SECURING SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security Administration received some bad press recently. The Office of Inspector General released a report outlining recent findings that “9,224 widow and widower…
Proposal to Fund Half-Priced MetroCards for Working-Age Poor Gains Support in City Council
Photo Courtesy of the New York Foundation By Forum Staff Nearly three-dozen members of the City Council, including eight who represent Queens communities, have affirmed…
Late-Night Subway Service Nosedives 80 Percent as Off-Peak Ridership Rises: Stringer
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office Comptroller Stringer called for increased subway service in the early morning and evening and for the City to immediately…
City Demands Albany Expand Speed-Enforcement Cameras Near Schools in State Budget
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Crash survivors, victims’ families, seniors, and elected officials rallied on the steps of City Hall on Thursday. By…
Mayor Lauds Vision Zero as City Releases Report Detailing Initiative’s First Four Years
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office One of the select Year Five Vision Zero initiatives calls for intensifying street-safety improvements in areas with high…
Bill Would Create Hate-Crime Prevention Training Program for NY Law Enforcement
File Photo The World’s Borough saw the largest increase in reported anti-Jewish acts in the city last year, rocketing to 39 from 11 in 2016,…
Forest Hills Attorney Charged with Trying to Help Client Fraudulently Obtain Early Release from Prison
Photo Courtesy of Halscott Megaro PA Scott Brettschneider By Forum Staff A Forest Hills criminal defense attorney was among four men indicted in Brooklyn federal…
Airline Crew Member Allegedly Caught with 9 Pounds of Coke at JFK Airport
Photo Courtesy of CBP The four packages taped to the crew member’s legs were 9 pounds of cocaine with an approximate street value of $160,000,…
Recently Announced Federal Spending Bill Includes ‘Kevin & Avonte’s Law’
File Photo Avonte Oquendo By Forum Staff The omnibus spending bill recently unveiled in Congress includes “Kevin & Avonte’s Law” – a measure that will…
Meng Bill to Fight Phone ‘Spoofing’ Scam Signed into Law
File Photo Spoofing is a scam in which criminals disguise their caller ID to steal victims’ money by convincing them to wire cash or provide…
Jamaica Man Convicted in Brutal Knife Attack
Photo Courtesy of Google The victim was attacked near Jamaica Avenue and 184th Street. By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown confirmed that…
Three More Guilty Pleas in Feds’ Massive Bonanno Racketeering Investigation
Photo Courtesy of DOJ In this October 2006 surveillance photo, Ronnie Giallanzo and Nick Festa meet with an unidentified Colombo captain and associate. By Michael…
State Board Grants Cold-Blooded Cop Killer Parole
File Photo Councilman Ulrich said the decision to set Bell free “sets a despicable and dangerous precedent.” By Michael V. Cusenza Herman Bell, one of…
PAROLE MODEL
On May 21, 1971, Herman Bell forfeited his natural right to freedom. On that fateful day, Bell and two fellow cowards lured City Police Officers…
Trump Touts Ambitious ‘Initiative to Stop Opioid Abuse and Reduce Drug Supply and Demand’
File Photos By Michael V. Cusenza President Donald Trump this week detailed his new plan to, as he put it, confront the driving forces behind…