NYPD, FDNY, DSNY, Libraries Spared Budget Knife
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday released the City’s balanced $109.4 billion Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. With near-record reserves despite…
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Take Advantage of Free Gas Detectors: FDNY
By Forum Staff The City Fire Department is encouraging New Yorkers to take advantage of free natural gas detectors, available through Con Edison. While rare,…
Jeffries Hears Support from City Following Election to House Democratic Leader for 118th Congress
Photo Courtesy of Rep. Jeffries Congressman Hakeem Jeffries By Michael V. Cusenza Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-Queens and Brooklyn) has been elected House Democratic Leader for…
Slain City Medic Promoted to Captain
Photo Courtesy of FDNY Russo was 24-year FDNY EMS veteran assigned to Station 49. By Michael V. Cusenza Acting City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh on…
Pol Calls on Servicers to be Ready by Fall when $16.3B in Student Loan Debt will be Canceled in NY Alone
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Senate “Last week, we saw how, with the flick of a pen, President Biden took a giant step forward in addressing…
106th Precinct Welcomes New Cops
The 106th Precinct on Tuesday welcomed 11 newly minted police officers to the fold. Members of the communities they will serve took to social media…
MTA Fare Change Pilot Program to Begin at End of Month
Photo Courtesy of Marc Hermann/MTA “Fare capping will save many of our riders money and give them more flexibility,” said MTA Chief Customer Officer Meyer….
LaGuardia Airport to Receive $28M+ from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Meng
Photo Courtesy of Rep. Meng Congresswoman Grace Meng and President Joe Biden By Forum Staff U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) announced on Saturday that $28.4…
Hochul Lauds Plan to Build $9.5 Billion International Terminal at JFK Airportw
Renderings Courtesy of Port Authority of NY/NJ By Forum Staff Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday announced that the Port Authority of New York and New…
Common Reasons for a FEMA Ineligibility Decision
Courtesy of FEMA By Forum Staff On Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued some common reasons why some Hurricane Ida victims did not meet…
Borough Athletes Honored after Earning Gold Medals at Tokyo Olympics
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia/Danny Karwoski Tina Charles By Forum Staff Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr. presented the Key to Queens to Olympic gold medalists…
Undocumented New Yorkers Impacted by Ida Should be Eligible for Aid: Meng
Photo Courtesy of Rep. Meng “Our government must be there to support those who desperately need help, and that includes EVERYBODY who requires relief,” Rep….
Gillibrand Calls on Colleagues to Deliver Relief to NY Hospitals as COVID Cases Surge across State
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Jamaica Hospital Medical Center By Forum Staff As surging COVID-19 cases threaten to overwhelm New York’s hospitals, U.S. Sen….
South Richmond Hill Woman Charged with Attempted Murder of Newborn Boy
Forum Photos by Michael V. Cusenza Sabita Dookram lives on 126th Street near 107th Avenue in South Richmond Hill. By Michael V. Cusenza A South…
Outbreak Affects Queens Courts
File Photo So far the DA has determined that approximately 30 defendants “who in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the interest of justice”…