State Leaders Craft Legislative Plan to ‘Break the Cycle’ of Heroin, Opioid Addiction
Photo Courtesy of Gov. Cuomo’s Office By Michael V. Cusenza Gov. Andrew Cuomo and leaders of the state Legislature on Tuesday announced a final agreement on…
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Cops Make Two Arrests in String of Armed Robberies
File Photo By Michael V. Cusenza Gotcha! Investigators have arrested two suspects in connection with a recent string of knifepoint robberies of several borough eateries,…
Criminal Justice Reform Act is about Appropriate Enforcement: de Blasio; Mayor signs package of polarizing bills into law
PHOTO: Mayor Bill de Blasio (r.) and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Monday enthusiastically shook hands after de Blasio signed the CJRA into law. Courtesy of Ed…
Borough Finest Honored at NYPD Medal Day Ceremony
PHOTO: The family of slain Det. Brian Moore accepted his Medal of Honor on Tuesday. Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office By Michael V. Cusenza The City…
Mayor, Council Hail ‘Responsible, Progressive, Honest’ Budget
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio, Council Speaker Mark-Viverito, and Council members last week were all smiles as they announced that an agreement on the Fiscal Year 2017…
Transit Cop Accused of Raping Teen Girl
PHOTO: Authorities are searching for an NYPD Transit District 23 officer who has been accused of raping a teenager while off-duty. Courtesy of Flickr/Kai Brinker By Michael…
‘Significant’ Decreases in Murders, Shootings Spur Safest Start to a Year in City History
Courtesy of NYC.gov By Michael V. Cusenza While tabloid front pages may depict the Big Apple as rotten to its blood-and-bullets core, facts and figures…
DA Richard Brown Celebrates 25 Years as Borough’s Prosecutor
PHOTO: Queens District Attorney Richard Brown last week marked 25 years in office with a little help from some QDA alumni, including City Councilman Vincent Gentile…
Queens Communities Honor Fallen Soldiers on Memorial Day
PHOTO: Stars and Stripes forever at Coleman Square in Howard Beach. Forum Photo by Patricia Adams By Michael V. Cusenza It’s one of those grand…
Schneiderman Declines to Probe Tillman Shooting Death
PHOTO: State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced that his office will not delve deeper into the April 17 death of George Tillman. The AG said…
Key Anti-Terror Funds Restored: Schumer
PHOTO: Sen. Schumer said that the previously released White House budget wrongly cut critical Homeland Security funds by half, putting NYPD anti-terror operations in jeopardy. File…
City Council Approves Criminal Justice Reform Act
PHOTO: Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. Courtesy of William Alatriste/NY City Council By Michael V. Cusenza The City Council on Wednesday approved the comprehensive—and polarizing—Criminal Justice Reform Act:…
Ozone Park Man, Convicted of Attempted Murder of Cop, Gets Six-Decade Sentence
PHOTO: Police Officer Joseph Koch suffered permanent injuries in the attack. File Photo By Forum Staff An Ozone Park man who was convicted of attempting to…
Longtime Community Affairs Det. Kenny Zorn retires
PHOTO: Fellow cops and community members last week congratulated Det. Zorn (second from r.) on his retirement at the 106th Precinct Community Council meeting. Courtesy of NYPD…
Borough Residents Charged in Genovese Racketeering Indictment
PHOTO: U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. Courtesy of Wikimedia By Forum Staff A superseding indictment charging 18 men – including five borough residents – with racketeering conspiracy, murder…