Walcott Presents Mayor with Queens Library Card, Funding Request
PHOTO: City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (l. to r.), Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Queens Library President Dennis Walcott clap along with the kids at…
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Trash Challenge Helps Businesses Reduce Waste: de Blasio
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio this week announced the Mayor’s Zero Waste Challenge, through which 31 businesses across the five boroughs are reducing waste. Photo Courtesy of the Office of…
Girl Scouts Are Golden: Stock Market bell rings in honor of centennial celebration for highest Scouting award
PHOTO: Girl Scouts of the USA this week kicked off a year-long celebration of the centennial of the Girl Scout Gold Award. Photo Courtesy of Girl Scouts of the USA By Forum…
School Safety Agents Honored
PHOTO: The NYPD last week held an awards ceremony at Francis Lewis High School to honor members of the School Safety Division. Photo Courtesy of…
Spero Named President of MTA Bridges and Tunnels
Photos Courtesy of MTA By Forum Staff Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast has named Donald Spero president of MTA Bridges and Tunnels,…
NYRA Board, Lawmakers Look to Return Racing Assoc. to Private Status; Goldfeder & Co. urging Andy to approve not-for-profit move
PHOTO: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder has indicated that the NYRA restructuring plan would lead to improvements at Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park. Courtesy of Adam Coglianese/NYRA…
$82.2B Executive Budget is ‘Our Roadmap for Lifting up Communities’: de Blasio
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio detailed the $82.2 billion fiscal plan on Tuesday. Courtesy of Demetrius Freeman/ Mayoral Photography Office By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Bill de Blasio…
Postal Officials Deliver Bleak ‘Fishing’ Forecast at Civic Meeting
PHOTO: USPS Postal Inspector Matt Vecchio detailed some mailbox fishing devices and techniques at Tuesday’s Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic meeting. Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza By Michael…
Police Pursue Prolific Pair of Richmond Hill Robbers
PHOTO: According to investigators, the duo has struck at least 14 times in Richmond Hill, Jamaica, and other borough neighborhoods. Courtesy of NYPD By Michael V. Cusenza…
Success Measured in Tons at Spring Recycling Event
PHOTO: Spring Recycling Event participants in more than 1,000 cars dropped off more than 3 tons of paper and nearly 20 tons of unwanted electronics at…
Accused Massachusetts Molester Nabbed in Richmond Hill
PHOTO: The suspect was caught by the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force. Courtesy of ebay.es By Michael V. Cusenza A Massachusetts man…
Exemption Allows Airlines to Avoid Tax on Aircraft Fuel: Stringer
PHOTO: Courtesy of City Comptroller’s Office By Forum Staff City Comptroller Scott Stringer last Friday—Earth Day 2016—shed light on a “giveaway” that allows airlines at LaGuardia…
Katz Announces 318 Appointments to Borough Community Boards
PHOTO: Queens has 14 community boards. Courtesy of Baruch College NYCdata By Forum Staff Queens Borough President Melinda Katz on Monday announced 318 appointments issued this month to serve…
Volunteers Tidy up Broad Channel Crab Habitat
PHOTO: Courtesy of the American Littoral Society By Forum Staff Earlier this month, more than 150 volunteers, led by the American Littoral Society and New York…
Front of New $20 will Feature Portrait of Harriet Tubman
PHOTO: Harriet Tubman. Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection By Michael V. Cusenza The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced plans for the portrait of anti-slavery…