Top Airport Checkpoint ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ for Travelers
By Forum Staff Transportation Security Administration officers on Monday shared their top “do’s and don’ts” for travelers. Six travel tips from TSA officers: When purchasing…
Jamaica Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking Illegal Firearms
By Forum Staff A Jamaica woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for heading a ring that sold illegal guns and ammunition to…
Queens Cop Killer Granted Parole after 34 years in Prison
By Michael V. Cusenza A member of the four-man crew that assassinated a rookie Queens cop 35 years ago has been granted parole, according to…
Former St. Helen’s Priest Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Receiving Child Porn
By Michael V. Cusenza Editor’s Note: The following contains graphic language. A former St. Helen’s Roman Catholic Church priest was sentenced last month to five…
Area Communities Celebrate National Night Out 2023
By Michael V. Cusenza Area precinct community councils on Tuesday led the local celebrations of National Night Out against Crime 2023. The 106th Precinct Community…
Pol Honors Paw-some Hero Cops
Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) publicly thanked City Police Officers Monica Kim and Thomas Smith from the 100th Precinct for their work in rescuing…
Area Pol Leads Migrant Influx Rally
By Michael V. Cusenza Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven) on Monday led a citywide coalition to rally for President Joe Biden to lead a robust and…
Pheffer Amato Hosts Conservation Work Tour of Jamaica Bay for Assembly Speaker
By Forum Staff Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) was joined by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on a tour of Bayswater Point State Park. The…
Adams, Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Release ‘A Blueprint for Community Safety’
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, and the City Gun Violence Prevention Task Force on Monday released “A Blueprint for…
NYC DOT Summer Streets Program Begins, Kicking off for the First Time in all Five Boroughs
By Forum Staff City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez recently announced the beginning of Summer Streets last Saturday in Queens, with the biggest expansion…
Schumer Urges House to Pass Senate Legislation that Will ‘Upend the Flow’ of Fentanyl to U.S.
By Forum Staff Two weeks after his push to sanction China and others for fentanyl trafficking that’s killing New Yorkers, and back from D.C. where…
MTA Announces Service Changes Related to Track Replacement in Queens and Manhattan
By Forum Staff The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday announced the replacement of track along the line between 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Center in Manhattan and 36…
Man Cops to Killing Girlfriend
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz recently announced that Kareem Flake pleaded guilty to manslaughter for killing the mother of his two children…
Adams Announces Creation of Office of Community Hiring
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday announced the formation of the Office of Community Hiring and the appointment of Doug Lipari as its…
Bronx Woman Charged in High-Speed Whitestone Expressway Crash that Killed Uber Passenger
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Melissa Rodriguez-Lopez was arraigned on Tuesday on an indictment charging her with murder and manslaughter…