Borough Youngsters Celebrate Police Athletic League’s Cultural Day
By Forum Staff On Friday, more than 300 Police Athletic League children from PAL’s Goldie Maple Academy and Edward Byrne Center in Far Rockaway and…
Neighbor Indicted in Shooting Death of Boy, 10, in Far Rockaway
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Ashram Lochan was arraigned Thursday on an indictment charging him with murder in connection with…
City Announces Rules to Require Rideshare Vehicles to be Zero-Emission, Wheelchair Accessible by 2030
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission Commissioner David Do on Tuesday announced the newly proposed rules for…
Ozone Park Dollar Tree Store Shuttered Due to Rat Infestation
By Michael V. Cusenza An Ozone Park Dollar Tree store overrun by rats has been shut down by the State after complaints by residents and…
Bronx Man Charged in Richmond Hill Smoke Shop Employee Murder
By Michael V. Cusenza A Bronx man has been charged with in the March 18 robbery of a Richmond Hill smoke shop during which a…
Council Common Sense Caucus Leads Opposition to Rikers Island Receivership
By Michael V. Cusenza The bipartisan Common Sense Caucus of the City Council is urging a United States District Court judge not to place the…
Men’s Prayer Group Takes out Trash
The Rev. Michael Panicali and more than a dozen members of the St. Helen’s Men’s Ministry on Saturday grabbed their gloves, shovels, and trash bags…
Authorities Catch Bridge Toll Violators
By Forum Staff Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach) recently initiated an operation with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Bridge and Tunnel officers to tackle persistent…
Council Votes to Establish Permanent Outdoor Dining Program
By Forum Staff The City Council on Thursday voted in favor of establishing a newly revised permanent outdoor dining program under local law that incorporates…
Howard Beach Residents Donate School Supplies
By Forum Staff Howard Beach residents are collecting school supplies, along with personal care items and toys, to pack in shoeboxes which will be donated…
Doctor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Patients in a Borough Hospital, Raping Women at his Home
By Forum Staff A borough gastroenterologist has been indicted on charges that he sexually abused three patients at New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital in Flushing and…
MTA Provides Update on LIRR Derailment
By Michael V. Cusenza Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber on Friday visited the site of the Long Island Rail Road derailment in…
Consultant Chosen for Interborough Express Environmental Review
By Forum Staff Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced that consultant firm WSP USA, Inc. was chosen to perform the environmental review for Interborough Express, the…
DOT Completes Work on Northern Boulevard Bus Priority Project
By Forum Staff City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Tuesday announced the substantial completion of a bus priority project along Northern Boulevard, the…
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…