Two Killed in Separate Area Motorcycle accidents
By Michael V. Cusenza Two young men from the same Brooklyn community died in separate area motorcycle accidents on Sunday and Monday, according to the…
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Ariola Set for Second City Council Term
By Michael V. Cusenza Incumbent City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) may have run unopposed Tuesday and eased into a second council term representing the…
MTA Saves the Day
Amidst the seemingly endless—and, according to many straphangers and elected officials, accurate—reams of poor press clippings are diamonds of positive notes about the Metropolitan Transportation…
City Launches Campaign to Extend Lifespan of All New Yorkers
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan recently unveiled “HealthyNYC,” a plan to…
Mayor Launches Task Force to Combat Retail Theft
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday launched a task force to support implementation of his plan to combat retail theft across the five…
Adams Touts City’s First Comprehensive Capital Projects Tracker
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander recently announced the launch of a new capital projects tracker that will…
Application now Available for 2024 Open Streets and Public Space Programming Partners
By Forum Staff City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced on Wednesday that applications are now open for 2024 Open Streets and…
Millions in Drugs and Guns Seized from Abandoned Bellerose Home
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz recently announced that Victor Rodriguez has been indicted after a search of an abandoned home in Bellerose…
LaGuardia Airport TSA Officers Find Gun Concealed inside Sneakers Packed in a Checked Bag
By Forum Staff A traveler was arrested by police last Wednesday after Transportation Security Administration officers at LaGuardia Airport spotted a handgun and loaded magazine…
Interstate Gun-Trafficking Ring Dismantled
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Monday that three defendants were indicted on the heels of a seven-month investigation into gun…
S.I. Man Charged in Theft of $1.4M from Queens Clothing Company
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday that Glenn Jakers was charged with grand larceny, accused of siphoning $1.4 million from…
Massachusetts Man Extradited to NYC to Face Charges in Shooting of Woman over Family Debt
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Monday that Minliang Zheng has been charged in the shooting of a 45-year-old woman, allegedly…
Howard Beach Halloween Hosts Thrill Crowds
By Patricia Adams For George and Enza Kurz, Halloween is no ordinary holiday. The Howard Beach couple and their two children, Annabel and George, have…
Hundreds of Kids Turn out for Civic’s Annual Haunt N’ Treat
By Forum Staff Hundreds of kids beamed in their Halloween costumes Sunday morning for the Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic’s annual Haunt N’ Treat. Children dressed…
Report Highlights Floyd Bennett Field Flood Risk: Ariola
City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) this week used a National Park Service report to highlight the possible dangers associated with installing a migrant basecamp…