NY Flu Season Intensifies
File Photo Visit vaccinefinder.org for locations where you can get the flu shot near you. By Forum Staff The number of lab-confirmed influenza cases and…
AG Launches Probe into NYPD’s Enforcement of ‘Fare Evasion’ Laws
File Photo “If groups of New Yorkers have been unfairly targeted because of the color of their skin, my office will not hesitate to take…
Woman Gets 15 Years for WMD Plans
Photo Courtesy of the Anti-Defamation League Asia Siddiqui’s poem, “Take Me to the Lands Where the Eyes Are Cooled.” She submitted the piece to the…
Man Gets Jail Time for Bar Assault
Photo Courtesy of Google O’Brien and McGee fought outside The Gaslight bar in Sunnyside. By Forum Staff A Sunnyside man has been sentenced to six…
Woman Slashed in Jamaica Hospital
File Photo The attack occurred inside a Jamaica Hospital room. By Forum Staff A Jamaica man has been charged with viciously slashing his girlfriend with…
Ten Injured, Dozens of Lives Displaced after Disastrous Ozone Park Inferno
Photo Courtesy of FDNY The four-alarm fire broke out around 11:30 Sunday morning. By Michael V. Cusenza Powerful gusts teased the flames and seemed to…
‘New Era in Queens’: DA Katz Hails Policies ‘that will Enhance the Safety of all those who Live, Work and Visit’ The World’s Borough
By Forum Staff Mere hours before Monday’s inauguration ceremony at her alma mater, St. John’s University, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz outlined new initiatives and…
$45M Available to Protect Faith Facilities: Cuomo
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza The exhaustive, 432-page draft proposal, according to MTA officials, seeks to completely redraw borough bus routes. By Forum Staff…
MTA Prez Headlines Transit Town Hall
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and MTA New York City Transit President Andy Byford will co-host a Commuters Town…
A Lucky Black Cat? Only in Queens
Police Officer Jessica Lalli, a member of the 102nd Precinct, rescued a black cat (pictured) on New Year’s Day after it had become trapped under…
FDNY Touts Drop in Fire Deaths
Photo Courtesy of FDNY City Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro By Forum Staff The City recorded 66 fire deaths last year, 25 percent fewer blaze-related fatalities…
NY Pols Allot $90M for Nonprofit Security
Photo Courtesy of Rep. Jeffries’s Office “We all must work together to not only educate and eradicate hate, but to leave no stone unturned in…
Lead, Follow, or Get out of the Way
United States Army Gen. George Smith Patton, Jr. crafted that famous – and oft-misattributed – phrase. We’re in desperate need of such a straight shooter…
Mayor Acclaims ‘Internet Master Plan’
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office The de Blasio administration on Tuesday unveiled the New York City Internet Master Plan, an 88-page “vision” of…
Borough Prez Election Set for March
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday set March 24 as the date for the Queens Borough President special election. “I encourage all eligible Queens residents…