Post-Sandy Rockaways on the Rise: State Audit
Photo Courtesy of the State Comptroller’s Office State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, flanked here by Community Board 14 District Manager Jonathan Gaska (l. to r.), State…
De Blasio Relents, Says City will Provide $418M for Emergency Subway Plan
Photo Courtesy of Edwin Torres/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor de Blasio has announced that the City will fund its share of MTA Chairman Joe Lhota’s Subway…
Mayor Catches Heat over Homeless Hotel Shelter Spending
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Unit Sen. Addabbo said the mayor’s “decision to spend $1.1 billion of taxpayer money over the next three years…
De Blasio Administration Heralds City’s First-Ever Cybersecurity Initiative
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Councilman Donovan Richards said “As technology advances, so do the criminals, which is why NYC Secure is critical…
Cops Search for South Ozone Park Armed Robbery Suspect
Photo Courtesy of NYPD The suspect is described as a black man in his mid-20s. By Michael V. Cusenza City detectives on Friday reached out…
Hacks Exposed Personal Info of 9M+ NYers in 2017: AG
Photo Courtesy of the Attorney General’s Office Attorney General Schneiderman noted that data breaches can drive down credit scores and destroy financial lives. By Forum…
Katz Updates Vets on Vietnam Project
Photo Courtesy of the Borough President’s Office Queens Borough President Melinda Katz recently updated Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 32 on the progress of the…
Feds Bust Cambria Heights Man for Collecting Dead Ma’s Government Benefits
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg’s Office Hodge allegedly stole more than $150,000 from the Social Security Administration, the Office of Personnel Management, and…
Katz Announces CB Appointments
File Photo Queens features 14 community boards. By Forum Staff Queens Borough President Melinda Katz on Monday announced the appointments of 331 volunteers to serve…
Ridgewood Teacher Pleads Guilty to Internet Sex Crimes Involving Teen Student
File Photo Cognato taught math at IS 93 in Ridgewood. By Forum Staff A math teacher at middle school IS 93 in Ridgewood, has pleaded…
Flushing Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Fatal Stabbing of Girlfriend
By Forum Staff A math teacher at middle school IS 93 in Ridgewood, has pleaded guilty to attempted use of a child in a sexual…
Morel Convicted in Ozone Park Imam Slay
File Photos The .38-caliber murder weapon. By Michael V. Cusenza A Brooklyn man has been convicted of first-degree murder for the broad-daylight execution of Ozone…
City Joins Millions across Country in ‘March for Our Lives’ and Common-Sense Gun Laws
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Tens of thousands of supporters marched in Manhattan on Saturday along thoroughfares Central Park West and Sixth Avenue….
Public Safety Theme at Latest Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Meeting
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Captain Michael Edmonds, executive officer of the 106th Precinct, takes questions from concerned residents at the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic…
City Pols Blast Trump Administration Decision to Add Citizenship Question to Census
File Photo Rep. Meng called the decision to include an immigration-status question on the 2020 Census “deeply troubling and reckless.” By Michael V. Cusenza Several…