Attention: All Con Ed Customers
Con Edison is updating its billing systems and as a result all customers will receive a new account number by Oct. 10, City Councilwoman Joann…
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‘One Man Crime Wave’ Charged in Two Shootings
By Michael V. Cusenza An indictment was unsealed on Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn charging Abel Mora, a member of the violent Trinitarios street…
Addabbo, J-CAP Organize Training Course to Help Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) next month will partner with the Jamaica Community Adolescents Program (J-CAP; part of the Acacia Network)…
Pols Set to Host Free E-Waste Recycling Event at Forest Park
By Forum Staff The fall free electronic waste recycling event is back. On Sunday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., State Sen. Joe…
New Yorkers can Use City-Funded Rental Assistance Vouchers across State: Mayor
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced further innovations to the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) rental assistance program that…
Borough President Touts Jobs and Resources Fair for Veterans
By Forum Staff Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. will host a jobs and resources fair for Queens veterans at Borough Hall on Thursday, Oct. 5,…
Adams Announces Additional Resources for Asylum Seekers
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Friday announced additional policies to help asylum seekers in the City’s care take the next steps in their…
Search Warrant Nets Cache of Drugs and Guns
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday that five people have been arraigned on drugs and weapons charges after a search…
Pimp Pleads Guilty to Murder and Sex Trafficking Eight Women
By Forum Staff Earlier this month, in federal court in Brooklyn, Somorie Moses, also known as “Somorie Barfield,” “Sugar Bear,” “Bear” and “Daddy,” pleaded guilty…
Borough Doctor Settles Federal Health Care Fraud Claims for $1.3M
By Forum Staff Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace announced on Thursday a settlement agreement with Flushing-based physician Arun Arora. The settlement agreement addresses allegations that…
Upstate Man Charged with Murder in South Richmond Hill Shooting
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Shawn Singh was charged on Tuesday for a shooting earlier this month that killed 31-year-old…
Addabbo Honors Hero who Saved Elderly Man Pushed onto Subway Tracks
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) on Sunday honored Pooran Mohabir, a South Ozone Park resident who risked his own life to…
Ariola, Williams Lead Fight against Shelter
By Michael V. Cusenza City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) and Assemblywoman Jaime Williams (D-Brooklyn) on Tuesday led more than three-dozen elected officials, civic leaders,…
Bus Stop Beautification
The community and its council member recently worked together to solve a recurring issue. “Our office was made aware of the trash-strewn situation near the…
Dozens of Women Participate in Free Woodhaven Mammogram Event
By Michael V. Cusenza State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) on Thursday hosted a free mammogram screening event at his district office in Woodhaven. The…