Social Services, NYPD Review Homeless Practices and Programs
Photo Courtesy of NYPD The NYPD now oversees security at all Department of Homeless Services shelter facilities citywide. By Forum Staff Officials with the City…
First Span of New Kosciuszko Bridge Opens
Photo Courtesy of Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of the Governor The new span of the bridge officially opened to traffic in both directions last Thursday night….
Man Exposes Himself on Rego Park Train
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Investigators say this man is wanted for exposing himself on an R train in Rego Park. By Michael V. Cusenza City…
Elected Officials Meet with Seniors, Disabled Residents in Push to Expand Property Tax Relief
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Elected officials recently rallied in Brooklyn for the expansion of property tax exemptions for seniors and the disabled….
Maspeth MTA Facility to Host Charging Stations for Green Bus Pilot Program
Courtesy of MTA Renditions of the new electric buses. By Michael V. Cusenza A Metropolitan Transportation Authority depot will feature charging stations for electric buses…
MTA Does not ensure Needed Repairs are Made to Elevators and Escalators: Stringer
Photo Courtesy of Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Patrick Cashin According to the comptroller, approximately 80 percent of sampled MTA elevators and escalators did not receive all of…
New York Pols Trounce Trump Tax Plan
Official Whitehouse Photo by Shealah Craighead Elected New York officials, including members of Congress, recently blasted President Trump’s tax plan. By Michael V. Cusenza Several…
Brooklyn Man Charged with Swiping Expensive Goods from JFK Airport Shops
Photo Courtesy of Fitbit The suspect allegedly stole 18 Fitbit devices from a Hudson Newsstand in JFK Airport. By Forum Staff A Brooklyn man has…
Home Health Aide Indicted for Stealing More than $170K in Savings from Elderly Borough Couple
File Photo By Forum Staff Authorities say an elderly Queens couple, who employed the same home health aide for the last five years, was bilked…
Flushing Man Charged in ‘Jail Bail’ Scam
Photo Courtesy of Google Sanders allegedly had the money sent to his residence on Corona Avenue. By Forum Staff A 51-year-old homeless man has been…
Homeless Man Arraigned on Manslaughter Charges in Fatal Stabbing of Teen
Photo Courtesy of Google The alleged incident occurred inside the K&D Internet Café on Union Street. By Forum Staff A 51-year-old homeless man has been arraigned…
DOT Tackles Pothole Problems in All Five Boroughs
Photo Courtesy of DOT The City Department of Transportation on Saturday dispatched 80 crews to Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island that helped…
Queens Village Inferno Ends Five Young Lives; No smoke detectors discovered inside doomed home
Forum Photo by Richard York The three-alarm blaze broke out in the two-family home on 208th Street around 2:30 p.m. By Michael V. Cusenza A…
Community, Cops Tackle Panhandling at Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Meeting
Forum Photo by Michael V. Cusenza Longtime civic member and Lindenwood resident Ellen Buonpastore was honored on Tuesday by the organization and elected officials, including…
Firefighter Dies Battling Blaze in Ridgewood
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Fellow first responders saluted as Tolley’s body was carried out of Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. By Michael V….