Senator Slams City for Zoning Change to Ozone Park Elementary School
Courtesy of Archinect Sen. Addabbo blasted the City Department of Education for its decision to allow students from neighborhoods outside of Centreville to enroll in…
City to Host Events for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Photo Courtesy of Queens Museum The Big Apple kicked off Domestic Violence Awareness Month last Thursday with “NYC Go Purple Day.” By Forum Staff Mayor…
Feds set Aside More than $800K for New Bulletproof Vests for Cops across NY
Photo Courtesy of Wonderopolis.org The funding was allocated through the DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Bulletproof Vest Partnership program. By Forum Staff U.S. Senators Charles…
Rego Park Man Faces Two-Year Prison Term for Massive Weapons Stash
Photo Courtesy of Google Investigators uncovered the arsenal in Shou’s Wetherole Street apartment in February. By Forum Staff A routine check by New York City…
Parks Department Worker Injured in ‘Horrible’ Fort Totten Building
Photo Courtesy of NYC Park Advocates Cory Credell had to be rescued by firefighters after he fell through a floorboard and became lodged between the…
Cops Warn Community about Quartet of Young Crooks
Photo Courtesy of the 106th Precinct Community Council Police believe the four young men pictured are responsible for at least four recent robberies in Howard…
Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Bringing Loaded Gun to JFK Airport
File Photo TSA officers detected a loaded .25-caliber automatic handgun in Dunbar’s carry-on bags in April 2015. By Forum Staff A Brooklyn man has been…
City Pledges Reforms to Children’s Services after Latest Tragedy
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “I want to assure all New Yorkers that anyone who works for the City of New York found…
Neighborhood Policing Plan up and Running in More than Half of City Precincts
Courtesy of NYPD Astoria’s 114th Precinct is the latest command to implement the NYPD Neighborhood Policing Plan, which includes Neighborhood Coordination Officers and new sector…
City says it has Enrolled 20K Seniors and People with Disabilities in Rent Freeze Program
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor de Blasio said the initiative helps those eligible stay in affordable housing by freezing their rent. …
Justice Department Allocates $1.2M to aid NY Survivors of Human Trafficking
Photo Courtesy of Google One of the grants has been awarded to the New York Asian Women’s Center, which has a community office on Broadway…
De Blasio Lashes out at Borough Homeless Shelter Protesters
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The mayor is “shaming those who do not agree with his policies,” Sen. Addabbo said this week. By…
Man Charged with Murdering Mom, Dumping Body in Park Lake
Photo Courtesy of Google According to the charges, Gorbunov killed his mother after an argument inside their Rego Park apartment. By Michael V. Cusenza A…
‘No Basis’ for Criminal Charges against Cops Involved in Tillman Shooting: DA
File Photo This .40-caliber Hi-Point Firearms handgun was recovered at the scene of the fatal shooting in April in South Ozone Park. By Michael V….
De Blasio Honors Former Borough Resident Turturro
Mayor Bill de Blasio (l.) last Thursday honored Emmy Award winning actor and native New Yorker John Turturro with a City Proclamation during the Italian…