Key Provisions of Anti-Poverty Tax Credits Gain Permanent Extension
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer recently touted the permanent extension of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Photo Courtesy of Got Credit By Forum Staff U.S….
NY Senator Urges Feds to Devise Plan to Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media
PHOTO: A week after Sen. Schumer (at podium) and Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government to add the U.S. Terror Watch List to the…
Editorial: Just Let Us Have Christmas
Photo Courtesy of Jim, the Photographer/flickr.com With recent events in the community, the country, and abroad reminding us daily that life is precious and…
L.I. Man Charged with Manslaughter, DWI after Flushing Collision Kills Fiance
PHOTO: An Island Park, L.I. man was allegedly drunk last Friday when he crashed his Porsche into a parked school bus on Sanford Avenue in…
Home Contractor Charged with Stealing $175K from Superstorm Sandy Victims
PHOTO: The owner of Alt Design & Construction Consulting, Inc. has been charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from people whose Breezy Point homes…
Students, Foundation and Goldfeder Team Up to Send Care Packs to Troops
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder (last row, c.) joined PS 146 students and teachers in sending care packages to military personnel stationed in Afghanistan. Photo Courtesy of NYS Assembly…
Mayor’s Office Gets Low Marks from Community Groups on Communication, Responsiveness
PHOTO: The lines of communication between the Office of Mayor Bill De Blasio and community organizations are frayed, according to some borough groups. File Photo By…
App Advisor
PHOTO: If you like apps as much as we do, your phone might look something like this, with games, productivity, and utility apps all making daily…
Cops Nab ‘Copycat’ Forest Hills Firebug; Serial Arsonist Still At Large
PHOTO: Cops this week quickly cuffed a man who allegedly set three small fires last Wednesday night in Forest Hills. Meanwhile, Forest Hills religious leaders…
‘Historic Day’ Aboard Intrepid as de Blasio Signs Law Establishing Dept. of Veterans’ Services
PHOTO: City Councilman Eric Ulrich beamed last Friday aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum as the bill he introduced and sponsored officially became…
Gangs Settling in to Some South Queens Communities
PHOTO: Police Commissioner Bill Bratton this week addressed the challenge of gang violence in the five boroughs. Photo Courtesy of NYPD An eye-opening new…
Improvements on the Way for Crowded, Oft-Delayed A/C Line: MTA
PHOTO: New York City Transit recently completed a comprehensive study of the A/C line, the longest subway line in the MTA system. Photo Courtesy of…
Richmond Hill School Celebrates ‘Reward’ Distinction
PHOTO: Public School 254 students joined parents, teachers, and administrators last Friday in celebrating the honor of being named a Reward School by the State…
De Blasio, Police Department Brass Cut Ribbon on New NYPD Academy
PHOTO: Mayor Bill de Blasio (c.) and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton (third from r.) on Tuesday helped cut the ceremonial ribbon on the highly anticipated…
Skelos and Son Convicted of Federal Corruption Charges; Former state Senate majority leader, kin facing decades in prison
PHOTO: Former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (c.) and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (l.), seen here with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, are facing lengthy…