City is No Home for Styrofoam
It seems that in just over a year in the big chair at City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio has become familiar with the give…
De Blasio, Mark-Viverito Launch IDNYC Card Program
Mayor Bill de Blasio, joined by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, other elected officials and civic leaders on a damp, overcast Monday morning in Flushing,…
De Blasio Announces Major Reform of City’s ‘Outdated’ Corporate Tax Structure
Mayor Bill de Blasio this week proposed a major reform of the city’s corporate tax structure, modernizing what he called an “outdated system,” providing tax…
Port Authority Seeking Public Input on Freight Traffic Congestion Solution
Port Authority representatives on Monday visited the Borough Board in the second-floor conference room at Borough Hall to detail Cross Harbor Freight Program options and…
Community Board 9 DM Search Down to Five Candidates
The Community Board 9 District Manager Search Committee last Thursday evening whittled down the candidate pool to five from 11. These applicants have advanced to…
Six New Officers Join 106th Precinct
Six rookie officers fresh out of the Police Academy and assigned to the 106th Precinct have already begun working the streets of south central Queens….
Commissioner of Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence Calls Outreach Crucial
The other side of sports, the seedy underbelly pockmarked with athletes behaving badly, dominated the narrative of the kickoff of the National Football League’s 2014…
Amendment 8 Plan Outlines How City Will Use Grant Money for Sandy Recovery
With the arrival of the third allocation of Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery funds—a little more than $994 million—the Mayor’s Office of Recovery…
DA’s Office Will Use Grant Money to Address Automobile Crimes
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown last week announced that his office has successfully secured a significant grant from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services…
Passionate Crowd Rallies to Support Cops
Passionate pro-police, anti-administration prose delivered on the steps outside Borough Hall briefly heated up a bitterly cold Tuesday afternoon as activists, union and civic leaders,…
Happy Valentina Day: Second Fundraiser Scheduled for Little Girl’s Heart Surgery
Born Feb. 15, 2013, Howard Beach girl Valentina Allen has already experienced more challenges that most of us face in a lifetime full of hard…
Schumer to TSA: Change Your Policy!
In the wake of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson’s recent bust of a major gun smuggling ring, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer will this week call…
Editorial: Sandy: Still Beating on Us, but Not Breaking Us Down
The Forum has spent the last couple of weeks reviewing 2014 and reflecting on some of the big stories that have impacted our community over…
A Call to Serve Those Who Have Served
Rotary club members of Queens and Brooklyn, nonprofit leaders, government representatives and elected officials on Tuesday evening gathered for dinner at Prima Pasta Cafe in…
Pomonok Houses Site of First Borough Murder of 2015
A 30-year-old man was shot and killed early Friday morning inside the doorway of an apartment in a Pomonok Houses building in Flushing, according to…