CB 9 Members Ask Katz to Reconsider Evangelista Ouster
Photo: A majority of CB 9 members on Tuesday voted to send a letter to Borough President Melinda Katz, requesting that she change her mind and…
‘Serious Concerns’ About City Parking Proposal for Affordable Housing
Photo: Many Queens Borough Board members on Monday said that the city’s proposal to eliminate or reduce parking requirements for affordable and senior housing is flawed….
Borough Leader Jack Friedman Dies at 55
Photo: Courtesy of the Queens Chamber of Commerce. Jack Friedman, executive director of the Queens Chamber of Commerce and long-time borough advocate and civic leader,…
De Blasio Under Fire for Some Vets Board Picks
Photo: John Rowan (l.), of Middle Village, has been reappointed to the Veterans Advisory Board. File Photo. Mayor Bill de Blasio this week is still absorbing…
Editorial: Fashionably Late Again?
Whether you love Hillary Clinton or…don’t, or admire Mayor Bill de Blasio or…don’t, it’s hard to understand why he hasn’t endorsed her candidacy for president…
Asaro Sentenced in ‘Goodfellas’ Ozone Park Hit
A Mafia scion recently was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for his role in a mob hit carried out in Ozone…
Financial Services Mobile Centers Coming to the Community
Photo: State Department of Financial Services Mobile Command Centers will visit Howard Beach and Rockaway the next two Saturdays. Photo Courtesy of Dept. of Financial Services….
106th Cops of the Month Put Dent in Auto Crimes
The three 106th Precinct Cops of the Month for March earned the honors by doing their part to stem the tide of auto crimes in…
Criminal Justice Initiative will ‘Modernize’ System: de Blasio
Photo: The Hon. Jonathan Lippman, chief judge of New York, joined Mayor de Blasio this week in announcing an initiative aimed at improving the quality of…
Crime Chat: Identity Theft
Among the fastest growing crimes in our digital world today is identity theft. Perhaps because much of our world is now digitally-based from computers to…
Upper Hand
Photo: This picture demonstrates, from left to right on each row, the order of hand superiority, with the top left image depicting the best hand in…
Online Poker: A Brief History
In 2007, the height of the hold ‘em poker craze, the FBI’s cybercrime fraud unit warned Americans to stay away from online poker. The year…
Long-Suffering Charles Park Ball Fields Repaired
Photo: An Ozone Howard Little League girls softball team practices on Tuesday afternoon on one of the repaired ball fields at Frank Charles Park. Forum Photo…
Man Convicted of Sex Abuse in Ozone Park
A borough resident this week was convicted of having sexual contact with two pre-adolescence sisters on five separate occasions in their Ozone Park home in…
Catholic Charities Gets Fed Funds for Sandy Program
Photo: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (c.), seen here in Breezy Point a few days following Superstorm Sandy, announced that federal funds are on the way to…