Lefferts Bridge now Outdoor Art Gallery
Photo Courtesy of Kew Gardens Arts Amy Handy’s “Beachcombing” mixed media on canvas By Michael V. Cusenza The cold, uniform, gray roll-down gates of shuttered…
Insufficient Preparedness Crippled NYC Virus Response: Review
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office “The pandemic quickly placed extreme stress on New York City’s healthcare systems—including, but not exclusively, H+H,” Comptroller Stringer said….
TEN LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE POLICE This opinion/editorial content was submitted by the New York Sheriffs’ Association
NYSSA President Jeff Murphy, sheriff, Washington County Unfortunately, many politicians and community activists, and some in the media, have fostered an attitude toward the police…
NYC Biz Getting Shorted by PPP: Stringer
Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office The chart shows the share of eligible employer businesses that received a PPP loan, by industry and borough. By Forum…
Community-based Groups Awarded with NYC Civic Impact Funding Grow COVID-19 Volunteer Efforts
Photo Courtesy of Google Bangladeshi American Community Development and Youth Services Corps on Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park. By Michael V. Cusenza A cohort of…
Phony Pro Sports Rings Seized at JFK
Federal officers earlier this month seized counterfeited professional sports championship rings at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Customs and Border Protection agents confiscated two separate…
Meng Touts Amendment to Combat ‘Deeply Destructive’ Trump Immigration Policies
File Photo “The Trump administration’s immigration policies are flawed at best; at worst, they are deeply destructive and harmful to those who seek a better…
Six Catholic Academies in Queens and Brooklyn to Close Due to Financial Strain Resulting from Pandemic
Photo Courtesy of Google Our Lady’s Catholic Academy in South Ozone Park is another COVID-19 victim. By Michael V. Cusenza While Gotham small businesses have…
De Blasio, Carranza Tout School Reopening Plans for Fall 2020
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza recently detailed school reopening plans for fall 2020. By Michael…
Pol Distributes PPE, Census Info
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) earlier this month distributed hundreds of masks, gallons of hand sanitizer, and information about the 2020 Census throughout communities…
MTA May Face Subway ‘Sophie’s Choice’: Analysis
Photo Courtesy of Riders Alliance MTA’s possible Sophie’s Choice scenario: Eliminating every other subway line from New York’s system map. By Michael V. Cusenza Leadership…
Jamaica Man Charged with Pimping Teenage Girls at South Conduit Hotel
Photo Courtesy of Google Miles allegedly held the two teens against their will at the JFK Inn on South Conduit Avenue. By Forum Staff A…
Swim Ed a Must in Schools: Pol
An area elected official has sponsored legislation that would make swimming education mandatory in all New York public schools. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach)…
“AINT THE TOWN RED”
It’s tough to concentrate on the tens of thousands of new COVID-19 cases and the death tolls when we are facing so any more pressing…
NY Hospitals Need Relief: Gillibrand
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Jamaica Hospital Medical Center By Forum Staff Congress must provide financial relief to hospitals struggling to stay afloat due…