Cigarette Smuggler to Forfeit $1.3M
File Photo A long-term investigation, which included court-authorized search warrants, wiretaps, grand jury subpoenas and other investigative tools, exposed the multi-state conspiracy with the culprits…
New Cuomo Initiative Maps Clusters by Density of Cases to Address COVID-19 Hot Spots Bursting in Queens and Brooklyn
Photo Courtesy of Mike Groll/Office of the Governor “Our strategy is to crush the cluster and stop the spread, and we’re announcing a special initiative…
Breaking down Bullying
Area parents and children joined the City Police Department, Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association, community leaders, and elected officials on Sunday in PS 207 Park…
Borough Health Care Professionals Charged in Nationwide Medicare, Medicaid Fraud Takedown
Photo Courtesy of Google The New Moon Pharmacy in South Richmond Hill. By Michael V. Cusenza Fifteen individuals, including borough doctors, pharmacists, and pharmacy owners,…
Homeless Man Charged with Rape in Forest Park Attack
File Photo Cardenas was apprehended two days later after surveillance photos of him were circulated in the press. By Forum Staff A borough grand jury…
Area Pols Laud Importance of Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge Rockaway Resident Rebate
File Photo “Let me be clear, the Rockaway Resident Rebate cannot be cut or eliminated under any circumstance. No way, no how,” Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato…
New Signs Target Bad Habit
Area cops have been installing Vehicle Theft Warning Signs across the communities of the 106th Precinct with the hope that they’ll make a difference. For…
Authorities Probe Fatal Seaplane Crash
One passenger died and two remain hospitalized in critical condition after a single-engine seaplane on Sunday slammed into a concrete Long Island Sound pier in…
Pols to Host E-Waste Recycling Event
File Photo Sen. Addabbo has been organizing recycling events in Forest Park for many years. By Forum Staff This Sunday, Oct. 11, State Sen. Joe…
Meng Touts FAA Provisions in Spending Bills
By Forum Staff Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) recently announced that she secured several provisions that seek to increase the Federal Aviation Administration’s engagement with communities,…
Extend Small Biz Debt Relief: Pols
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Gillibrand’s Office U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand By Forum Staff Senators recently called on Congress to pass legislation to extend the Small…
Man Indicted for Violent Rego Park Attacks
Photo Courtesy of Google The second attack occurred inside an apartment building on 64th Avenue and 98th Street in Rego Park. By Forum Staff A…
Number of Violent Crimes in U.S. Decreased for Third Year in a Row: FBI
File Photo The FBI recently released its 2019 edition of Crime in the United States. By Forum Staff For the third consecutive year, the estimated…
Woodhaven Community Responds after Hoods Burglarize Historic Neir’s Tavern
Photo Courtesy of News Channel 4 Two crooks broke into Neir’s Tavern early Friday morning and burglarized the beloved Woodhaven bar. By Michael V. Cusenza…
Virus Rules Force Casino Job Fair to go Virtual
File Photo “While we are unable to have a traditional large-scale job fair inside of Resorts World, we did not want to bypass the event…