City Sues Nation’s Largest Painkiller Producers and Distributors
Photo Courtesy of DEA “Big Pharma helped to fuel this epidemic by deceptively peddling these dangerous drugs and hooking millions of Americans in exchange for…
Borough Pols Demand Answers from USPS for ‘Abysmal Postal Service’
File Photo Ulrich said at least 20 constituents this month alone have contacted his office with Postal Service issues. By Michael V. Cusenza No less…
Authorities Crack Down on Drivers Parking or Idling on Highways near JFK Airport
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Most of the offenders are drivers of for-hire vehicles. By Michael V. Cusenza The City Police Department recently led a multi-agency…
Family, Police Still Searching for Missing Woodhaven Teen
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Joellie Logrono By Michael V. Cusenza Investigators reached out to the public last weekend for help in tracking down a teenage…
ON THE MONEY
With an annoying degree of regularity we come upon tips from sources or stories from fellow journalists that describe, in painful detail, behavior of our…
Women’s March Inspires State to Empower Girls
Photos Courtesy of Joanna By Michael V. Cusenza Inspired by this weekend’s Women’s Marches across the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced new actions to…
Ozone Park Sex Abuse
By Forum Staff An Ozone Park man has been sentenced to four to eight years in prison after pleading guilty, in November, to sexually abusing…
State Alarmed by Drastic Rise in NY Flu Cases
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor Cuomo called on all New Yorkers six months of age and over who have not yet received…
Comptroller Audit Exposes Access-A-Ride Bureaucratic Breakdowns
File Photo According to Stringer, the new audit found problems underpinning the MTA’s systems to address tens of thousands of complaints made by Access-A-Ride users…
EDC Adds New Stops to Ferry Rockaway Shuttle Bus
Courtesy of EDC The new stops are on Rockaway Beach Boulevard at 77th and 96th streets. By Michael V. Cusenza Two new stops have been…
State Announces Additional Immigrant Rights Seminars
Photo Courtesy of Google The Long Island City branch of the Queens Library is set to host at least two upcoming “Know Your Rights” seminars….
S C A ‘Shoddy’ Oversight of $100M Account Leads to Lost Dollars: Stringer
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou’s Office “The SCA’s bungling of financial records potentially cost the City millions,” Comptroller Stringer said. By Forum Staff The…
New Law Limits Overnight and Weekend Construction Noise
Photo Courtesy of DOB “The incessant din of construction doesn’t have to be the reality of living in a big city,” Mayor de Blasio said….
Elmhurst Man Gets Jail Time for Possessing Rare Tortoise that Vanished from Environmental Center
Photo Courtesy of Google Millennium went missing from Alley Pond Environmental Center last July. By Forum Staff The hare might have crossed the road before…
Connecticut Man Convicted of Murder in 2011 Road-Rage Shooting
Photo Courtesy of the Shelton (Conn.) Police Department George Cupi By Forum Staff A road rage incident back in 2011 has resulted in the conviction…