Ulrich Tests Experimental Budget Process
Residents of several neighborhoods around the city got a small taste of what it’s like to be involved in the city budget process. Councilman Eric…
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South Ozone Park Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years
A South Ozone Park man was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison last week for being a sex trafficker and forcing a female…
Two Queens Men Charged with Sex Crimes
Two Queens men have been charged in separate cases involving sex crimes, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown’s office announced on Thursday, April 19. The two…
Queens Schools Rally for Beacon Program
Chants of “save our beacon” “no more cuts” and “we won’t stop!” echoed loudly outside of Queens Borough Hall on Thursday, April 19, as several…
Vandals Worry Woodhaven Residents
Residents at last week’s Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association meeting (WRBA), raised concerns about kids from Junior High School 210 causing trouble, including standing near moving…
CEC Urges Students to take a Bus the DOE Kicked Them Off
After getting no response from the Department of Education (DOE), Community Education Council 24 (CEC 24) is going rogue. The council is urging parents to…
Man Threatens to Bomb, Robs Maspeth Bank
Police are asking for help identifying and finding the man who robbed and threatened to bomb a bank in Maspeth on the evening of Wednesday,…
Attempted Robbery at CVS
Police thwarted the attempted robbery of the CVS store at 68-03 Myrtle Ave. in Middle Village on Tuesday afternoon. An unidentified man was observed by…
Cops Warn of Middle Village Robbery Pattern, Burglaries
Police in the 104th Precinct are warning residents about a robbery pattern near the boarder of Middle Village and Rego Park. Captain Michael Cody, commanding…
Ulrich Announces State Senate Bid
In a shocking announcement at 10 this morning, Republican City Councilman Eric Ulrich posted a video saying he will challenge Democrat Joe Addabbo for…
Decades After Service, WWII Veteran Receives Purple Heart
Almost 70 years passed between the time Anton Dietrich Jr. was wounded during a battle in North Africa and when he received a Purple Heart…
Cop Arrested on Assault Charges in Domestic Dispute
An off-duty NYPD recruit was arrested in his Rego Park home Saturday night after an alleged assault on his fiancé that left her bruised and…
New School Proposed in Ridgewood
The School Construction Authority (SCA) is considering tearing down the building that used to house the St. Aloysius parochial school in Ridgewood and building a…
Extended Eyesore
This commercial vehicle has, once again, been illegally parking in a driveway at 61-26 71st Street in Middle Village. A reader e-mailed The Forum about…
Congressional Candidates Tout Labor in Endorsements
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, Assemblyman Rory Lancman and Assemblywoman Grace Meng rolled out more endorsements in the past week and all tried to show their chops…