Staff State Attorney General Tish James on Friday announced the indictments of three men for their roles in a gun-trafficking operation that smuggled…
Adams Announces new Suite of Benefits to Help Make it Easier for City Employees to Build a Family
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Monday announced a new suite of employee benefits to increase access and support for tens of thousands of…