Area Pols Launch Reading Programs
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) and State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) recently launched their annual summer reading programs. Pheffer Amato’s 3K-12th grade…
Virtual Job-Recruitment Fair Returns
Photo Courtesy of the Borough President’s Office Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee By Forum Staff The Queens Borough President’s Office will host its fifth…
City Touts Summer Bridge Program for Teens
Photo Courtesy of DYCD “SYEP Summer Bridge is exactly that—a pathway this summer between tens of thousands of New York City young people and opportunities…
DA Charges Retired Cop who Allegedly Fired Shot inside Cross Bay Eatery
Forum Photo by Patricia Adams A heated exchange between two customers inside Frenasia restaurant ended with gunfire. By Michael V. Cusenza A retired City police…
Mayor, City Council Reach Controversial Budget Agreement
Photo Courtesy of Emil Cohen/NY City Council City Council Speaker Corey Johnson By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council on…
Feds Nab Alleged Bank Bandit
Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of NY Kevin Crawford has been indicted on bank robbery charges. By Michael V. Cusenza Investigators…
Rockaway Cop Charged in Choke Arrest
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Body-worn camera footage shows Officer Afanador allegedly continuing the illegal chokehold as fellow cops handcuff Ricky Bellevue. By Forum Staff A…
House Passes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
File Photo Rep. Hakeem Jeffries By Michael V. Cusenza In a vote of 236-181, the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the George Floyd…
City’s Eight Public Beaches now Open for Swimming
File Photo Rockaway Beach By Michael V. Cusenza The City’s eight public beaches opened this week for swimming, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. Starting Wednesday,…
Cure for the Common Nightmare
Where can we possibly begin? We’re in the middle of a s**t storm unlike… well just unlike. We never saw it coming; we’re sick of…
Comptroller Calls on City to Provide Data on Remote Learning and Roadmap to Reopen Schools
Photo Courtesy of Susan Watts/Comptroller Stringer’s Office “[I]t is so important that every avenue be pursued to create school communities that are as robust and…
Sailor Rescues Hikers in Guam
By Michael V. Cusenza A Navy helicopter pilot who hails from Queens recently helped save three stranded hikers in Guam, according to Navy officials. The…
City Briefs Pols on Hotel Controversy
The Wyndham Hotel in Fresh Meadows currently houses “just over 100 people” who have been recently released from City and State correctional facilities. By Forum…
Man Charged in Kidnap Try
Photo Courtesy of Google According to the charges, at around 7 a.m. last Monday Haughton allegedly entered a Lawrence Street home in Flushing. He did…
Members and Associates of Bully Gang Charged with Smuggling Drugs into Rikers Island
Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of NY Alleged Bully gang member Derrick Ayers enjoys the fruits of his labor—a brand new…