Concession Robber Convicted, Faces up to 25 Years
A 23-year-old Queens man has been convicted after a jury trial of robbing a Rockaway boardwalk concession at gunpoint in September 2013, after having worked…
A 23-year-old Queens man has been convicted after a jury trial of robbing a Rockaway boardwalk concession at gunpoint in September 2013, after having worked…
The City Council Committee on Veterans Affairs last week trumpeted the passage of three pieces of legislation that will reform the Veterans Advisory Board and…
Participatory Budget Delegates, City Council staff and civic leaders in Woodhaven and Rockaway Park last week pared down the items which will appear on the…
A former public school computer teacher last week pleaded guilty to charges involving the sexual abuse of four young boys in his classroom on multiple…
The Queens Symphony Orchestra last Wednesday kicked off the 2015 Salon Concert Series with a show at All Saints Episcopal Church in Woodhaven featuring the…
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, in January’s State of the Borough address, was firm in outlining a plan to reduce overcrowding in Queens schools. Calling…
A south Queens police precinct this week was branded by NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton as one of a handful of city commands in which the…
A Far Rockaway man last Friday was sentenced to 10 years in prison for recklessly firing a gun outside of an apartment complex and wounding…
At The Forum, we’ve been trying to move (perhaps somewhat belatedly) into this century by updating our computers, internet speed, and website. Spoiler alert: we’re…
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz this week advised the chairman of Community Board 9 to postpone the district manager selection process until after April 1….
Community board officials, agencies, advocates and civic groups on Monday morning brought their budget needs and wants for Fiscal Year 2016—more cops at certain precincts,…
For many south Queens residents, property taxes have taken on an even more significant role over the past two years. Since Superstorm Sandy pillaged parts…
Citing dangerous conditions for pedestrians, an area elected official this week called on the city Department of Transportation to install additional street lights to a…
A Flushing man on Tuesday was arrested after threatening to detonate a bomb inside a Kew Gardens building in which the Queens District Attorney, New…
United States Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced last week legislation which would prevent the Federal Emergency Management Administration from recouping disaster relief grants…