City Council Set to Vote on Construction Safety Bill
Photo Courtesy of William Alatriste/NY City Council Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has said that the council has been “working with advocates and stakeholders on developing…
Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs to Hold Monthly Availability at Borough Hall
File Photo “We are a nation of immigrants, built on the backs of immigrants’ labor, and Queens is about all of our families’ futures ,”…
Resorts World Casino NYC Set to Host Annual Addabbo Job Fair
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Addabbo’s Office Last year, Addabbo’s Job Fair featured 130 vendors and more than 600 applicants. By Forum Staff Resorts World Casino…
Addabbo Urges Constituents to Explore Options for Ending Nuisance Phone Calls
Courtesy of Campbell Law Observer By Forum Staff Citing a heavy backlog of constituent complaints regarding unwanted phone calls, State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard…
Port Authority Selects Top Aviation Planning Team to Develop Vision of JFK Airport Redevelopment
File Photo “The planned redevelopment of this important worldwide gateway to New York is vital to transforming JFK into the top rank of airports globally,”…
City Encourages New Yorkers to Donate Critically Needed Items for Hurricane Relief
Photo Courtesy of FDNY Three firehouses in Queens are accepting donations. By Michael V. Cusenza The City on Friday urged New Yorkers to donate critically…
In Letter to U.S. Education Secretary, State AGs Demand Protections for Student Loan Borrowers
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Department of Education Education Secretary Betsy DeVos By Forum Staff A coalition of 20 state attorneys general this week demanded that…
Corruption Convictions of Dean Skelos and Son Overturned
File Photo Former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, were convicted in 2015 of federal corruption. By Michael V. Cusenza Two…
Specialty Food Markets Plead Guilty to Failing to Pay Workers Nearly $450K in Wages
File Photo “The defendants in this case acted out of greed, cheating over 150 hardworking employees out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in wages…
Flushing Woman Sentenced to Two to Six Years in Prison for Enslaving Two Children
House of Horrors: “The defendants were supposed to provide a safe home for the children, but instead the two youngsters were held hostage and forced…
Fresh Meadows Man Gets Jail Time for Killing Dog
File Photo Cheung initially told investigators that he didn’t throw the dog, but that he tripped going onto the seventh-floor apartment’s balcony and the dog…
Joann Ariola Named Chairwoman of Queens Republican Party
PHOTO: New Queens GOP Chairwoman Joann Ariola and City Councilman Eric Ulrich give thumbs up at Russo’s on the Bay Wednesday evening. Courtesy of QGOP. By Patricia…
Flushing Bus Crash Leaves Three Dead, 17 Injured
Photo Courtesy of FDNY The Dahlia charter bus on Monday morning plowed into the rear of the Q20 at the intersection of Main Street and…
Kew Gardens Drug Bust Nets 140 Pounds of Pure Fentanyl
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Last month the Queens Narcotics Major Case Squad recovered the largest amount of fentanyl in the history of the city –…
Goldfeder Endorses Incumbent Eric in Council District 32 Race Set to serve as chairman of ‘Democrats for Ulrich’
Photo Courtesy of Eric Ulrich 2017 Former Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (l.), a proud Democrat, endorsed GOP Councilman Eric Ulrich (second from l.) in Ozone Park…