$5 Million Available To Emergency Services
     Governor George E. Pataki has recently announced that more than 1,800 eligible fire and emergency organizations will be receiving their application packages in the mail for the newly created $5 million emergency services grant program.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hosts Business After Hours
     Robert V. Levine, President and C.E.O. of Peninsula Hospital Center and his staff will be hosting this month’s "Business After Hours" evening of the Chamber of Commerce of the Rockaways, Inc.
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The Urban Entrepreneurs Series....
'Way of The Dragon'Photos
     Sifu (Instructor) Andre Butler (left), formerly of Far Rockaway, poses with some of his champion kung fu fighters.
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The Urban Entrepreneurs Series….
'Way of The Dragon'
Former Resident Becomes
Kung Fu Legend
By Gary G. Toms
     In the early to mid-80’s, Andre Butler, a former 17-year resident of Far Rockaway, was a member of both the New York City Chapter of the Guardian Angels and the United States Marine Corp.
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Chamber Sets Memorial Concert
     Soundsations Music, operated by DJ Ken "Kojak" Rappaport (an alumnus of Far Rockaway High School), in collaboration with the Rockaway Chamber of Commerce (Rockaway Partnership) announced plans today to host a Gala music and entertainment benefit concert on Saturday, October 5, at 7 p.m.
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‘Five Tissues’ For ‘Women Of Rockaway’
By Howard Schwach
     A community screening of the Oxygen Network’s "Women of Rockaway" drew more than 250 residents to the Beach Club on Beach 116 Street for what many in the audience called a "five tissue" show.
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Governor Seeks Extension
For WTC Victims
     Governor George E. Pataki today announced he has asked the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend the registration deadline to Jan.
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Local Resident Publishes
A Beacon of Hope
     A new monthly publication, World News Forum, is a product of the tumultuous political year that the world has experienced. The military clashes in Kashmir, the imbroglio that has enveloped the Middle East, the global war on terror, and the rise of secessionism in every corner of the world, demanded ...
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Meeks, Titus Sweep Primaries
     Incumbent Congressman Gregory Meeks and Assemblywoman Michelle Titus ran away from their challengers in the primary election held last Tuesday.
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Social Security To Safeguard Numbers
     The Social Security Administration is taking new steps to make it more difficult to steal, counterfeit or misuse Social Security numbers.
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Subway Service Changes Set
     The MTA-NY Transit Authority has announced service changed for both the A and the S (shuttle) lines for the weekend of September 14 to September 16.
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‘Suspicious Package’ Closes
Marine Parkway Bridge
     A "suspicious Package" sitting adjacent to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn caused police officials to close the Gil Hodges-Marine Parkway Bridge for more than an hour early on Wednesday morning.
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Weiner: Errant Concorde Existed
By Howard Schwach
     The usual reaction from the Port Authority (the agency that runs JFK Airport) and from the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) to reports that a plane has been flying low, slow and loud over Rockaway is that the residents must be seeing things.
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FEMA Remembers 9/11
With Photo Exhibit Online
     An exhibit of photographs memorializing the events of September 11 was launched by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on September 10 on NBC’s Today show.
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