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July 20, 2002
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Contractor Controversy!
NYCHA Company Accused
of Shabby Work and Theft
By Gary G. Toms
Over the last two weeks, The Wave has received complaints about housing reconstruction in the Arverne and Edgemere apartment complexes in Rockaway. Residents claim Bovis Lend Lease Contractors, located at Beach 54 Street in Arverne, which is contracted by New York City Housing Authority, has failed ... More...
Catching A Wave Of Tickets
By Howard Schwach

After Rockaway resident Hank Vought jumped into the East River to save a man who had jumped off the 59 Street Bridge a few weeks ago, he told The Wave that "people say that there are two things that you learn if you grow up in Rockaway – how to swim and how to drink. More...

Bail Set For ‘Hot Dogging’ Pilots
By Howard Schwach

Two Florida pilots, who buzzed Rockaway beaches on July 4, touching off terrorist alerts all over the city, remain in jail despite the fact that a Supreme Court justice in Queens set $100 thousand bail for each man. More...

A Wave Exclusive….
Flight 587 Witnesses Speak Out
At Wave Sponsored Meeting

A number of witnesses to the final moments of American Airlines Flight 587 before it corkscrewed down into Belle Harbor came to the Beach Club last week for a meeting sponsored by The Wave and hosted by Kenny and Steve Good, the proprietors of the restaurant. More...

 Community
•American Legion Needs Gifts and Help
The Daniel M. O’Connell Post 272 of The American Legion will be holding "Everybody’s Birthday Party for Disabled Veterans" on Sunday, July 21 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and they are looking for help. More...
•Art Show At Wildlife Refuge
•August 24: A Celebration of Unity!
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 Columnists
•Beachcomber
The Rockaway Music And Arts Council (RMAC) concert featuring Kenny Vance and the Planotones was a huge success, with more than a thousand aficionados of Doo Woop enjoying a two-hour concert under perfect weather conditions. More...
•Boyle-ing Points by Kevin Boyle
•Broad Channel Bits by Liz Guarino
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 Sports
•RBVL Serve And Volley
On The Hot Sand
Kerry Hills would like to thank the Rugby Fishheads for finally giving them a week where they actually had to play their hearts out. The outcome was the same though. More...
•Bacsik A Shot In The
•Brooklyn Cyclones Update
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 Editorial/Opinion
•Jamaica Bay, A Gem Worth Saving
The following editorial was written by former Rockaway resident Alex Storozynski, a member of the Daily News editorial board. It originally appeared as an op-ed piece in the Daily News. More...
•To Die With Dignity
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 Letters
•587 Witness Meeting
On July 10, at 7:30, p.m., I was at the banquet room of The Beach Club. It is filled with about two hundred people and one torn, burnt page of the Koran. A few local politicos and reporters are mingled in the crowd. About forty to sixty of those present are eyewitness, and a few are professional per... More...
•Clearly Saw The Plane on Fire…
•G-man’s Getting It Done
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 Calendar
•Broad Channel Bits
Golden Age Club of Broad Channel – every Thurs. (1 - 4 p.m.) - Christ Presbyterian Hall. More...
•Courses/Workshops
•Gateway Happenings
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 Obits
•Obituaries
Josephine Johnson
Chief of Staff
Con. Gregory W. Meeks
Josephine Johnson, born, raised, and educated in New York City, passed away on the morning of July 4, 2002. Johnson was diagnosed with colon cancer back in February 2000, and battled the disease up until the time of her death. More...
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