Even with Aid from FEMA Program, Dramatic Drop in Flood Insurance Rates Extremely Unlikely: City
Responding to a report in last week’s Forum detailing a federal program that could help reduce flood insurance rates in affected areas of the city,…
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Assembly Leadership in Limbo After Silver Cuffed in Corruption Probe
As the smoke began to dissipate this week in the state Legislature, Assembly Democrats—those still standing, at least—were left with the gargantuan tasks of removing…
Focus on Families Shapes Katz’s First State of the Borough Address
If it’s good for our families, it’s good for Queens. It’s not only the motto at Borough Hall, according to Borough President Melinda Katz, but…
Borough Dodges Blizzard Bullet
Most of the borough this week was spared Mother Nature’s wintry wrath as a blizzard once projected to dump feet of snow on the city…
Baldeo Sentencing Delayed by ‘Continued Self-Hospitalization’
Albert Baldeo, the Ozone Park attorney, activist and candidate for public office who was convicted in August of seven counts of obstructing justice in a…
Brooklyn Man Charged in Brutal Bayside Push-in Robbery
A Brooklyn man last week was ordered held without bail on burglary, robbery and assault charges in an April 2014 home invasion that left an…
Cambria Heights Barber Convicted in Stab Slay
A Cambria Heights barber last week was found guilty in the stabbing death of a customer over headphones, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown….
Former Gym Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Contact with Teen Boys
A former Ridgewood public high school teacher last week pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with two male students. Joy Morsi, 40, of Long Island,…
Corona Man Re-arrested on Child Porn Charges
A grand jury has indicted a Corona man on charges of engaging a young Oklahoma girl over the Internet, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced…
Bowling in Ozone Park for a Cause
Members of the Rotary Club of Southwest Queens on Sunday afternoon were joined by elected officials at Cozy Bowl in Ozone Park to knock down…
Queens College Students Head South to Follow the ‘Footsteps’ of a Pioneer
Eighteen Queens College students were set to return to the Kissena Boulevard campus on Thursday after a field trip none of them will soon forget….
Magazine Hails Borough as Great Place to ‘Start’
It seems that Queens’ cache continues to rise. Hot on the heels of its most recent honor as a top travel destination, a report this…
Top Aids Resign, New Trustees Appointed as Library Shakeup Continues
A new week has bequeathed but more new developments in the now year-long saga of the beleaguered Queens Borough Public Library. Four top aids to…
Building Collapse, Slow Recovery Cause Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Shutter
The partial collapse of a building on Jamaica Avenue in 2013 has had a devastating domino effect on the Woodhaven community. It seems that the…
Partners Chase Down 102nd Precinct Cop of the Month Awards
Note to prospective perpetrators who might be thinking about doing business within the confines of the 102nd Precinct: Don’t bother running. Fleet of foot…