Two Crews of Drug Dealers, Gun Traffickers Dismantled after Long-Term Investigations
Photo Courtesy of Queens DA’s Office The crew that was the subject of “Operation Ace in the Hole” trafficked guns in addition to selling drugs….
State Nixes Plans for Temporary Hospital at Aqueduct Racetrack
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/VCohen Plans to install a temporary 1,000-plus patient overflow hospital on the grounds of Aqueduct Racetrack have been scrapped. By Michael…
DEAR JOHN: Howard Beach Inspires DiLorenzo Family as Johnny Boy Continues to Fight COVID-19
Photo Courtesy of the DiLorenzo Family Northwell LIJ Hospital in Manhasset has been flooded with donations of food and supplies, courtesy of the friends and…
Cuomo Cancels BP Election
Photo Courtesy of Edwin Torres/Mayoral Photography Office Governor Cuomo has canceled the special election for Queens borough president. By Michael V. Cusenza Governor Andrew Cuomo…
Governor Highlights Guidelines for Phased Plan to Re-open State
Photo Courtesy of Mike Groll/Office of the Governor The Corning Tower at Empire State Plaza in Albany on Thursday. By Forum Staff Governor Andrew Cuomo…
RES IPSA LOQUITOR—THE THING SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
The Howard Beach Kiwanis Club posted this sign on the fencing at a vacant property on Cross Bay Blvd, located between Starbucks and CVS. As…
Fighting for What’s Right
Last week this editorial blasted the inconsideration and disrespect for human life we see so many examples of every day that this pandemic goes on….
State Secures $25M for Food Banks
File Photo The State is providing $25 million from its special public health emergency fund for food banks and providers most impacted by the COVID-19…
Small Biz Relief Bill Signed into Law
File Photo “Small Main Street businesses, which make up the fabric of our communities, need all the help they can get—and they need it fast,”…
Party Like he’s 99!
Happy belated birthday to proud World War II U.S. Army veteran and Howard Beach resident, Butch Puccio! Earlier this month, the long-time friend of The…
Jamaica Bay Sandy Project Gets Green Light
File Photo Jamaica Bay By Michael V. Cusenza Essential provisions for New York’s water resources are included in the 2020 Water Resources Development Act recently released by…
City Surges Staff, Support to Nursing Homes
Photo Courtesy of Mike Groll/Office of the Governor Nursing homes and adult care facilities “get paid to take care of a resident and they have…
Jamaica Resident Charged in Murder of Man who Tried to Break up Fight
Photo Courtesy of Google Habib allegedly stabbed victim Wycliffe Gentles seven times in front of a building on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard near Tuskegee Airmen…
Corona Man Charged with Assaulting Cop with Stolen Car
Photo Courtesy of Google The incident occurred last Tuesday night at this Rego Park gas station. By Forum Staff A Corona man has been charged…
Councilmen Call on Cuomo to Temporarily Close Public Transit System
Photo Courtesy of Patrick Cashin/MTA New York City Transit “Stations are being disinfected twice a day, rolling stock, subway cars, buses, Metro-North, Long Island Rail…