Sweet Treat in Forest Hills
Summer , winter , spring or fall, the yogurt craze is alive and well in Queens, with an already bustling Metropolitan Avenue about to be…
120 Lucky Winners
Middle Village Prep (MVP) conducted its first lottery for its inauguration class on Tuesday, April 16, 2012. MVP is a charter middle school serving grades…
Pols, Parents Demand Action — Call for dangerous Howard Beach school crosswalk to be DOT
A dangerous public school crosswalk in Howard Beach has galvanized local residents and politicians alike who are calling on the city’s DOT to put children’s…
Queens Human Rights Advocate to Discuss Women in Islam
When asked about her childhood in Afghanistan, Naheed Bahram will begin to speak, softly, her words stringing together sentences almost impossible to understand for those…
Helping Hands at AMCA – From one little guy to another, the gift of love
Starting on February 21, The Forum ran an article in response to having heard the story of Macalister Davison; a one-year-old identical twin, suffering from…
After Arrests, a Focus on Rebranding the Queens GOP
When Ryan James Girdusky, a 25-year-old Maspeth resident and Republican campaign consultant, woke on the morning of April 2, he immediately noticed something was amiss…
NYFAC Dreams Realized — Pols, community cut ribbon at autism center
The dream to bring a state of the art autism center to the community that began in 2004 was shattered just two weeks before…
Hunt for Forest Park Stun Gun Sex Assaulter Continues
A celebration by police last week in the speedy arrest of the Forest Park stun gun sexual assaulter apparently came too early—they arrested the wrong…
Queens Teacher Arrested — Had ongoing sexual relationship with 13-year-od student
Queens public school teacher Daniel Reilly is facing rape, child endangerment and sexual abuse charges for allegedly carrying on an eight month sexual encounter with…
Busted After 7 Years On The Run
The end of the road has finally come for the 26-year-old swindler who bilked an elderly Howard Beach man out of nearly $1 million dollars…
Lindenwood Alliance Gets Nod of Approval
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder made a special presentation at the Lindenwood Alliance monthly meeting on Monday night. The assembly member told those in attendance that he…
Pols, Community Coalition Secure $3 Million for Locomotive Engine Upgrade
In an effort to both clean the environment in Queens and conserve energy, Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens) helped secure $3 million in this year’s state…
Keep Your Eyes and Ears Open and Call 911
More than 400 Forest Hills residents responded to an invitation from the 112th precinct to discuss their concerns over the burglary spree that swept through…
Queens’ Three Ring Circus — Senator, Councilman and Queens County GOP Vice-Chair Arrested
A quest to secure the Republican line in the New York City mayoral contest has instead sent NYS Senator Malcolm Smith hurtling out of the…
Swimming Toward A Dream — Howard Beach’s Ben Fox hopes to swim for the US Olympic team
Ben Fox first got his feet wet at 3 months old—in a pool that is. That’s when mom Tracy Catapano Fox started taking her infant…