Mayor, Council Announce Investment in School Budget Allocations and Programming
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams, City Schools Chancellor David Banks, and City Department of Youth & Community Development Commissioner Keith Howard were joined by…
Assembly Announces Annual Summer Reading Challenge
By Forum Staff Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) is inviting students from Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Broad Channel, the Rockaway Peninsula, and across the…
DNA Analysis Leads to Indictment of Florida Man in 2009 Killing of Uncle in Ridgewood
By Forum Staff DNA lifted from a fork discarded 1,200 miles away from the scene of a svage 2009 Ridgewood murder has led to the…
Two Men Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Murder-for-Hire of Perceived Business Rival
By Forum Staff Qing Ming Yu, also known as “Allen,” and Zhe Zhang, also known as “Zack,” recently were sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment for…
Howard Beach Marks Memorial Day 2024
By Michael V. Cusenza Howard Beach residents marked Memorial Day 2024 on Monday by gathering in Coleman Square to remember all who gave their lives…
Addabbo Hosts Healthy Vision Experience
By Forum Staff State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Woodhaven) recently hosted an interactive heathy vision experience at the Brewery Keenan Heiser American Legion Post 1815…
Adams Announces Plans for New Memorial Honoring Fallen Post-9/11 Service Members
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Veterans’ Services Commissioner James W. Hendon on Thursday announced plans to build a…
Adams, Union Pave Way for More Lifeguards
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and City Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Sue Donoghue on Friday announced that an arbitration panel has issued…
Bipartisan Coalition Call for Work Authorization for Immigrants
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Friday led a coalition of 40 Cities for Action (C4A) mayors and county…
Richards on Developments Regarding Metro Park Proposal
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. stated the following in response to new developments threatening the potential development of New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s…
FBI Victim Outreach Support and Strategy Program Supports Victims in Large-Scale FBI Cases
By Forum Staff Each year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation probes thousands of crimes involving hundreds of thousands of victims. The FBI Victim Services Division…
Adams’ Statement on Council Committees’ Votes to Advance ‘City of Yes for Economic Opportunity’ Proposal
By Michael V. Cusenza Mayor Eric Adams recently released released the following statement after the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and New York…
Two Men Indicted for Fatal Shooting in Middle Village
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Dante Hunter and Shamel Capers have been arraigned on an indictment charging Hunter with murder…
Adams Celebrates Early Success of ‘NYC Teenspace,’ Free Tele-Mental Health Service for City Teens
By Forum Staff Six months after launching “NYC Teenspace ” — a free tele-mental health service available to all New York City teenagers between the…