Virginia Man Indicted in 31-Year-Old Cold Case Killing of Far Rockaway Teen
File Photo “In the end, we hope to achieve justice for Nadine and bring closure and some measure of solace to her bereaved mother,” DA…
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Flushing Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl, Loaded Gun
Photo Courtesy of DEA During a total of 11 transactions at different locations in Queens between Jan. 11 and June 6, 2022, Echeverry sold 99…
DA Katz, NYPD Announce Program to Help Flushing Merchants
Photo Courtesy of DA Katz “We will put individuals on notice through this program that disruptive and illegal behavior will not be tolerated as merchants…
Homeless Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison in Shooting Death of Ozone Park Store Worker
Photo Courtesy of Google Cohen shot Tarwala Mahmadkhurshid as Mahmadkhurshid worked inside Cross Bay Express Deli. By Michael V. Cusenza A homeless man has been…
City DOT Announces Conduit Street Improvement Plan
Courtesy of NYC DOT By Michael V. Cusenza The City Department of Transportation this week announced plans for a street improvement project at North and…
Man Gets 12 Years for Motel Shooting
File Photo Kalif White was shot at the Surfside Motel in Howard Beach in September 2021. By Forum Staff A Brooklyn man has been sentenced…
Cops Vote to Approve New Contract
File Photo Voting closed at noon on Monday with 18,519 of 21,861 NYC PBA members (84.71 percent) casting ballots and 17,921 (97.69 percent) voting in…
Area Pols to Host Popular Electronic Waste Recycling Event in Forest Park
File Photo The very popular e-waste event will take place on May 7 at the Forest Park Bandshell Parking Lot. By Forum Staff State Sen….
April is Sikh Awareness Month in NY
Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a resolution naming April 2023 as Sikh Awareness Month in the State of New York. “Sikhs have been living…
MTA Allow E-Vehicles on Subways, Buses, Railroads
Courtesy of MTA The new policy fulfills one of the short-term goals established by Extending Transit’s Reach, the MTA’s Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Micromobility Strategic Action…
Pols Tout ‘Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act’
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer Senator Schumer called lithium-ion batteries “unpredictable, and oftentimes, very dangerous…” By Forum Staff Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten…
City DOT Taking New Steps to Expand Bike Infrastructure
Courtesy of NYC DOT By Michael V. Cusenza City Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Monday announced new steps the agency is taking to expand bike…
Mayor Releases the City’s Strategic Climate Plan
Photo Courtesy of Caroline Willis/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Adams said his new plan highlights efforts the City is taking to protect New Yorkers from climate…
Correction Officer Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Bribes, Smuggling Contraband onto Rikers Island
File Photo Patterson accepted at least $34,090 in bribes from co-conspirators in exchange for Patterson’s smuggling contraband into the Robert N. Davoren Center on Rikers…
Jamaica Man Pleads Guilty to Slashing LIRR Workers
File Photo Corse boarded an eastbound LIRR train at Atlantic Terminal. By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Taijuan Corse recently pleaded…