September 11 Moment of Silence to be Recognized in all Public Schools
By Forum Staff Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) recently reached out to principals and superintendents to remind them of a law she passed in…
City Announces Record-Breaking Ferry Ridership Numbers
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday announced that the NYC Ferry system shattered daily, weekly, and monthly ridership records in the summer of…
Community Unveils “Masjid Al Abidin Way” in Richmond Hill
By Forum Staff On Friday, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, local elected officials, and faith and community leaders unveiled a street sign co-naming 127th Street…
Addabbo to Host Virtual Suicide Prevention Event
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) next week is hosting a special virtual suicide prevention education event in commemoration of September as…
Reputed Borough Gang Members Indicted for Year-Long Shooting Spree
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday the indictment of 12 reputed members of the Floss Money Ballers gang following a…
City Files Brief Opposing Federal Government’s Military Deployment in American Cities
By Forum Staff The City—as part of a coalition of 13 localities from around the nation—has filed an amicus brief supporting California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s…
Mayor Crows as BOE Approves all Charter Commission Ballot Questions
By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday simultaneously lauded the Board of Elections vote greenlighting all five questions proposed by the City Charter…
Nine Bravest Hurt in Two-Alarm South Richmond Hill Fire
By Michael V. Cusenza Nine firefighters and two civilians were injured Friday morning in a two-alarm residential fire in South Richmond Hill. Two of the…
Area Pols Meet with City, State Agencies to Tackle Addabbo Bridge Issues
By Michael V. Cusenza City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) and State Sen. James Sanders, Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) on Thursday joined officials from several…
Queens has High Concentration of ‘Ghost Cars’
By Forum Staff The City Council on Thursday released “Plate and Switch,” a report detailing the council Oversight & Investigations Division’s probe into the ways…
Pheffer Reminds Parents about New School Policies
By Forum Staff Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) on Tuesday reminded area families of two major changes that are set to begin with the…
FDNY Issues Warning against Home Battery Workshops
By Forum Staff The City Fire Department on Thursday released a public service announcement warning New Yorkers about the serious dangers posed by home-based lithium-ion…
Addabbo Donates New Flag in Ozone Park
State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) on Thursday donated a new American flag to the Medisys Clocktower building on Atlantic Avenue in Ozone Park to…
Ariola, 106th Precinct Host Back-to-School Supply Drive in Ozone Park
By Forum Staff City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) and the 106th Precinct partnered to host a back-to-school bookbag and school supply giveaway last Wednesday,…
MTA Fully Implements Queens Bus Network Redesign
By Forum Staff The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Sunday announced the full implementation of the Queens Bus Network Redesign, the largest in the country, and…