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By Forum Staff An Oregon man recently pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to conspiring to make threats concerning explosives and conveying false information concerning…
By Forum Staff State Attorney General Tish James on Thursday announced a lawsuit against 13 major e-cigarette, or “vape,” manufacturers, distributors, and retailers for their…
By Michael V. Cusenza Live poultry markets—a familiar sight to South Queens residents—were granted permission to reopen this week after the State Department of Agriculture…
By Michael V. Cusenza Newly minted City Council Minority Leader Joann Ariola on Tuesday said the political fate of beleaguered Mayor Eric Adams should be…
By Forum Staff After the Trump administration slashed the workforce for the World Trade Center Health Program, U.S. SenS. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand…
By Forum Staff Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday that an FDNY emergency medical technician has been indicted for the fatal gunpoint robbery…
By Michael V. Cusenza In Queens Small Claims Court, cases take an average of 425 days, or 14 months, to reach a disposition date—the slowest…
Members of the City Council Common Sense Caucus—including Council Minority Leader Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), Minority Whip Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone), and Councilman Bob Holden (D-Maspeth)—met…
By Michael V. Cusenza In the week since the U.S. Justice Department announced the dismissal of the public corruption indictment of Mayor Eric Adams, Empire…
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Friday announced the City will soon close six additional emergency sites dedicated to sheltering and caring for asylum…
By Forum Staff State Attorney General Tish James on Thursday released a guide to help New Yorkers use the state’s Exempt Income Protection Act to…
By Forum Staff A federal jury in Brooklyn recently returned guilty verdicts against licensed pharmacists Yousef Ennab and Mohamed Hassan on all counts of a…
By Forum Staff An indictment was unsealed Thursday in Brooklyn federal court charging Julio Medina, Christopher Dantzler and Weihong Hu with conspiracy to commit wire…
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams and City Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos announced on Friday that they have launched a joint effort to expand access…
By Forum Staff Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced a record $59.3 million in Cultural Development Fund grants to 1,078 cultural organizations across the five…