City Council Unanimously Passes Veterans Property Tax Relief Bill
Photo Courtesy the Queens Borough President’s Office This recently passed property tax exemption bill will make it easier for veterans to stay in their homes…
Key Food and Community Come Together to Care for Neighborhood Site
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Key Food representatives, including owner Frankie Almonte (c.), joined elected officials and Howard Beach community leaders on Monday afternoon…
City Releases Plan to Close Rikers Island
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Bill de Blasio has said that closing the jails on Rikers Island for good requires a daily jail population of…
Cuomo Appoints Joe Lhota to Serve as MTA Chairman
File Photo Joe Lhota is back leading the beleaguered MTA. By Michael V. Cusenza Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced the appointment of Joe Lhota to…
Meng Bill Aims to Improve Grad Rates at Community Colleges
Photo Courtesy of CUNY By Forum Staff U. S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) recently introduced a bill to help boost the graduation rates of community…
New York Dems Rip Senate GOP Health Care Plan
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office Sen. Schumer on the Senate GOP health care bill: “It’s every bit as bad as the House bill; in…
Florida Man Sentenced to up to 11 Years in Prison for Woodhaven/Brooklyn ATM Thefts, Perjury
Photo Courtesy of Google Gonzalez and two other men entered the S&M Quality Laundry on Jamaica Avenue with a hand truck and forcibly removed the ATM at…
Upstate Man Charged with Breeding, Selling Pit Bulls for Dog Fighting
Photo Courtesy of ASPCA The investigation was conducted by the NYPD’s Animal Cruelty Investigations Squad. By Forum Staff An Orange County man has been charged…
Whitestone Man Moonlighting as Paralegal Charged with Stealing $80K from Clients
Photo Courtesy of Keil Law Kim allegedly stole money by claiming that he could help one of the firm’s clients and another homeowner in distress…
Howard Beach Residents Dismayed at Actions of President of Disbanding Citizens Safety Patrol
File Photo Joe Thompson By Michael V. Cusenza The online antics of the president of the now-defunct Howard Beach Citizens Safety Patrol this week riled…
State Panel Approves Familial DNA Searching
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Offner “This is a monumental accomplishment,” Phil Vetrano said. By Michael V. Cusenza The New York State Commission on Forensic Science…
102nd Precinct Detectives Look to Collar Prolific Burglar
Photos Courtesy of NYPD Police said this man is responsible for five recent residential burglaries. By Michael V. Cusenza City Police Department detectives recently reached…
Popularity Forcing NYC Ferry to Hire Charter Boats
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The City has chartered two additional vessels for the summer season. By Michael V. Cusenza The de Blasio…
Ulrich Blasts de Blasio over Handling of Mayoral Control ‘Crisis’
Photo Courtesy of Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photography Office “The crisis surrounding mayoral control of public schools is entirely his own making,” Councilman Ulrich said of Mayor…
Schumer Demands Feds Deploy Special DEA Heroin Team to Empire State
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor Schumer called heroin in NY “an epidemic that needs more attention and action by the feds to…