Goldfeder Urges YouTube to Scrub ‘Fire Challenge’ Clips
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder said he has reached out to YouTube’s parent company to try to get it to remove “fire challenge” videos in light of multiple…
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Pol Calls for More TSA Personnel at City-Area Airports
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said he will lead the push for TSA to hire 600 more officers and move $28 million needed to bring another 2,500+ agents…
Forecast Calls for ‘Near-Normal’ 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Graphic Courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration By Michael V. Cusenza Prior to 2012, June 1, for most city residents, was just another…
Supporters of QueensWay Announce Launch of Design Phase
PHOTO: The design process for the first half-mile of the proposed QueensWay Park will begin this summer, supporters announced last week. Courtesy of Friends of the QueensWay By Michael…
MTA Extends Rockaway Park Shuttle to Accommodate Beachgoers
PHOTO: Beginning June 12, the Rockaway Park shuttle will run on weekends from Broad Channel to the Rockaway Boulevard station on the A line from approximately 9 a.m….
Key Anti-Terror Funds Restored: Schumer
PHOTO: Sen. Schumer said that the previously released White House budget wrongly cut critical Homeland Security funds by half, putting NYPD anti-terror operations in jeopardy. File…
City can Enforce Salt Rule: Appellate Court
PHOTO: The Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court has determined that the City Department of Health can enforce a rule that obliges restaurants…
City Council Approves Criminal Justice Reform Act
PHOTO: Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. Courtesy of William Alatriste/NY City Council By Michael V. Cusenza The City Council on Wednesday approved the comprehensive—and polarizing—Criminal Justice Reform Act:…
After Scathing Stringer Audit, Pol Calls on MTA to Implement Access-A-Ride Changes
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder said this week that he has sent a letter to MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast urging the agency to consider the recommendations made by…
‘Business of Disaster’ Examines who Profits When Disasters like Superstorm Sandy Strike
PHOTO: The new Frontline report “The Business of Disaster” focused on the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Courtesy of PBS By Michael V. Cusenza If government malfeasance, rampant…
Borough to Honor Veterans who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
PHOTO: All Queens communities each year on Memorial Day weekend celebrate the lives of military personnel who died in service to the country. File Photo By…
Guest Editorial: Keep the Mayor in Control of City Schools
PHOTO: City Hall. Courtesy of Wikimedia The Forum this week has given this valuable space to State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a member of…
Meng Meets with NASA to Discuss Borough’s Plane Noise Problem
PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng met with NASA’s Dr. Jaiwon Shin last Thursday in her Washington office. Courtesy of Rep. Meng’s Office By Forum Staff It seems…
City Announces More Construction Job Opportunities for Sandy-Impacted Residents
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio launched Sandy Workforce1 as part of the administration’s Superstorm Sandy recovery overhaul in 2014. Courtesy of Build it Back By Michael V. Cusenza The City’s Superstorm Sandy…
TSA Pledges an Additional 72 Officers Each to JFK, LaGuardia
PHOTO: The TSA has promised JFK and LaGuardia airports an additional 72 seasonal officers for the upcoming travel period. File Photo By Michael V. Cusenza Less…