Seniors Warned about Phone Scams Targeting ‘Grandparents’
Courtesy of The Alive Inside Foundation If you or a loved one has been targeted by such a scam, call (800) 771-7755. By Forum Staff…
THE VOW
Each Sept. 11 for the last 17 years—yes, 17—we have gathered at the myriad memorial sites across the five boroughs to recall the darkest day…
Forest Park Farmers Market Opens
Photo Courtesy of Councilman Ulrich’s Office Elected officials and community leaders on Saturday helped mark the grand opening of the first-ever Richmond Hill Farmers Market…
State AG Establishes Clergy Abuse Hotline and Online Complaint Form
Photo Courtesy of Miguel Gutierrez State Attorney General Barbara Underwood By Forum Staff Victims of clergy abuse within the New York dioceses of the Catholic…
Sikhs Celebrate in Richmond Hill
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Hundreds gathered in Richmond Hill on Sunday to celebrate Nagar Kirtan, the Sikh parade featuring the processional singing of holy hymns…
Nine Members of Violent ‘Bushwick Crew’ Charged with Four Murders
Photo Courtesy of DOJ Luis Lopez’s Lamborghini (l.) and Peter Vasquez’s Rolls Royce By Forum Staff A 19-count superseding indictment was unsealed on Thursday in…
Alleged Gun Runners Feed‘Iron Pipeline’ from Virginia to Queens
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/M62 An AR-15 assault rifle, similar to the one that was confiscated as a result of the investigation. By Forum Staff…
Feds Have no Clear Plan to Fill 45K+ Vacant VA Healthcare Jobs: Schumer
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office “When when we get back to Washington this week I will be making an all-out push to lock in…
Healthcare Cuts Could Hurt Millions of NYers: DiNapoli
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller DiNapoli’s Office “We cannot go backwards on health care and force people to choose between buying groceries or seeing a doctor,”…
City Opens Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office First Lady Chirlane McCray (l.) embraces Josie Torielli, a sex assault survivor and advocate, after Mayor de Blasio…
Hillcrest Man, 75, Pleads Guilty in ‘Teen’ Sex Sting
Courtesy of Craigslist Einhorn placed a personal ad on Craigslist titled “Daddy looking for ‘real’ Queens ‘girl’ No flakes (M4W).” By Forum Staff A Queens…
Reputed Members of Violent Jamaica Bloods Gang Indicted on Charges of Conspiracy to Kill Rivals
Courtesy of cliffdumas.com Authorities used various investigative techniques, including monitoring of dialogue on social media pages belonging to gang members. By Forum Staff Gang violence…
Farmers Market Set to Debut in Forest Park
Photo Courtesy of GrowNYC Farmers markets are among the programs organized and operated throughout the city by GrowNYC. By Michael V. Cusenza After two long…
Rockaway Veteran Eyes State Senate Seat
Photo Courtesy of QGOP This marks the first time Sullivan is running for public office. By Michael V. Cusenza Like so many proud sons of…
City Ready to Move Forward with Brooklyn Queens Connector Streetcar
Photo Courtesy of NYCEDC The BQX route will connect Astoria, Long Island City, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Downtown Brooklyn, and Red Hook. By…