Pol, Broad Channel Civic Work to Resolve Flooding Issues
By Forum Staff Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) and the Broad Channel Civic Association have been working in partnership to find a solution to…
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Ariola Funds New FDNY Ceremonial Van
City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) secured funding for a new City Fire Department Ceremonial Unit van. Thanks to the funding, the FDNY was able…
City Salutes Sacrifice of Officer Eddie Byrne on Anniversary of his Assassination
By Michael V. Cusenza The City’s finest and its grateful constituents this week celebrated the life, service, and ultimate sacrifice of Edward Byrne, a rookie…
ACS Recommends Nine Awards for Next Phase of City’s Family Enrichment Center Expansion
By Michael V. Cusenza City Administration for Children’s Services Commissioner Jess Dannhauser on Monday announced the nine awards recommended for the fourth phase of New…
Why My Office Refused to Register DOC Internet Services Contract: Lander
By Forum Staff City Comptroller Brad Lander on Wednesday issued a letter to New Yorkers explaining why his office has refused to register a contract…
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…
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…