Crime Chat: Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation
The investigation and prosecution of cases involving sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of women and children is among the highest priorities of my office….
Most New Yorkers Oppose Plastic Bag Fee: Poll
Photo: A recent poll revealed that 63 percent of adult city residents oppose a 10-cent plastic bag fee. Forum Photo by Eugenie Bisulco. A new poll…
De Blasio Launches City Shelter Repair Squad
Photo: Mayor de Blasio has launched the Shelter Repair Squad to address conditions in city shelters, including at the former Pan Am Hotel in Elmhurst. File…
City Unveils Plan to Hike Mental Healthcare Spending
Photo: First Lady of New York City Chirlane McCray at Bellevue Hospital on Tuesday. Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. As part of the de Blasio…
Wills Announces Spring Cleaning of District Thoroughfares
Photo: CB 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton on Wednesday tried the power washer on Liberty Avenue as City Councilman Ruben Wills looked on. Courtesy of Councilman Wills’…
Council Commemorates 70th Anniversary of VE Day
Photo: National Guard First Lt. Robinson Arana, a Lindenwood resident, was presented last Thursday with a City Council proclamation by Councilman Eric Ulrich (second from r.)…
Borough President to Host Memorial Day Observance Ceremony
Photo: Queens Borough President Melinda Katz last year marked Memorial Day in the Veterans Memorial Garden at Borough Hall with state Sens. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (l.),…
Addabbo Brings Job Fair for Seniors to Kew Gardens
Photo: Sen. Joe Adabbo’s second annual Senior/50+ Job Fair will be held at the Kew Gardens Community Center. File Photo. State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr….
Area Boy Scout’s Project to Benefit Domestic Violence Victims
A Howard Beach boy scout is calling on the community to help him help victims of domestic violence through a service project that will propel…
DA Brown Delivers Remarks at Bar Assoc. Dinner
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown (l.) last Thursday evening was honored as the guest speaker at the 138th Annual Queens County Bar Association Dinner at…
Civilian Patrol Leader Has Criminal Past
A week after The Forum was both lauded and lambasted online for an opinion piece (“Don’t Believe What you Read—Sometimes…”) on the Howard Beach Civilian…
Cops Close in, Nab Alleged Boulevard Burglar
Photo: Cops last week caught up to alleged Cross Bay Boulevard burglar Keith Kolm in Hamilton Beach. Forum Photo. That was quick. Hours after the latest…
Borough Mourns Police Officer Brian Moore; 105th Precinct Cop Shot on Duty in Queens Village
A veteran 105th Precinct Anti-Crime Unit cop on Monday died from injuries suffered when he was shot in the line of duty on Saturday evening…
Special-Needs Students Left in Limbo as School Set to Close
Photo: After 30 years, this privately owned special-needs school in Rockwood Park is set to shutter at the end of June after 30 years. Forum Photo…
FDNY: 150 Years of Saving the City
The city this year is celebrating 150 years of New York’s Bravest, and last weekend firehouses across the five boroughs opened their apparatus-floor doors to…