Shutdown Affecting Opioid Fight: Schumer
Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Gamblinman22 Suboxone is an opioid medication used to treat opioid addiction and is prescribed by physicians, nurse practitioners or physician assistants…
Jamaica Man Charged in 17,725-Count Indictment for Possessing Thousands of Images and Clips of Child Porn
By Forum Staff Seventeen thousand, seven hundred and twenty five. That’s the number of counts in an indictment charged against a Jamaica man after he…
Borough-based Vehicle Forgery Crew Nabbed after Long-term Investigation
Courtesy of Craig’s List The investigation leading to the indictment and arrests began after members of the NYPD’s Auto Crime Unit spotted Craig’s List advertisements…
Fresh Meadows Men Charged with Shooting Woman through her Kitchen Window
Photo Courtesy of Google The woman was shot in her Flushing residence on 163rd Street near Sanford Avenue. By Forum Staff A 20 year-old woman…
Man Indicted for 2017 Ozone Park Murder Finally Captured in Brooklyn
Photo Courtesy of Google On Oct. 23, 2017, the alleged perps burst into Garden Valley Distributors, a grocery wholesaler located on 101st Avenue and 99th…
Brown Calls it a Career: Long-time Queens DA won’t Seek Re-election
Photo Courtesy of DA Brown’s Office In October 2018, Brown posed with the 25 new assistant district attorneys that he appointed. By Michael V. Cusenza…
Three Hurt as Car Slams into Furniture Store
Courtesy of NBC 4 New York The driver was seriously injured in the accident. By Michael V. Cusenza Three people were injured early Thursday morning…
Alicandro Takes Strange Swipe at Ulrich in PA Race
Photo Courtesy of Emil Cohen/NY City Council City Councilman Eric Ulrich By Michael V. Cusenza The crowded, yet listless public advocate race recently received a…
Cuomo, MTA Announce L Train Shutdown Averted
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Governor Cuomo (r.) noted that the alternative plan for the L Train renovation “would be faster, better, and…
City Unveils $100M Plan to Guarantee Health Care for All New Yorkers
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “Health care is a right, not a privilege reserved for those who can afford it,” Mayor de Blasio…
Alleged Armored Car Thief Surrenders to FBI
File Photo The armored vehicle was stolen from in front of this HSBC Bank branch on Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream, L.I. By Michael V….
ON THE MONEY
In April 1985, then-Gov. Mario Cuomo famously said, “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” The race is for the flowery terms to help…
Shutdown Hurts NY: Schumer
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office “You might not realize that this Trump shutdown is affecting all sorts of everyday folks here in New York,”…
Addabbo Touts New Laws on the Books in 2019
Photo Courtesy of TWU Local 100 Addabbo informed his constituents this week about new State laws set to go into effect this year. By Michael…
NYPD Sets New Crime-Reduction Records in 2018
Photo Courtesy of NYPD Fewer than 300 murders were recorded in NYC in 2018. By Forum Staff In 2018, the City set new records for…