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…
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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…
Former Queens Rep. Anthony Weiner Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Sexting with Teen Girl
File Photo Weiner is scheduled to surrender in November. By Michael V. Cusenza Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, once a paragon of progressive politics who…
Large Employer and Advocate for Visually Impaired Moves Headquarters to Richmond Hill
Photo Courtesy of Alphapointe Alphapointe President/CEO Reinhard Mabry shows the model and renderings of the company’s new headquarters on 123rd Street in Richmond Hill. By…
Crime and Response Times Down in the 106th Precinct
PHOTO: Captain Michael Edmonds, precinct executive officer, addresses residents at Tuesday’s Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic meeting. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza By Michael V. Cusenza The summer…
Landlord Dies in Ozone Park Fire
Photo Courtesy of FDNY On Monday, the FDNY’s Fire Safety Education Unit set up on 97th Avenue near the scene of Sunday’s fatal fire and…
City Council Set to Vote on Construction Safety Bill
Photo Courtesy of William Alatriste/NY City Council Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has said that the council has been “working with advocates and stakeholders on developing…
Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs to Hold Monthly Availability at Borough Hall
File Photo “We are a nation of immigrants, built on the backs of immigrants’ labor, and Queens is about all of our families’ futures ,”…