CUNY to Expand Inclusive Economy Initiative
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and City University of New York Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez on Monday announced a nearly $12 million expansion…
Supreme Court Ruling Allows CFPB to Cap Credit Card Late Fees
By Forum Staff Senator Chuck Schumer on Sunday said that the credit card late fee cap of $8 is alive and can still be done—and…
City Extols $60M Investment to Preserve 35K Rental Units
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams, City Comptroller Brad Lander, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and trustees of the City Employees’ Retirement System on Monday announced…
Feds Nab Man in Connection with Lucrative Dark Web Drug Marketplace
By Forum Staff A Taiwan resident was arrested Saturday at John F. Kennedy International Airport and has been charged in connection with his operation and…
Adams Announces 75 Illegal Smoke and Cannabis Shops Shuttered
By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced the results of week one of “Operation Padlock to Protect” — a sustained multi-agency enforcement…
Ariola Tours Rockaway Tributes with National Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum Officials
By Michael V. Cusenza City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) on Friday led the president and staff of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum…
Plan ahead as Work Begins on HB Station: Ariola
City Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) on Thursday urged her District 32 constituents to plan their commutes accordingly as crews begin waterproofing and sidewalk work…
Serial Thief Targeted Woodhaven Jeweler
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz on Friday announced that Aaron Smalls has been arraigned on charges of grand larceny and other crimes…
Honor Arya by Supporting the ASPCA
By Michael V. Cusenza Lisa Murena is still grieving; “taking one day at a time,” she told The Forum on Tuesday. Murena is keeping busy,…
City Council Calls for Maintaining Investments in Education
By Forum Staff The City Council on Wednesday called for funding restorations and deeper investments into the early childhood education and student support programs, many…
Nearly 100 Illegal Scooters Seized
By Michael V. Cusenza Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Friday the seizure of 95 scooters from the streets of Corona, Elmhurst, and Long…
Borough President, Queens Library to Rally for Full Library Funding Restoration
By Forum Staff Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. and Queens Public Library leadership will hold a rally on Thursday, May 16, to demand a…
Addabbo to Host Small Business Webinar this Friday
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven), in association with Bethpage Federal Credit Union, is set to host a small business webinar: an…
City Hall, Municipal Buildings Lit Blue and White to Honor Israel Independence Day
By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced that City Hall and several other municipal buildings would be lit in blue and white…
Sixty New Electric Buses to Operate in Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn
By Forum Staff Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday introduced 60 new electric buses that will operate in routes in Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn. The…