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April 5, 2003
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City Turns Thumbs Down On Sign
Violation Issued At Duane Reade Site
By Brian Magoolaghan
The quick moving builders working on the new Duane Reade have been ordered to stop construction on the roof-top sign, and were issued a violation, a representative of the Buildings Department told The Wave, but the Chief Operating Officer (CEO) of the pharmacy says that just isn’t so. More...
Man Charged in Beach 14 St. Murder

A Queens man has been arrested and charged with chasing down another man, and then shooting him several times in the head and midsection, police said. More...

Spring Ahead...

Do not forget to turn your clocks ahead one hour when you go to sleep on Saturday night. Daylight Savings time begins early on Sunday morning. More...

Early Deadlines This Week...

In order to accommodate the staff’s participation in the New York Press Association convention next weekend, The Wave will be closed on Friday, April 11. More...

 Community
•101 Council Addresses Terrorism
The 101 Precinct Community Coun-cil held its monthly meeting on Wed-nesday, March 19. Near the end of the meeting, and just a little over an hour before the first bombs fell on Iraq, the topic turned to how the police would handle the increased threat of terrorism if a war begins. More...
•Addabbo: Adopt A Park
•Police Blotter
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 Columnists
•Beachcomber
The Wave would like to honor those men and women from the local area who are fighting within the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan. Any Wave readers who would like to submit a story and a picture of somebody in our armed forces may do so by email at editor@rockawave.com, by mail to Box 97, Rockaway ... More...
•Broad Channel Bits
•Chatting with Chapey
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 Sports
•Rain Doesn’t Stop MLB Return To Brooklyn
For New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon, a little thing such as rain would not stop him from flashing his beaming grin. When the Brooklyn Dodgers left for Los Angeles in 1957, he spoke of one day orchestrating a return of a major league team to Brooklyn. More...
•Beach Channel Boys Serve Up a New Season
•De Sales 4th Grade Wins Boyle Tournament
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 Editorial/Opinion
•What’s News Is Often In The Eyes Of The Beholder
What is news? It seems an easy question to answer, but for those of us who must deal with it on a daily basis, it is never easy. The old saw, "when a dog bites man, it is not news, but when a man bites dog, it is big news," is often true. More...
•Editorial Comment
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