JetBlue JFK Airport Terminal is Officially ‘Electric’
Photo Courtesy of JetBlue JetBlue’s ground-service equipment at Terminal 5 at JFK Airport is now electric powered. By Forum Staff Terminal 5 at John F….
Borough Communities Have Some of the Highest Numbers of Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels in NYC: Probe
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office “The City needs to fully commit to rooting out lead exposure because half measures and haphazard strategies are failing,”…
Alleged Arsonist Due Back in Court
Photo Courtesy of Nassau County Police Department Jennifer Gross By Michael V. Cusenza The Long Island woman charged with setting the November 2018 house fire…
Celebrate Columbus Day in Howard Beach
File Photo State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) is set to host a free Columbus Day celebration this weekend in the heart of Howard…
You Can Help Beautify Charles Park
File Photo The all-volunteer Charles Park beautification project is set for this weekend, Oct. 5 and Oct. 6. By Michael V. Cusenza The latest Frank…
Blue Scholar
Congratulations to 106th Precinct Neighborhood Coordination Officer Supervisor, Sgt. Singh, on receiving a full scholarship to Columbia Southern University to complete his master’s degree. Headquartered…
Contractors Nabbed for Bribe: DOI
Photo Courtesy of Google The Buildings inspector informed DOI that he had just been offered $400 in exchange for not issuing various DOB violations at…
Thank You for Your Service
The City Police Department has had an especially arduous year. Nine Member of Service suicides. More names added in 2019 to the memorial list of…
Council Votes to Ban ‘Ghost Guns’
Photo Courtesy of Ghost Guns “Ghost guns” may be produced largely or even entirely from plastic, which can render them undetectable by traditional security scanning…
Leap in Cop Suicides Spurs Changes to Policies, Practice, and Training on Officer Wellness, Safety
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office City cops have a range of support services at their disposal, but these services are underutilized by uniformed…
A SUPER MARKET
By Patricia Adams When the curtain comes up on The Food Emporium, formerly Key Food, initiating a four-day Grand Opening celebration that begins next week…
Queens Crushed by Store Vacancies: Report
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office By Michael V. Cusenza While retail vacancy rates have risen across all five boroughs, the highest vacancy rate neighborhoods…
Forest Hills Mural Honors Activist
Forest Hills community leaders recently joined the Queens Economic Development Corporation in unveiling a new mural that pays tribute to Helen Keller, a former resident…
Advocates Demand Equal Pay for EMS First Responders
Photo Courtesy of FDNY Elected officials and FDNY EMS union leaders recently rallied on the steps of City Hall to demand that FDNY EMS first…
City Facilities to Undergo Deep Energy Retrofits
Photo Courtesy of Google The NYPD Building Maintenance Section Facility on 59th Street in Flushing is the only Queens building on the list of nine…