Nor’easter Wallops Queens With Wind Gusts, Driving Rain
Forum Photos by Michael V. Cusenza and National Weather Service The powerful storm’s wind tore apart several trees in Forest Park. By Michael V. Cusenza…
State Senate Approves Legislation Nixing City’s Nickel Fee on Use of Plastic Bags
File Photo “Both last year and this year, I have had continuing complaints from seniors and others in my district who object to the ‘bag tax,’”…
NY Pols Urge Trump to Consider ‘Catastrophic Negative Impacts’ of a Repeal of Obamacare
Courtesy of the New York Congressional Delegation Queens elected officials, including Democratic Party leaders like Reps. Grace Meng and Joe Crowley, signed the letter that…
Senator Sponsors Valentine’s Day Food Drive for Glendale Pantry
File Photo All donated nonperishable items will go to the Sacred Heart Church Food Pantry. By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach)…
NY AG,Cigna Settle Suit Over Testing for Psychiatric Conditions
By Forum Staff The State Attorney General’s Office has reached a settlement with Cigna, requiring the health service company eliminate a written ban on coverage…
Queens Colleges among Top Schools Identified as Helping to Move Students to Prosperity from Poverty
Photo Courtesy of Queens College/Dennis Wong According to the study, Queens College has made a larger impact on its students than virtually every other university…
Long Island Rail Road Takes Express to Record Ridership Numbers
Photo Courtesy of MTA Long Island Rail Road/John Spoltore The LIRR carried 89.3 million customers in 2016 – the highest ridership since 1949. By Michael…
Pimp Sentenced to up to 10 Years in Prison for Forcing Teen Girl into Prostitution
Photo Courtesy of Stock Monkeys Jones pleaded guilty last month to sex trafficking. By Forum Staff A sex trafficker convicted after having pleaded guilty to…
Church Choir Director Charged with Sexually Abusing 11-Year-Old Girl During Music Lessons
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Jim Henderson According to authorities, Diaz was the victim’s choir director at Presentation of Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Jamaica. By…
Fresh Meadows Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Bludgeoning Death of Live-in Girlfriend
Photo Courtesy of Google The killer and the victim lived together in a two-bedroom basement apartment on 65th Avenue. By Forum Staff A 73-year-old Fresh…
Far Rock Mom Pleads Guilty in 2-Year-Old’s Death
File Photo Little Kevasia died shortly after arriving at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital. By Forum Staff A 31-year-old Far Rockaway mother could face 17…
Calculating Crooks set up Good Samaritan in Vicious South Ozone Park Slash-and-Grab
Photos Courtesy of NYPD According to investigators, two women later used the victim’s credit cards to buy merchandise in Bath and Body Works and Champs…
Hero Cop Hailed as ‘Everything that we Aspire to be as a People and a City Embodied in One Man’
Photo Courtesy of Edwin Torres/Mayoral Photography Office The funeral Mass for Det. McDonald was held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. By Michael V. Cusenza Thousands of…
Project Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Altering Sandy Engineering Damage Reports
Photo Courtesy of the Attorney General’s Office State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman By Michael V. Cusenza A former project manager for a Long Island-based engineering…
‘Times Up’ for 10 Suspects Charged in Heroin Trafficking Ring
Photo Courtesy of the Attorney General’s Office According to Schneiderman, the network allegedly trafficked heroin cut with ketamine and cocaine on a daily basis to…