Mayor Touts Jewel Streets Plan
Photo Courtesy of City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Flooding on Amber Street in the Jewel Streets neighborhood. By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams…
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Work Begins on Addabbo Bridge
The City Department of Transportation this week began work on safety improvements on the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge. According to DOT, this work will:…
MTA Online Portal Now Open for Public Comment on Fare and Toll Change
Photo Courtesy of Marc Hermann/MTA Comments on proposed changes to fares and tolls can be submitted online, MTA officials noted this week. By Forum Staff…
FutureReadyNYC, CUNY Tech Equity Initiative to Expand
Photo Courtesy of Benny Polatseck/Mayoral Photography Office City DOE Chancellor Banks (l.) said that programs like FutureReadyNYC allow “us to mold the next generation of…
Adams Announces Asylum Application Help Center
Courtesy of NYC Helping asylum seekers to file asylum applications was first raised in Adams’ “The Road Forward: A Blueprint to Address New York City’s…
St. Albans Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Briarwood Shooting
File Photo Fraley has been sentenced to 25 years in prison to be followed by five years’ post-release supervision. By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney…
Three Convicted for Roles in Chinese Repat-riation Program
Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of NY Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace By Michael V. Cusenza Following a three-week trial in…
Op-ed: Time to Act on Crime, Violence and Police Reform in America
File Photo “This is for us a sense of urgency and civic responsibility,” Cuomo and Chavis, Jr. wrote. By Andrew M. Cuomo and Dr. Benjamin…
PS/MS 146 Community, Elected Leaders Celebrate School’s New Outdoor Learning Center and Gratitude Garden
Forum Photo by Vincent Coronati School leaders cut the ceremonial ribbon on Monday morning. By Michael V. Cusenza PS/MS 146 students, family, faculty, administrators and…
Ariola Warns Woodhaven Constituents about Roadwork
National Grid recently updated City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) about a major roadwork project in Woodhaven that could take the entire summer to complete….
City Reaches Deal with Teachers Union
Photo Courtesy of Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Adams and UFT President Michael Mulgrew celebrate the tentative pact. By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday…
City Leaders React to Police Commissioner’s Sudden Decision to Resign
Photo Courtesy of Caroline Willis/Mayoral Photography Office City Police Commissioner Sewell announced on Monday that she would be resigning. By Michael V. Cusenza Police Commissioner…
Council Passes Zero Waste Act, Bills to Increase Healthcare Costs Transparency
Photo Courtesy of John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams By Michael V. Cusenza The City Council on Thursday passed the “Zero…
Senate, Assembly Unanimously Approve Adult Cystic Fibrosis Assistance Program Bill
Courtesy of the Mayo Clinic By Forum Staff The State Senate and Assembly both unanimously voted in favor of a bill aimed at improving the…
Assemblywoman Launches Annual Summer Reading Challenge
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato “To combat the loss of learning commonly experienced by students over summer break, known as the ‘summer slide,’ it’s…