Festival of Lights Comes to Borough Hall
Photo Courtesy of the Borough President’s Office Queens Borough President Melinda Katz last week hosted her third-annual celebration of Diwali – also known as the Festival…
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Child Care Centers in City Shelters Put Homeless Children at Risk: Stringer
Photo Courtesy of City Comptroller’s Office An outdoor play area at a shelter in Manhattan. By Forum Staff Child care services at City shelters are…
FBI Weiner Investigation Upends Clinton Campaign
File Photo Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner By Michael V. Cusenza Oh what a tangled worldwide web he weaves… Disgraced former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner…
City Comprehensive Financial Report Boasts Plenty of Positives
Courtesy of City Comptroller’s Office By Forum Staff City Comptroller Scott Stringer on Monday released the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2016, which…
Kiwanis Halloween Parade Scares up a Ghoulishly Great Time
Photos Courtesy of NYPD By Michael V. Cusenza A frighteningly fun time was had by all last weekend as the Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach…
Administration Marks Sandy Anniversary with Climate Resiliency Progress Report
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “Our city is safer, more resilient and more sustainable today than ever before,” Mayor de Blasio said last week. By…
City Hall, NYPD Announce Package of Policies to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor de Blasio and First Lady McCray last week ended Domestic Violence Awareness Month by helping to unveil…
EDC Announces Plans to Transform Site of Infamous Spofford Detention Center into Live-Work Campus
Rendition Courtesy of NYCEDC According to the EDC, the Spofford project will include 740 units of 100 percent affordable housing and 170,000 square-feet of recreational,…
Council Approves Legislation Geared at Promoting Voting Rights for the Incarcerated
Photo Courtesy of Councilman Wills’ Office Councilman Wills proposed Intro. 464, which was approved by the Council last week. It would require the Department of…
Feds Release $325M for Crucial Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
File Photo Senators Schumer and Gillibrand this week announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released more than $325 million in heating and home energy…
Slam Dunk for Breast Cancer Awareness
Forum Photos Courtesy of Joe Bode Pictured. St. Stan’s Oz Pk 12th grade. And St. Mary Gate of Heaven 4th grade St. Stan’s Ozone park…
Boys & Girls Club, Resorts World NYC Prepping for Annual Global Cuisine of Queens Tasting Event
By Forum Staff Richmond Hill’s Boys & Girls Club of Metro Queens is set to partner with Resorts World Casino New York City for the…
Borough Institutions among Colleges set to Benefit from $7M in Federal HSI STEM Funding
Photo Courtesy of LaGuardia Community College The federal funding will be used to bring more access to and support services in science, technology, engineering, and…
Teen Struck by Car and Killed Crossing Cross Bay Blvd
Jazmine Marin, 13, was on her way to school in Ozone Park Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Jazmine Marin was killed Monday morning as…
Administration Admits it will Blow Build it Back Deadline
File Photo Mayor de Blasio a year ago said that Build it Back would be completed by the end of 2016. By Michael V. Cusenza…