Five-Alarm Inferno Injures 12, Including 11 Firefighters; Destroys Glendale Building
Photo Courtesy of FDNY It took nearly 200 firefighters to knock down the blaze that began in the Farmers Market on Myrtle Avenue late Saturday…
Man Admits to Authorities that he Fatally Stabbed his Cousin in their Richmond Hill Apartment
Photo Courtesy of NYPD NYPD Chief of Detectives Bob Boyce briefed the press on the case’s developments. By Michael V. Cusenza A Richmond Hill man…
Pheffer Amato Secures Expansion of QueensRail Study
File Photo Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato recently announced new momentum on reactivating the Rockaway Beach Rail Line. By Michael V. Cusenza When Phil Goldfeder announced last…
THE PUBLIC SERVANT
Politician. It is a term wed to a negative connotation that has, through myriad case studies of corruption, outsized greed, and general lawlessness, been able…
Telemarketers Robocalls Could Get Worse if FCC Allows New ‘Ringless Voicemail’ Technology: Schumer
Photo Courtesy of FCC FCC Chairman Ajit Pai By Forum Staff Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer this week sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission…
Lawmakers Urge Army Corps to Provide Timeline for Completion of Jamaica Bay Study
File Photo “Without further delay, we must leverage available federal and local resources to rebuild and harden New York’s infrastructure to withstand future climate events,” Meeks…
Cops Still Searching for South Richmond Hill Robbery Suspects
Photo Courtesy of NYPD One of the suspects involved in the robbery. By Michael V. Cusenza City Police Department detectives recently reached out to the…
City Council Unanimously Passes Veterans Property Tax Relief Bill
Photo Courtesy the Queens Borough President’s Office This recently passed property tax exemption bill will make it easier for veterans to stay in their homes…
Key Food and Community Come Together to Care for Neighborhood Site
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Key Food representatives, including owner Frankie Almonte (c.), joined elected officials and Howard Beach community leaders on Monday afternoon…
City Releases Plan to Close Rikers Island
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Bill de Blasio has said that closing the jails on Rikers Island for good requires a daily jail population of…
Cuomo Appoints Joe Lhota to Serve as MTA Chairman
File Photo Joe Lhota is back leading the beleaguered MTA. By Michael V. Cusenza Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced the appointment of Joe Lhota to…
Meng Bill Aims to Improve Grad Rates at Community Colleges
Photo Courtesy of CUNY By Forum Staff U. S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) recently introduced a bill to help boost the graduation rates of community…
New York Dems Rip Senate GOP Health Care Plan
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office Sen. Schumer on the Senate GOP health care bill: “It’s every bit as bad as the House bill; in…
Florida Man Sentenced to up to 11 Years in Prison for Woodhaven/Brooklyn ATM Thefts, Perjury
Photo Courtesy of Google Gonzalez and two other men entered the S&M Quality Laundry on Jamaica Avenue with a hand truck and forcibly removed the ATM at…
Upstate Man Charged with Breeding, Selling Pit Bulls for Dog Fighting
Photo Courtesy of ASPCA The investigation was conducted by the NYPD’s Animal Cruelty Investigations Squad. By Forum Staff An Orange County man has been charged…