Oquendo’s Grandmother sounds Off for School Alarms
The grandmother of the 14-year-old with autism who went missing and eventually turned up dead called on the City Council to act faster in its…
Brooklyn Man Charged with Trying to Meet With Queens Teen for Sex: DA
A Brooklyn man has been charged with sending sexually explicit messages and a picture to a person he had met online, who he believed to…
City Did Not Freeze Funding for Richmond Hill Library, Official Says
A city official told The Forum this week that millions of dollars in funding for Richmond Hill Library is not frozen, despite a previous published…
Queens College Study of Abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line Set to Begin
Proposals for the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line, including reactivating the train service and turning the space into a park similar to Manhattan’s High Line,…
With Flags, Food, and Fun, Thanking the Veterans of Woodhaven
Decked out in red, white and blue and waving American flags, Woodhaven residents came out in full force Saturday to honor veterans from the American…
Queens Leaders Rally to Save Rockaway Ferry
Councilman Eric Ulrich, left, Councilman Donovan Richards, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Committee to Save the Rockaway Ferry President Danny Ruscillo, and Manhattan Borough President…
Massive Crowd Protests Homeless Shelter in Elmhurst’s Pan Am Building
The people of Elmhurst came out in big numbers Tuesday evening to make sure the Pan American Hotel heard their message. “No shelter,” was the…
Attention Bookworms! Summer Reading Challenge is Around the Corner
As students prepare to bask in the freedom of no school for the next couple of months, an area legislator is reminding them that it…
Richmond Hill HS Boos City’s Plan for Annex
Standing in the cavernous auditorium of Richmond Hill High School last Thursday, parents, educators, and students echoed a message to the city that they have…
Breezy Point Veteran Honored at Citi Field
Breezy Point resident Thomas Sullivan, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve who served two tours in Iraq, was honored by the Mets at…
With Eyes on Democratizing Publishing, Writers Aim to Help Aspiring Authors Find Homes for Words
Google the “difficulties of getting published,” and what comes up? Well, in 0.39 seconds, according to the whiz that is the Internet, about 29.5 million…
Teachers Back Stavisky for Senate
State Sen. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) accepted key endorsements this week from some of the city’s biggest voices on education representing more than 140,000 teachers and…
As Bank-Owned Homes Rot After Sandy, Neighbors Say Their Health is Rapidly Deteriorating
Before the abandoned house next to her became a haven for filth, vermin, and toxic mold, Joyce Zoller’s residence in Rockaway’s Neponsit neighborhood had for…
Queens College Sets Sights on Helping Students Manage Debt
The numbers are daunting. About 40 million people in the United States hold student loans – which, with an outstanding debt of approximately $1 trillion,…
‘Time After Time,’ Ozone Park’s Cyndi Lauper Proves She Has More Than Staying Power
Growing up not far from the Singer Sewing Machine factory and Borden’s milk plant in Ozone Park, Cyndi Lauper spent her childhood as a Queens…