Trio Charged with Holding House Hostage From Owners
Two Long Island brothers and a New Jersey man have been charged with breaking into a Jamaica Estates residence in April, changing the locks and…
Cops and Communities Come Together for Night Out Against Crime
PHOTO: NYPD Chief of Patrol Carlos Gomez (center r.) and Deputy Inspector Jeff Schiff (Gomez’s r.), commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, join their brothers…
Riders Raise Funds for Worthy Causes at 2nd Annual Loop
PHOTO: Cyclists and civic leaders are ready to roll as the ribbon is cut signaling the start of the 2nd Annual Loop last Sunday morning…
Town Hall to Help Sandy Homeowners Finally Collect
PHOTO: Homeowners who were underpaid by flood insurance companies should attend Thursday night’s Forum-sponsored town hall meeting at Ave Maria Catholic Academy. File Photo …
Wills: DHS Reneged on Pledge to Relocate Shelter Sex Offenders
PHOTO: City Councilman Ruben Wills this week called out the city Department of Homeless Services for not honoring its pledge to transfer all sex offenders…
Real Estate Rep Refutes Claims of ID Theft Condo Landlord; Says she did not discourage background check of lessee
PHOTO: An Incredible Homes Realty, Inc. salesperson this week told The Forum that she did not discourage the landlord of a Park Village condo from…
Belt Parkway the Worst City Roadway for Potholes: Comptroller
PHOTO: City Comptroller Scott Stringer this week said that over the last six years the Belt Parkway has been the worst roadway in the city…
Cops, Community Still Searching for Missing Howard Beach Crooner
PHOTO: Police, family, and friends this week were still searching for Gary Russo, a.k.a. the 2nd Avenue Sinatra,” who was last seen in Howard Beach…
Cops Hunt for Robber Who Slashed CVS Manager
Investigators this week were still searching for a man in connection with a knife-point robbery last Monday morning at a CVS store in Howard Beach….
The Swan Situation
PHOTO: A lone swan, thought to be one of a domestic pair living alone in Howard Beach, checks for food along Hawtree Creek. Mute swans…
DOE Investigating Claims of Abuse at JHS 226: Report
PHOTO: The city Department of Education is probing whistleblower claims that educators at JHS 226 in South Ozone Park have verbally and physically abused special…
Editorial: Keeping Queens Beautiful
PHOTO: Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org The iconic 70’s public service announcement of the Indian (Native American) who sheds a single plump tear over the…
Ulrich Bill Would Mandate Mailers to Flood Zone Property Owners
PHOTO: City Councilman Eric Ulrich has introduced a bill that would require OEM to conduct a direct mailing informing residents whose properties are in special flood…
Area Gang Members Charged with Selling Guns, Drugs
Seven purported members of the Trinitarios street gang and a member of the Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, street gang have been charged with selling more…
DHS Memo Warns Police of Drones Near Area Airports
The Department of Homeland Security recently issued an intelligence bulletin warning area law enforcement of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, being used in a possible…