Pols Hail another Spring Recycling Event
Photos Courtesy of Sen. Addabbo’s Office While the exact tonnage remains to be tallied, State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblyman Mike Miller…
New State Budget Increases Education, Healthcare Funding—and ‘Backdoor Borrowing’ Deals: DiNapoli
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller DiNapoli’s Office Comptroller DiNapoli recently released his Report on the State Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Enacted Budget. By Forum Staff State Comptroller…
City Launches Online Bail Payment System
Courtesy of City Department of Correction To use the new online bail payment system, visit nyc.gov/doc/lookup. By Forum Staff The City’s online bail payment system…
Replace Social Security Cards Online: Feds
File Photo By Forum Staff If you’ve lost your Social Security card, or had it stolen, you can now use the My Social Security online…
Addabbo, City to Host Property Tax Event for Seniors, Disabled
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Addabbo’s Office “Seniors and individuals with disabilities are often times taken advantage of in the housing and renting markets, so it…
Borough Small Biz Owners Win Big at Casino Contest
Photo Courtesy of Imani Murray/RWCNYC Smooth Pops founderMovitzsa Simmons and son. By Forum Staff Three borough small business owners took home large cash prizes on…
Queens Village Man Charged with Possessing Arsenal of Illegal Weapons
Photo Courtesy of Primary Arms Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun similar to the one that allegedly was seized on Thursday. By Forum Staff A 44-year-old Queens Village…
Flushing Man Gets 24 Years in Prison for Savage Fatal Stabbing of Ex-Wife
File Photo Josefina Mendoza was stabbed more than 300 times in an apartment near Jamaica Avenue and 184th Street. By Forum Staff After viciously stabbing…
Middle Village Man Convicted in Sex Assault of 11-year-old Girl
A 37-year-old Middle Village man has been convicted, in absentia, for sexually abusing and endangering the welfare of a child, after he touched an 11-year-old…
Woman Ordered to Mental Health Care, 3 Years Probation for Animal Cruelty
Elizabeth Grant,a 50-year-old Jackson Heights woman, has been sentenced to three years probation under stringent conditions that she receive mental health counseling and not own…
Far Rockaway Man Sentenced to 45 Years to Life in Prison for Murder of Estranged GF, Attempted Murder of her Neighbor
File Photo Tyquan Long was nabbed in February 2016 in Sacramento, Calif., after fleeing his residence (pictured) on Beach 32nd Street in Far Rockaway following…
Drag Racing Bronx Man Pleads Guilty to Role in High-Speed Chase through Springfield Gardens
Photo Courtesy of Google Ramirez initially was observed racing with an unapprehended other driver along the Nassau Expressway. By Forum Staff After entering a guilty…
Cops Clear up Erroneous Reports of Shooting Incident on Cross Bay Boulevard
The driver flagged down an officer at the intersection of Cross Bay Boulevard and 156th Avenue. Photo Courtesy of Google. By Michael V. Cusenza Police…
Civic Association Hails Lindenwood Traffic Triangle Plan
Civic Vice President Barbara McNamara details the myriad problems of the existing traffic triangle. By Michael V. Cusenza The Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Board on Tuesday…
NYC Transit Touts Plan to ‘Comprehensively Reimagine’ City Bus System
Photo Courtesy of MTA New York City Transit Double-decker buses is just one aspect of the new plan. By Michael V. Cusenza The Metropolitan Transportation…