Pharmacist Indicted on Pill-Pushing Charges
Photo Courtesy of Google Pharmacist Daniel Russo is the owner and operator of Russo’s Pharmacy in Far Rockaway. By Forum Staff A Far Rockaway pharmacist…
“Never Allow Such Hatred to Rise Again”: Cuomo Helps Commemorate 75th Anniversary of Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor “Every single New Yorker must learn the lesson of Auschwitz, so that we never allow such hatred…
Cop’s Cop Calls it a Career
After a distinguished 40-year career, City Police Department Housing Chief James Secreto recently decided to hang up his 8-point cap. Secreto grew up in Brooklyn,…
Pol Seeks ‘Women of Distinction’ Noms
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (center; D-Howard Beach) on Tuesday announced the opening of nominations for her 2020 Women of Distinction Awards “to recognize the incredible…
Audit Uncovers Weak City Oversight of Homelessness Prevention Program
File Photo “While the City is spending more money than ever before on services that are supposed to help people overcome and prevent homelessness, we…
MTA Issues Final After-Action Report for $836M Subway Action Plan
Photo Courtesy of Marc Hermann/MTA NYC Transit The Subway Action Plan implemented a number of initiatives to stabilize the subway system. By Michael V. Cusenza…
City Housing Plan not Affordable: Analysis
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “New York City is battling a full-blown affordability crisis, and the time for half-measures is long-past,” Comptroller Stringer…
State Comptroller Blasts DHS for Subway Homeless Outreach ‘Failure’
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller DiNapoli’s Office “Homeless outreach in the subway has been so shoddy and with so little oversight from DHS and MTA, that…
Man Gets 6 Years for Fatal Crash
Photo Courtesy of Google The accident took place at the intersection of Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and Archer Avenue. By Forum Staff A 21-year-old Queens…
Far Rock Creep Convicted
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has announced the conviction at trial of a 40-year-old Far Rockaway man for sexual conduct against a…
Stringer Blasts Army Engineers Storm Barrier Plans
By Forum Staff City Comptroller Scott Stringer on Friday fired off a four-page letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers condemning their plan to…
Richmond Hill Mourns Community ‘Fixture’
Dozens of Richmond Hill residents gathered on 127th Street near Liberty Avenue on Sunday evening to pay their respects to beloved neighborhood “abuela” Maria Fuertes….
Mobile Sports Betting Could Help Bridge $6B State Budget Shortfall: Addabbo
Photo Courtesy of FLICKR/Baishampayan Ghose At least one recent study has found that legalized sports betting has the potential to generate $2.6 billion annually for…
Wheel Steal
The 106th Precinct has issued a Community Alert regarding a recent uptick in rim and tire thefts in South Queens neighborhoods. While perpetrators seemingly prefer…
Dream Fulfilled?
We here at The Forum thought it fitting – always fitting – to print The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s brilliant “I Have a…