Revelers Descend on Rockaway for Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Photos Courtesy of State Sen. Joe Addabbo’s Office By Michael V. Cusenza Irish eyes – even those that are Irish just for a day –…
ALL ABOARD
On Feb. 28, the Coalition for QueensRail and Friends of the QueensWay met inside the Queens Chamber of Commerce Bulova Corporate Center Conference Room in…
Queens DA Presents NYPD with $20.4M in Forfeiture Funds for Neighborhood Policing Initiative
Photo Courtesy of Queens District Attorney’s Office DA Richard Brown presented the check to Police Commissioner Jim O’Neill this week. By Forum Staff Queens District…
Senate Bill Calls for Greater Transparency of the Placement of Homeless Shelters
Photo Courtesy of RWDSU State Sen. Jeff Klein has previously introduced similar legislation to require community notification of shelter placement that has passed in the…
Trump Re-tools Executive Order Travel Ban
Photo Courtesy of the White House U.S. President Donald Trump By Michael V. Cusenza Out with the bold, in with the new. Sort of. President…
NYFAC Honors Justice Augustus Agate With Lifetime Acheivement Award
Photo Courtesy of NYFAC LtR: Fellow Kiwanians Justice Augustus Agate and Stephen Sirgiovanni present NYFAC founder Andrew Baumann with check Nearly 300 friends and supporters…
Jewish Community Centers Should be Able to Trace Threatening Phone Calls: Schumer
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the FCC to allow Jewish community centers to trace call information so threats…
Cops Hunt for Violent Rego Park/Forest Hills Robber
Sketch Courtesy of NYPD By Michael V. Cusenza Police last Wednesday added two robberies to the resume of a violent thug who is now wanted…
QueensRail vs. QueensWay: Public Transportation vs. Park Land
File Photo The debate rages over an abandoned railroad track that runs from Ozone Park to Rego Park. By Michael V. Cusenza The debate over…
Strength in ‘Diverse’ Numbers as Queens Rallies at Borough Hall
Photo Courtesy of the Queens Borough President’s Office Borough President Melinda Katz on Sunday hosted the “Unity in Diversity” rally at Borough Hall “to affirm…
Elected Official Applauds Delta for Opting to Fly Quieter Aircraft at LaGuardia
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Magnus Manske Delta has pledged to use more of the quieter Airbus A320’s in their fleet at LaGuardia Airport. By Forum…
Administration Announces Expansion of ‘NYC Well’ Service
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office First Lady Chirlane McCray and City Health Commissioner Mary Bassett, M.D. have praised the results of NYC Well….
Eleven New Yorkers, Two Corporations Indicted in Deed Fraud Scheme
Photo Courtesy of Google According to DA Brown, the investigation began in 2014 when several borough homeowners informed his office that they had received cold…
Couple Indicted on Sex-Trafficking Charges
Courtesy of backpage.com The suspects used websites such as backpage.com to allegedly promote prostitution. By Forum Staff A 32-year-oldPennsylvania man and a 29-year-old Brooklyn woman…
Pheffer Amato Set to Host Electronic-Waste Recycling Events
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By Forum Staff Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) announced on Monday that she will be hosting two electronic-waste recycling events…