NYC Ranks 6th in U.S. Income Inequality: Study
By Forum Staff On average, the uppermost 80 percent of households earn more than four and half times what the bottom 20 percent earns. For…
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L.I. Woman Sentenced for Killing NYPD Highway Unit Detective
By Michael V. Cusenza Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jessica Beauvais was sentenced last week to more than 20 years in prison for…
Hollis Men Convicted of Murder of Run-D.M.C. DJ Jam Master Jay
By Forum Staff On Tuesday, a federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict against Karl Jordan, Jr., and Ronald Washington for the Oct. 30,…
Wild Woodhaven Crash Shuts down Section of Boulevard
By Michael V. Cusenza Two motorists astonishingly survived an incredibly violent car accident early Monday morning at the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue…
Pols Back City Medic Safety Bills
By Michael V. Cusenza Several members of the City Council, including Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), are ardently supporting two bills that would help City…
Taking Action against Fentanyl and Antiquated Drug Laws
By Stacey Pheffer Amato Before you continue reading I need you to do something: look at President Lincoln’s face on a penny. Do you see…
CEO Works Beautify Woodhaven
Members of the nonprofit Center for Employment Opportunities worked hard along Woodhaven Boulevard on Friday to remove junk and other discarded matter. “Quality of life…
‘Borough Hall’ Heads to Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill
By Forum Staff Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Tuesday announced that the fourth iteration of his “Borough Hall on Your Block” initiative will be…
Housing Cost Burdens for New Yorkers among Nation’s Highest: Comptroller
By Forum Staff Almost three million New York households are dealing with housing costs that consume more than 30 percent of their household income, with…
Bipartisan Bill Would Save Broadband Discount Service Program for Borough
By Forum Staff Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) announced on Thursday that she has co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to save the Affordable Connectivity Program. The ACP is…
Adams Administration Takes Victory Lap on Vision Zero
By Forum Staff As Gotham marks 10 years of Vision Zero, Mayor Eric Adams and the City Department of Transportation on Thursday touted the returns…
Fresh Meadows Father and Son Charged with Stockpiling Ghost Guns
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday that Hyung-Suk Woo and his father, Ji-In Woo, were arraigned on charges of criminal…
Trial of Borough Man Accused of Murdering Woman in Life Insurance Scheme Begins
By Michael V. Cusenza The anticipated trial of a Rosedale pimp accused of fraudulently obtaining two life insurance policies in the name of a woman…
Missing Ozone Park Man Returns Safely to Family
By Michael V. Cusenza A missing Ozone Park man suffering from dementia was located on Monday and returned to his family. Shams Uddin Ali, 71,…
Council Common Sense Caucus Leads Rally for Unvaccinated Workers
By Michael V. Cusenza The City Council Common Sense Caucus on Thursday led a rally for unvaccinated City workers on the steps of City Hall….