Improved Planning Needed for NY to Achieve its Clean Energy Goals: Comptroller
By Forum Staff The Public Service Commission and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority have taken considerable steps in planning for the…
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Addabbo Set to Host Naloxone Training Session in South Ozone Park
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) later this month will host a Naloxone training and certification event in partnership with J-CAP (part…
Adams Appoints Public Health Veteran as Executive Director of City Children’s Cabinet
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ahsia Badi as the executive director of the City Children’s Cabinet, the panel…
Queens DA, NYPD Confiscate 24 Scooters in Latest Seizure Operation
By Michael V. Cusenza The Queens DA’s Office and City Police Department on Friday confiscated two-dozen scooters outside a borough migrant shelter. While DA Melinda…
Mayor Touts Citywide Crime Stats
By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Eric Adams recently lauded the latest citywide crime statistics, noting that over the past six months overall crime has decreased…
Help Me Repeal the Sanctuary City Laws
By Joann Ariola Sanctuary City laws are destroying the Big Apple. It’s no secret that the misguided legislation – first implemented during the Koch administration…
Ariola Hosts Hero Story Time Beach Party in Belle Harbor
By Forum Staff City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) on Sunday organized a “Hero Story Time Beach Party,” bringing members of the City Fire Department,…
Ariola, DOT Combine to Care for Lindenwood Intersection
City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) this week reached out to the City Department of Transportation regarding an overgrowth of weeds as well as a…
Addabbo Senior Job Fair to Return to Kew Gardens
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) is once again hosting a free, senior-only job fair in Kew Gardens at the end of…
NY AG Cracks Down on Idling School Buses
By Forum Staff State Attorney General Tish James on Monday announced settlements with four school bus companies to stop illegal excessive idling at their bus…
City Unveils First-Ever Official NYC Bin for Trash Pickup
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Monday symbolically set Gracie Mansion’s trash and recycling out at…
DA Handling Several Open Investigations into Card Skimming
By Michael V. Cusenza Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz on Friday revealed that her office is currently handling several open investigations into card skimming—a type…
New State Department Pilot Program Allows Travelers to Renew Passports Online
By Forum Staff Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) announced on Tuesday a new pilot program launched by the U.S. State Department that allows travelers the United…
Six People Indicted for Allegedly Beating Two Cops outside LIC Hotel
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz on Tuesday announced that six people have been arraigned on an indictment for an attack on two…
JFK Airport Used in Multi-Million-Dollar Export Scheme
By Forum Staff On Tuesday, in Brooklyn federal court, Canadian national Nikolay Goltsev and Brooklyn resident Salimdzhon Nasriddinov pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export…