Plea in Kidnapping of Eight Children
The Manhattan couple that took their eight children from a Forest Hills foster care center last month pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of second-degree…
Job Fair Attracts Thousands
At State Senator Joe Addabbo’s job fair on Friday, thousands of residents came looking for work at a time when the state unemployment is close…
Dumping Hits Ozone Park
Residents in Ozone Park say they understand the plight of nearby neighbors in Howard Beach who have in recent weeks been plagued with illegal dumping…
Van Crashes Onto Boat in Hawtree Basin
A hit and run fender bender on the Belt Parkway last Thursday morning led to a car chase that ended with a van crashing onto a…
Illegal Dumping Continues in Howard Beach
Several weeks ago The Forum reported about garbage being dumped illegally in the overgrowth along 165th Avenue. The Sanitation Department was notified and took swift…
Fire Guts Lenny’s Pizzeria
In the second fire at a Crossbay Boulevard business in less than a week, flames tore through a popular Howard Beach eatery on Monday morning,…
Hundreds Pray for Sheehan’s Release
Four days after nearly 300 supporters gathered at a Sunday evening prayer vigil for Barbara Sheehan at Our Lady of Grace in Howard Beach, a…
Greener Edsall Avenue Closer to Reality
The second phase of the Edsall Avenue beautification project was completed over the weekend, as more than 30 volunteers pitched in to clean and plant…
Maspeth Bar Owner Killed in Hit and Run Car Crash
Police are still searching for the driver of the vehicle that crashed into a cab on the Long Island Expressway service road and killed a…
Illegally Posted Signs, Noise Irk Woodhaven
Woodhaven residents are tired of being kept up at night by inconsiderate neighbors and businesses that won’t turn down the noise, and at last Saturday’s…
Community Anxiously Awaits Casino Opening
With Resorts World Casino set to open its casino at Aqueduct Racetrack soon after a year of construction, many local residents and officials will be…
Editorial: No Tears for Big Banks
It’s been a rough couple of years for just about everyone as a global recession has made all of us, from the everyday Joe to…
New Coordination to Reduce Road Repairs
A common sense proposal to reduce the amount of construction work on city streets has finally been implemented this week. On Monday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg…
Council Bill Debates Deportation of Rikers Island Inmates
City inmates who are sent to Rikers Island have their immigration status crosschecked, and if they are found to be an undocumented immigrant or pose…
Parents Arraigned in Abduction Case
A Manhattan couple charged with abducted their eight children during a supervised visit to a Forest Hills foster care center, was arraigned on three charges…