The Forum Takes First Place for Hurricane Sandy Anniversary Issue
The Forum Newsgroup’s coverage of the one-year anniversary Hurricane Sandy landed it a first place award from the New York Press Association last weekend. The…
Airport Workers Urge Companies to Follow Through on Wage Increases
Angry workers added another 10 miles to their journey towards better wages and compensation packages as they trekked between the borough’s busy airports. The Friday…
Boro Blood Drive to Benefit Former VVA President
The borough is banding together to arrange a blood drive to help one of its own. Pastor “Pat” Toro Jr., former president of the Vietnam…
UPS rescinds 250 terminations in Maspeth
The mood shifted from rage to rejoicing exactly one week after a crowd stomped on the steps of City Hall and demanded the United Parcel…
Two longtime CB 5 members will not return: Crowley
Long-serving, and now former, members of Queens’ Community Board 5 were let go this week – and some argued it was in the name of…
Crowley Helps Cops Put Graffiti Vandal in Cuffs
This graffiti enthusiast messed with the wrong group. City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) saw her district office vandalized back in January with graffiti scrawled…
After Board Vote, Queens Library CEO Will Not Be Suspended
Embattled Queens Library CEO Thomas Galante will not temporarily step down from his post, library board members decided in a vote last week. Members of…
De Blasio Boasts Pre-K Program in Ridgewood
Mayor Bill de Blasio picked a school in Ridgewood to push his universal pre-kindergarten program, for which parents have until the end of April to…
Katz Appoints Kittredge to Community Education Council 28
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz appointed a Forest Hills parent to her hometown education council. Ann Kittredge, a parent of public school children who attend…
Pope John Paul II immortalized on Maspeth street
Just weeks before his name is added to a list of canonized saints, Pope John Paul II’s legacy was made permanent in Maspeth’s pavement. Community…
City Officials Threaten to Cut $43M Contract After UPS Fires 20 Employees
City and state officials fired back against the United Parcel Service’s firing of 20 Queens drivers this week by threatening to cut a public contract…
With New Arts District in Queens, an Embracing of Culture
A new art district designation has western Queens keeping its cool. Community leaders and elected officials hailed the designation of the Kaufman Arts District in…
Volunteers Needed to Help Queens Seniors
The Council of Senior Centers and Services of NYC is looking for volunteers to help seniors pay their bills. The council’s “Bill Payer Program” has…
Environmental Coalition Secures $3M in State Budget To Fight Train Pollution
Millions of dollars in the state budget that was just given the go-ahead this week are expected to help make Queens residents’ lives a whole…
Weaving the Past and Present to Tell the story of Broad Channel
For Dan Guarino, a 25-year resident of Broad Channel – “a newcomer,” he calls himself – there is no place like his home, a neighborhood…