Jamaica Man Charged with Killing Father of Three in Front of Pregnant Girlfriend
PHOTO: An expectant father of three children was gunned down the day after Christmas as he and his pregnant girlfriend were walking on Guy R. Brewer…
Council’s Queens Delegation Supports Commuter Rail Fare Equalization Proposal
PHOTO: The City Council’s Queens delegation this week announced its support of the Commuter Rail Fare Equalization Proposal, which was introduced last April by Councilman I….
Off-Duty Officer Talks Distraught Man Down from Queens Center Balcony
PHOTO: Off-duty City Police Officer Christian Campoverde last week saved a man from leaping off a Queens Center Mall balcony. Photo Courtesy of NYPD By Michael…
Pols Urge Public to Testify at Property Tax Hearing
PHOTO: Assemblymembers Phil Goldfeder and Nily Rozic this week called on their constituents to participate in a Jan. 22 oversight hearing by the Assembly Standing Committee…
Cops Engage Public in Hunt for Subway Thief
PHOTO: Detectives this week asked for help in tracking down Richard Brown, the man they believe is responsible for at least five subway robberies in…
Editorial: Happy New Year!
Photo Courtesy of Sarbjit Singh/flickr.com Our New Year’s resolutions from last year…what were they, again? Ah, yes. Be nicer to people. Show respect. We’d…
Councilmembers Ferry Concerned about Five-Borough Boat Plan: Report
PHOTO: An exclusive New York Daily News report has revealed that several members of the City Council are worried that the de Blasio administration’s Citywide…
Hatchet Attack Officer Heroically Returns to Duty
Photo Courtesy of NYPD City Police Officer Ken Healey has returned to the 103rd Precinct. Healey, 25, was critically injured in October 2014 when a…
Four Borough Pols Back Massive Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Music Fest
PHOTO: Four Queens elected officials last week threw their support behind the three-day Panorama Music Festival to be held next summer in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. File…
Jamaica Man Charged with Felony Animal Cruelty for Beating Puppy
PHOTO: Witnesses told authorities that a Jamaica man punched, kicked and choked his pit bull-mix puppy outside his 179th Place residence. Photo Courtesy of Google A…
‘Nicholas Christmas’ Indicted for Violating Order of Protection
A borough grand jury has indicted a Jamaica man named Nicholas Christmas for harassing and violating an order of protection requiring him to stay away…
‘Grinch’ Charged with Swiping Delivered Packages from Doorsteps Days before Christmas
PHOTO: Queens DA Richard Brown said that an East Elmhurst man stands accused of being a borough Grinch after allegedly stealing delivered packages from doorsteps…
Cartel Leader Extradited from Mexico to Brooklyn to Face Coke-Trafficking Charges
PHOTO: Eastern District U.S. Attorney Robert Capers recently announced charges against reputed Mexican drug cartel leader Tirso Martinez-Sanchez. File Photo By Forum Staff The reputed leader…
Hip-Hop Legend Talks New Ventures and a Queens Life Written in Rhyme
PHOTO: Darryl “DMC” McDaniels (c.) chatted up Queens Library Hip-Hop Coordinator Uncle Ralph McDaniels and Library Interim President and CEO Bridget Quinn-Carey last week at the…
Administration Touts Record High Jobs Count
PHOTO: The total number of jobs in the five boroughs is now 4.24 million, the highest number in city history, according to the Economic Development Corporation. Photo…