Man Charged in Labor Day Stab Slay
Photo Courtesy of Google Williams and Berkley got into a heated dispute on Labor Day near this Far Rockaway nail salon. By Forum Staff A…
City, Unions Reach Agreement to Reopen Schools
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “New York City will now have the most aggressive policies and the strongest safeguards of any school system…
City to Lower Speed Limits by 5 MPH on Nine Major Streets
Photo Courtesy of Google Rockaway Boulevard from 150th Avenue to 3rd Street (Nassau County border), 2.5 miles, will be reduced to 35 mph from 40…
After Storm, Pheffer Amato Pushes for Microgrids
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) recently participated in a joint legislative hearing to address the seemingly slow emergency storm response and customer communication practices…
Ulrich Funds Clean-up Effort along Jamaica Bay
File Photo Abandoned boats are among the biggest problems in New York City’s waterways, including Jamaica Bay (pictured), presenting multiple ecological, transportation and safety hazards….
DOT Gives Revel Scooters Green Light
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza In a pact with the City, Revel has agreed to close monitoring of its operations and will institute stricter…
Fed Court Bars Companies for Robocalls
By Forum Staff The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has permanently barred two individuals and two companies that transmitted massive…
City Plans to Fulfill Obama Pledge to Address Use of Force in Policing
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “Reform goes beyond just changing policies. It means improving transparency, increasing accountability, and ensuringcommunity engagement is centered in…
MTA, Union Sound ‘Alarm’ on Subways
Photo Courtesy of Patrick Cashin/MTA “We have been sounding the warning bell for months. The MTA is in a free fall. The only way to…
Parks can Resume Permitting for Outdoor Youth Sports: Mayor
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Lower and moderate-risk youth play on permitted City fields will resume Tuesday, Sept. 15, Mayor de Blasio announced. By…
Man Gets 13 Years in Prison for Healthcare Schemes
Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of NY Acting Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme said that Pikus’s “key role in an elaborate…
Comptroller to Mayor: Restore Checks & Balances to the Procurement Process
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office “With billions of dollars at stake amid an economic crisis that has hit vulnerable New Yorkers the hardest, every…
Former Ozone Park Physician Agrees to Pay $2M in Civil Fraud Settlement
Photo Courtesy of Google Ghanshyam Bhambhani practiced medicine out of this office on Liberty Avenue. By Forum Staff Disgraced Ozone Park cardiologist Ghanshyam Bhambhani will…
Pandemic Forces Addabbo to Alter Annual Veterans BBQ
Photo Courtesy of Google This year’s altered Veterans BBQ will be at the Howard Beach Motor Club in Hamilton Beach. By Forum Staff Since taking…
South Queens Communities Come ‘Together’
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato delivers remarks Friday at the “Together We Rise” event. By Michael V. Cusenza Hundreds…