Pheffer Amato Set to Host Electronic-Waste Recycling Events
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By Forum Staff Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) announced on Monday that she will be hosting two electronic-waste recycling events…
De Blasio ‘Turn the Tide on Homelessness’ Plan Pledges to End Use of Hotel and Cluster-Shelter Sites
Photo Courtesy of Edwin Torres/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday released a 114-page “comprehensive borough-based plan to reduce the footprint of New York City’s…
Police Maintaining a Presence at Notorious Lindenwood Traffic Triangle
File Photo Though it has been characterized as dangerous, confusing, and high-risk, this Lindenwood intersection has seen just three accidents in the past 15 months,…
Pheffer Amato Bill Would Require 45 Days’ Notice before Homeless Housing is Placed in a Community
File Photo Last month, Pheffer Amato and three other pols released a joint statement admonishing the City for not notifying any of the elected officials…
106th Precinct Officers Hailed as Heroes for Saving Suicidal Man
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Kudos to Officers Walters (l. to r.) and Poblete, Sgt. Echevarria, and Officers Martinez and Guerriero. By Forum Staff Police officers from the…
Investigators Hunt Gang of Four in Ozone Park Attack and Robbery
Photos Courtesy of NYPD By Michael V. Cusenza Police have reached out to the public for help in identifying four men wanted in connection with…
WE DESERVE BETTER
If you saw the Spectrum News New York 1 report this week, we’re sure you shook your head in disgust just as much as we…
Bank Bandit Hits Same Rego Park Chase Branch Twice in Five Days
Photo Courtesy of NYPD This man robbed the same Rego Park bank twice in less than a week, according to investigators. By Michael V. Cusenza…
Elected State Officials Tout Legislation to Reform Restaurant Health Inspection System
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato joined her colleagues last week to announce the Restaurant Owners’ Whistleblower Protection Act. By Forum…
State Senate Passes Addabbo Sept. 11 First Responder Legacy Credit Bill
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Addabbo’s Office The bill would, according to Sen. Addabbo, enable step-children and other non-biological children raised by deceased Sept. 11 first…
Schumer Demands Answers Following Latest JFK Airport Security Breach
File Photo Senate Minority Leader Schumer has demanded to know why communication break downs and security lapses continue at JFK International Airport despite federal recommendations he helped…
Queens Communities Join Cops in Marking 29th Anniversary of Murder of Officer Eddie Byrne
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Byrne was murdered as he sat in a marked patrol car outside the Jamaica home of a family that agreed to…
Coalition of Elected Officials Urge Cuomo to Restore $65M in promised MTA funding
Photo Courtesy of Assemblyman Robert Carroll’s Office Members of the State Senate and Assembly gathered outside the Times Square subway station this week to release…
Pheffer Amato Installed as Deputy Grand Marshal for Rockaway St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato’s Office “Erin go bragh, slainte, and a joyous holiday to you and yours,” said Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade…
NYPD Reaffirms Policy on Immigration Status
Photo Courtesy of NYPD “We don’t enforce the law based on people’s immigration status,” said Police Commissioner Jim O’Neill. By Michael V. Cusenza In an age…