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By Forum Staff Subway stations in Rego Park and Elmhurst are among 12 that are scheduled to receive elevators and other accessibility upgrades, according to…

By Forum Staff On Wednesday, July 23, family, friends and community members laid to rest one of the most impactful and iconic matriarchs Howard Beach…

By Michael V. Cusenza The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed protective platform edge barriers at just six Queens subway stations. This was revealed on Friday,…

By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday announced a new City-run digital media account on Citizen, a free app that provides users with real-time…

By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday that a Brooklyn man has been charged with stealing 1,838 pairs of work boots…

By Forum Staff State tax receipts totaled $33.2 billion through the first quarter of State Fiscal Year 2025-26, $580.5 million higher than the most recent…

By Michael V. Cusenza On Monday night, an epic, high-impact thunderstorm unleashed torrential rain, flash flooding, and high winds on the five boroughs. “I probably…

By Michael V. Cusenza Students and community advocates on Wednesday delivered over 1,500 petition signatures to Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams urging City…

By Michael V. Cusenza The average price of a 1-3 family home in Queens crossed the $1 million threshold for the first time to a…

By Forum Staff New York has kicked off its annual Free Summer Meals program, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) announced on Tuesday. There are…

By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Monday announced the opening of 11 new sites—including one in South Richmond Hill—as part of the City’s new…

A vandalized Ozone Park street sign was quickly replaced by the City Department of Transportation, City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) said on Monday. “My…

By Forum Staff Governor Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority earlier this month announced that in its first six months, the city’s congestion pricing…

By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday that a Manhattan man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for…

By Forum Staff Despite having the fourth-largest construction sector in the nation, New York is one of five states that have not recovered from pandemic…