Forest Hills Set for Blood Drive
By Forum Staff In response to the critical blood shortage facing the nation, City Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest), in partnership with the New York Blood…
Ariola Blasts Congestion Pricing Plan at Public Hearing
By Michael V. Cusenza City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) on Monday at a Metropolitan Transportation Authority public hearing ripped the agency’s congestion pricing plan….
Addabbo to Host Zoom Discussion Regarding Problem Gambling, Introduces New Gambling Legislation
By Forum Staff In observance of March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month and March 12 as Gambling Disorder Screening Day, State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr….
Ariola Hosts Senior Prom
City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) hosted the second annual District 32 Senior Prom at Lenny’s Clam Bar on Tuesday, bringing together senior residents from…
Ariola Organizes Ozone Park Graffiti Cleanup
By Forum Staff City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) on Monday worked closely with the City Department of Sanitation to organize a graffiti cleanup along…
MTA Announces Bus Network Pop-Up Events
By Forum Staff The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Tuesday announced the locations of 12 outdoor pop-up events and five outreach events in partnership with the…
Adams Opens Dining Out NYC Portal
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday opened applications for restaurants to apply for and participate in Dining Out NYC — the city’s permanent…
City Comptroller Rips Mayor’s Preliminary Budget
By Michael V. Cusenza City Comptroller Brad Lander on Monday blasted Mayor Eric Adams’s Fiscal Year 2025 Preliminary Budget. In January, Adams released the City’s…
Forest Hills to Host Monthly Community Cleanups on Metropolitan Avenue
By Forum Staff A group of nonprofit organizations, elected officials, and area business owners announced Tuesday they would commence a new series of monthly community…
Meng to Bring Borough Medical Student to State of the Union Address
By Forum Staff To bring more attention to the fight to save a key federal program that ensures internet access for many throughout Queens, U.S….
Driver Indicted in Fatal Cross Island Parkway Crash
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Makeda McDonald was arraigned Tuesday on an indictment charging her in connection with a high-speed…
Donors Give $600K to City Immigrant Peer Navigator Program
By Forum Staff On Monday, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Manuel Castro announced a $600,000 grant from The Rockefeller Foundation and other donors to…
Kew Gardens Hills Community Honors the Late Michael Simanowitz with Street Co-Naming
By Forum Staff On Sunday, March 3, City Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest) hosted a street co-naming ceremony honoring the life and legacy of former Assemblyman…
Dozens of Migrants Found Living in Basement of Borough Furniture Store
By Michael V. Cusenza City officials this week discovered at least 50 migrants living in cramped conditions in the basement of a South Richmond Hill…
Congestion Pricing Lawsuits Put Commuters at Risk: MTA
By Forum Staff The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Monday detailed projects across the subway system, buses, Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road that…