Citywide Unemployment Plummets to Record Low in January
Photo Courtesy of Edwin Torres/Mayoral Photography Office In other positive employment news, Mayor de Blasio last week announced that 200 new jobs will be created…
Trump Cuts to TSA, Coast Guard ‘Would Spell Real Trouble’ for NYC Security: Schumer
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office Schumer said the Trump administration’s proposed cuts “hamstring New York airport security and compromise the safety of our waterways.”…
Bill to Increase Recycling Opportunities in City Recreational Areas Passes State Senate
File Photo Sen. Addabbo co-sponsored the legislation. By Forum Staff The State Senate recently approved legislation to increase recycling opportunities in City parks, historic sites,…
Senate Passes Bill Authorizing Banks to Refuse Payment to People Suspected of Exploiting Vulnerable Adults
File Photo “Unfortunately, unscrupulous people sometimes prey on the vulnerable, attempting to commit fraud against them and endangering their finances and lives,” Sen. Addabbo said. By…
Senate Passes Bills to Increase Penalties for Hate Vandals
File Photo One of the bills would include certain graffiti under New York’s bias-related crime laws. By Forum Staff The State Senate recently voted through…
Addabbo Organizes Property Tax Town Hall in Ridgewood
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Addabbo’s Office Addabbo said that he set up the town hall to help homeowners in his district better understand how they…
De Blasio, Cuomo Increase Award for Info Leading to Arrest and Conviction for a Hate Crime
By Forum Staff Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced an increase in the reward amount –to a joint State-City $20,000…
Vision Zero ‘Dusk and Darkness’ Campaign Reduced Traffic Fatalities by 26 Percent: de Blasio
Photo Courtesy of Edwin Torres/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor de Blasio last week announced that the “Dusk and Darkness” campaign had resulted in 23 fewer New Yorkers…
Threats to Jewish Centers Spur Senators to Urge Feds to Increase Security Funds
Photo Courtesy of DHS/Jetta Disco U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. By Forum Staff U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Friday led a…
Elder Rental Assistance Program Would be Funded by Proposed Mansion Tax: Mayor, Assembly
Photo Courtesy of Edwin Torres/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor de Blasio and Assembly Housing Chairman Steve Cymbrowitz met with senior citizens in Brooklyn last week to…
Gang Members Indicted for Thwarted Hit, Selling Drugs
Photo Courtesy of Google The gang’s bosses allegedly coordinated a hit against two rival gang members in a parking lot at 69th Street and 34th…
Daycare Worker Charged in Far Rockaway Abandoned Child Case
Photo Courtesy of Google The little girl wandered alone into this Central Avenue supermarket. By Forum Staff A daycare worker who allegedly dropped a 5-year-old…
Several Families Homeless after Seven-Alarm Blaze Guts Liberty Avenue Buildings
Photos Courtesy of FDNY By Michael V. Cusenza An aggressive, seven-alarm inferno tore through a block of attached buildings in Richmond Hill on Saturday, leaving…
‘Queen of Queens’ Helen Marshal Dies at 87
Photo Courtesy of the Queens Borough President’s Office Helen Marshall was the first black Queens borough president. By Michael V. Cusenza Helen Marshall, who in…
106th Precinct Cops Stop Burglary, Get Guns off South Ozone Park Streets
Photo Courtesy of NYPD The 106th Precinct Anti-Crime team helped make the arrests and recover four guns. By Forum Staff Anti-Crime officers from the 106th…