Council Approves Bill to Encourage More Affordable Retail Space in Communities
Photo Courtesy of John McCarten/NY City Council The City Council recently voted in favor of a number of pieces of legislation. By Michael V. Cusenza…
Area Residents, Top Cop, Candidates Express Outrage over Bail-Reform Law
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Queens Borough President candidate James Quinn addresses residents during Tuesday’s Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic meeting. By Michael V. Cusenza…
On Candidates and Qualifications
While certainly crowded, the race to succeed Melinda Katz as Queens Borough President has been a noticeably dull affair. How many of the nine candidates…
WANTED
Area investigators on Sunday reached out to the public for help in locating a man wanted in connection with a violent act committed earlier this…
Bill Asks for Info on Shelter Hotels
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office “Time and time again we hear that the City of New York is getting out of the homeless…
DOJ Targets Robocallers
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York “We are using all available tools and resources to stop foreign call…
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…