Chelsea Bomber Found Guilty of All Charges
File Photo More than 30 people were injured as a result of the detonation of a bomb that Rahimi hid inside a small dumpster on…
Mayor Announces NYC Service Center to Support Hurricane Victims
Photo Courtesy of Google The service center will be located at the Julia De Burgos Latino Cultural Center in Manhattan. By Forum Staff A service center…
Schumer Calls on FDA to Regulate ‘Dangerous’ E-Cigarettes
File Photo According to Sen. Schumer, the FDA needs to “smoke out dangerous e-cigs and their mystery chemicals before more New York kids get hooked.”…
Construction Site Safety among Dozen Pieces of Legislation Signed into Law by Mayor
Photo Courtesy of Edwin Torres/Mayoral Photography Office Introduction 1447-C increases safety training requirements for construction workers. By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Bill de Blasio on…
Pols Urge Feds to Help Customers of Beleaguered Borough Credit Union
By Michael V. Cusenza Eight members of the city Congressional delegation on Thursday sent a letter to the National Credit Union Administration calling on the…
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 16 Years to Life in Prison for Maspeth Burglary
Photo Courtesy of Google Felix Perez was sentenced as a mandatory persistent felon. By Forum Staff A mandatory persistent felon has been sentenced to 16…
Homeless Man Sentenced to up to Four Years in Prison for Burglarizing Borough Houses of Worship
Photo Courtesy of Google The Bangladesh Hindu Mandir Temple in Flushing was among the four houses of worship that Woznik admitted to burglarizing. By Forum…
Man Convicted of Murder in Fatal Shooting during Botched South Ozone Park Drug Robbery
Photo Courtesy of Google Suarez fatally shot Juan Pichardo once in the head in front of this 130th Street home. By Forum Staff A Queens…
Gang Member Gets 15 Years for Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder
Photo Courtesy of Google Johnson robbed this Liberty Avenue phone store and four other establishments last year. By Forum Staff A 21-year-old purported member of…
Jamaica Man Sentenced to up to Life in Prison for Sex Assault of 7-Year-Old Girl
By Forum Staff A Queens man has been sentenced to up to 18 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl over…
MINDS over MATTER
While November is officially National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, we felt the need to spotlight the good work of the Alzheimer’s Association – New York…
Cuomo Convenes Panel to ‘Fix NYC’ Traffic Issues, MTA Funding
Photo Courtesy of the Governor’s Office With the “Fix NYC” panel, “we take a major step forward in coming up with a real solution to…
Meng Urges Borough Students to Enter Congressional App Contest
Courtesy of Congressional App Challenge The deadline to enter the competition is 12 p.m. on Nov. 1. By Forum Staff U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) on Friday said…
De Blasio Lauds Dramatic Decline in Potholes Across the Five Boroughs
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office De Blasio said that while rides are smoother everywhere in NYC, “the turnaround is not complete.” By Forum…
Stringer Announces $450M Investment in Affordable Housing
File Photo Stringer noted that the new investment includes a first-of-its-kind infusion of millions of dollars specifically to support veterans in the five boroughs. By…