Three Area Branches to Get Piece of Katz’s $14M Library Boost
PHOTO: Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has announced that her office has allocated $14 million for Queens Library capital improvements. File Photo Three area…
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Area Officials Sponsor Broad Channel Rain Barrel Giveaway
PHOTO: Free rain barrels will be distributed this Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Broad Channel American Legion Hall. Photo Courtesy of NYC Water Two…
MTA Employee Charged with Murder in Famous Jeweler’s Death
PHOTO: Victim Aron Aranbayev. Photo Courtesy of Rafaello and Co. Jewelers A Metropolitan Transportation Authority train operator remained on Rikers Island this week following…
Community Calls for Urgent DOT Action at ‘Dangerous’ Intersection
PHOTO: Lindenwood community leaders this week urged the DOT to act fast in improving traffic safety at the intersection of 153rd Avenue and 88th Street….
City Begins Work on Queens Boulevard; De Blasio touts $100M Vision Zero project
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio last week announced the beginning of the first phase of the Queens Boulevard Vision Zero project in Woodside. Photo Courtesy of…
Biden Joins Cuomo to Unveil ‘Transformative’ LaGuardia Redesign
PHOTO: Rendering of LaGuardia Airport after massive redesign project that is expected to begin next year. Photo Courtesy of Gov. Cuomo’s Office In what…
MTA Calls on City to Increase Capital Program Contribution
PHOTO: MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast. Photo Courtesy of MTA/Patrick Cashin The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has called on the city to contribute an additional…
Waldbaum’s Watch
A spokeswoman at Stop & Shop headquarters in Landover, Md., told The Forum this week that plans to close on the deal for the Cross…
State Grant Should Fund Rockaway Rail Line Study: Goldfeder
PHOTO: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder this week called on the MTA to fund a new Rockaway Beach Rail Line study with a $17 million state grant….
Sampson Convicted of Obstruction, Lying to FBI Agents
PHOTO: Disgraced former state Sen. John Sampson. Photo Courtesy of New York Senate Former state Senate Minority Leader John Sampson last Friday was convicted…
Cops Find Gun, Weed after Stopping Man for Public Urination
PHOTO: Southeastern Queens cops last week reaped these rewards after stopping a man for relieving himself in public. Photo Courtesy of NYPD Another quality…
City to Rename Streets for Hero Cops
PHOTO: Patrolman Phillip Cardillo. Photo Courtesy of NYPD The city is set to rename two Queens streets after hero cops who died in the…
Schumer Pushes Development of Drunk-Driving Prevention Technology
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has cosponsored legislation that would advance drunk-driving prevention technology. Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office In the wake of…
Addabbo Advancing City Energy Initiative
PHOTO: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. this week said he’s proud to support the city’s “Shut the Front Door” energy conservation initiative. File Photo State…
Mixed Reviews as Plan to Cap Uber is Tabled
In a move that some observers are calling a small victory for rideshare service Uber, and a minor defeat for the de Blasio administration, both…