Bill Seeks to Provide Tax Relief for Sandy-Scarred Homeowners
For many south Queens residents, property taxes have taken on an even more significant role over the past two years. Since Superstorm Sandy pillaged parts…
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Man Nabbed for Kew Gardens Bomb Threat Hoax
A Flushing man on Tuesday was arrested after threatening to detonate a bomb inside a Kew Gardens building in which the Queens District Attorney, New…
Schumer, Gillibrand Introduce Sandy Recoupment Fairness Bill
United States Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced last week legislation which would prevent the Federal Emergency Management Administration from recouping disaster relief grants…
Early AM Home Invasion in Ozone Park, Phone Track Leads to Arrest
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, Feb. 25, police in the 106th precinct responded to a burglary taking place at 107th Avenue and 80th…
Judge Grants Madoff Secretary’s Request to Drive to Fla. Prison
A Manhattan federal court judge last week granted Bernie Madoff’s former secretary—who is also a borough native—the opportunity to drive to the Florida prison in…
Sheldon Silver Pleads Not Guilty to Indictment Charges
Minutes after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal extortion, mail- and wire-fraud charges, his attorneys filed an exhaustive…
Queens Library President Reports Capital Funding Needs
Bridget Quinn-Carey, Interim President and CEO of Queens Library, testified this week before the New York City Council Finance Committee jointly with the Committee on…
‘Busy Morning’ at JFK Airport Yields Two Guns
Calling it “an unusually busy morning” on Thursday at the security checkpoints at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration announced that TSA…
Tech Trade Report Reveals Continued Growth in City, Borough
A new report by an information technology industry trade association ranked New York State third in the nation for tech jobs held, totaling 346,500 in…
Mold: Identifying and Removing the Contamination
Last week, we used this space to define mold and how it can possibly affect your health and the well-being of the more vulnerable among…
Katz Celebrates Black History Month
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz hosted a celebration of Black History Month this week at York College in Jamaica. Several distinguished African Americans and organizations…
Criminal Officials: Money is Not the Only Motive
“Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Sir John Dalberg-Acton’s astute observation has endured for more than 100 years. Last week, The Forum profiled a rogue’s gallery of…
Rockaway Parks to Get Federal Sandy-Relief Money
Elected officials last week announced more than $1 million in federal funding for eight Rockaway parks that sustained extensive damage from Superstorm Sandy. The funding—$1,…
LI Man Indicted on Hate Crime Charges in Ozone Park Incident
A Queens grand jury has indicted a Long Island man on hate crime charges for a July, 2014 incident in which he allegedly called a…
Cops Bust Man Running Drugs Out of Daycare Facility
A Woodhaven man on Thursday was arrested and arraigned on drug, child endangerment and other charges for selling marijuana and other drugs out of the…