City Begins Work on Queens Boulevard; De Blasio touts $100M Vision Zero project
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio last week announced the beginning of the first phase of the Queens Boulevard Vision Zero project in Woodside. Photo Courtesy of…
Biden Joins Cuomo to Unveil ‘Transformative’ LaGuardia Redesign
PHOTO: Rendering of LaGuardia Airport after massive redesign project that is expected to begin next year. Photo Courtesy of Gov. Cuomo’s Office In what…
MTA Calls on City to Increase Capital Program Contribution
PHOTO: MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas Prendergast. Photo Courtesy of MTA/Patrick Cashin The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has called on the city to contribute an additional…
Waldbaum’s Watch
A spokeswoman at Stop & Shop headquarters in Landover, Md., told The Forum this week that plans to close on the deal for the Cross…
Editorial: August: Peak Accident Month
PHOTO: Photo Courtesy of the Mayor’s Office Year-round, south Queens sees its fair share of vehicular accidents on highways and residential streets alike. Nationwide,…
Real Commanding Officer Nabs Phony Cops
PHOTO: Deputy Inspector Jeff Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, arrested two men last week who allegedly falsely claimed to be police officers. Photo…
State Grant Should Fund Rockaway Rail Line Study: Goldfeder
PHOTO: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder this week called on the MTA to fund a new Rockaway Beach Rail Line study with a $17 million state grant….
Sampson Convicted of Obstruction, Lying to FBI Agents
PHOTO: Disgraced former state Sen. John Sampson. Photo Courtesy of New York Senate Former state Senate Minority Leader John Sampson last Friday was convicted…
Cops Find Gun, Weed after Stopping Man for Public Urination
PHOTO: Southeastern Queens cops last week reaped these rewards after stopping a man for relieving himself in public. Photo Courtesy of NYPD Another quality…
City to Rename Streets for Hero Cops
PHOTO: Patrolman Phillip Cardillo. Photo Courtesy of NYPD The city is set to rename two Queens streets after hero cops who died in the…
Fab Four Tribute Band Takes Fans Back to ‘Yesterday’
PHOTO: Forum Photo by Greg Zwiers Hundreds of Beatles fans on Sunday trekked to Tudor Park to take in the sounds of tribute band…
Schumer Pushes Development of Drunk-Driving Prevention Technology
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has cosponsored legislation that would advance drunk-driving prevention technology. Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office In the wake of…
Addabbo Advancing City Energy Initiative
PHOTO: State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. this week said he’s proud to support the city’s “Shut the Front Door” energy conservation initiative. File Photo State…
Mixed Reviews as Plan to Cap Uber is Tabled
In a move that some observers are calling a small victory for rideshare service Uber, and a minor defeat for the de Blasio administration, both…
Historian Organizing Petition to Change Name of Rikers Island
PHOTO: An historian is organizing a petition to change the name of Rikers Island due to the namesake family’s ties to the slave trade. File…