Sandy Slams Automobiles — Used car buyers can be scammed by false titles
The automobile was one of the easily overlooked casualties of Superstorm Sandy. As storm surges overwhelmed large swaths of Queens, leaving thousands without power and…
Scamming Sandy Victims — DEC warns of scam letter from bogus company
Individuals in the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy should beware of a solicitation letter sent out by GC Environmental, Inc., a private company with no…
Man with Air Pistol Shot and Killed
A man was shot and killed by police on Saturday night after pointing what appeared to be a handgun at Brooklyn North narcotics officers following…
Business Boom in Forest Hills — Local Biz surge after FEMA Moves In
FEMA moving into Forest Hills has been a welcome sight for the area’s local businesses. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy hitting New York and…
Queens’ native elected to New York City Civil Court
Former counsel to Assembly members Audrey Pheffer, Phil Goldfeder Forest Hills resident Larry Love will be getting a new office on January 1st. Love, a…
Questions, Opposition Surround MLS — Venue proposed for Flushing-Meadows Corona Park
In theory, a major league soccer stadium in the heart of Queens is an idea worth championing and certainly one that most Queens’ residents and…
Mexican Sex Traffickers Nabbed
United States Attorney Loretta E. Lynch has announced the extradition and arraignment of four Mexican sex traffickers in a comprehensive anti-trafficking program, which has to…
Democratic Contenders Pile Up in Queens Borough President’s Race
The borough battle is just about ready to break out. With Borough President Helen Marshall term-limited, candidates are piling into a Democratic primary to take…
From the Publisher
We’ve discussed quite a bit over these last 6 weeks here in The Forum. And on this particular page, where I have taken to sharing…
Queens Electeds, Residents Call for Civic Virtue to Remain in Borough
“Leave our virtue alone.” That was the message supporters of the Triumph of Civic Virtue statue had for the city of New York. In a…
Businesses in Coleman Square Still Shut Down
While many businesses on Cross Bay Boulevard are open once again, over a month after Sandy, the case isn’t the same for stores along a…
St. Helen’s Saves Sandy Seniors
Sandy struck so many in the course of her overnight wrath that it remains exceedingly difficult to measure the degree of damage levied against any…
Man Sexually Abuses 10-Year-Old Girl in Public Library
Police are still searching for a man who sexually abused a ten-year-old girl inside a Queens Borough Public Library. Police said that last Monday afternoon…
Child Molester Moving Back Home Near His Victim
A South Ozone Park man who sexually abused his neighbor’s 13-year-old son in April 2010 is being released from prison and moving back into his…
JHS 190 Students Rally for Afterschool Programs
With homemade signs in hand, hundreds of students from JHS 190 in Forest Hills rallied up and down Austin Street this past Thursday to show…