Residents of Beach 123 Street recently beautified the southern end of their block by cleaning it up and adding a colorful nautical theme, including a 14-foot sailboat. The area More...
City Council Member Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. announced that he has cosponsored two pieces of legislation in the Council aimed at aiding senior citizens and individuals with disabilities in his district as well as in the city. More...
Two Brooklyn women went for a wild ride on the northbound onramp of the Cross Bay Bridge Monday morning when the driver grazed the curved cement railing then overcorrected and flipped the car over. More...
A 17-year-old Far Rockaway girl told police she was raped last weekend by five acquaintances who liquored her up, forced her to have sex with them and then dumped her on her front doorstep. More...
An unidentified Far Rockaway woman waiting for a bus on Mott Avenue was hurled through the window of a nearby store when an out of control car crossed the busy thoroughfare, police sources say. More...
Rockaway is coming to the aid of those in need who lost their homes and more in the recent Hurricane Katrina that consumed hundreds of miles in the South, specifically in Mississippi. More...
The 2005 Mardi Gras festivities, hosted by the Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department, will kick off today, Friday, September 2 and will continue through the Labor Day weekend. More...
When City Councilman Joseph Addabbo was first elected to the council three years ago, one of the first steps he took was to ensure that money was allocated in the city budget for compensation insurance for volunteer firefighters injured serving their More...
City Councilman Joseph Addabbo Jr. visited the Beach 108 and 109 Street bungalows last Sunday to hear the concerns of about 45 mostly summer-only residents. More...
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe today urged New Yorkers to water the street trees in front of their homes and businesses. The recent heat poses a direct threat to the viability of New York City More...
State Senator Malcolm A. Smith announced on August 25 that the Human Resources Administration held a kick-off ceremony for the renovation of its Rockaway Center, located at 219 Beach 59 Street. More...
With New York City public schools opening on Thursday, September 8, the NYC Health and Education Departments remind parents to get their children vaccinated before school starts. More...
City Council Member Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. announced that he has cosponsored two pieces of legislation in the Council aimed at aiding senior citizens and individuals with disabilities in his district as well as in the city. More...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday signed into effect a bill that will set up a temporary task force to study the feasibility of transferring certain City-owned wetlands, including a number of properties in Rockaway and Broad Channel, to the Depart More...
A group of 35 pipers and drummers from the Breezy Point Pipes and Drums Band participated in one of the largest mass bagpipe events held in the United Sates on August 21. More...
City Council Member Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. announced that he has cosponsored two pieces of legislation in the Council aimed at aiding senior citizens and individuals with disabilities in his district as well as in the city. More...
Timothy Ditmar, a resident of the Rockaways, is pictured with Mary Dever Kelly, his former kindergarten teacher. Ditmar is working as a pilot for U.S. Airways. More...
The Joint Apprenticeship Committee for Plumbers, Local 1, will open recruitment on September 6 for 100 apprentices. Applications can be obtained in person only at the local More...
The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced that in observance of Labor Day, there will be no garbage or recycling collection, or street cleaning on Monday, 9/5. More...
Michael John Jr. Papagiannakis celebrated his second birthday on August 7. His parents are Annmarie and Michael Papagiannakis of Rockaway Beach. More...
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ward Jr. of Breezy Point announce the engagement of their daughter, Major Donna Marie Ward (U.S. Air Force) to Donald Robert Boyce Jr. of Kirkland, Ohio. The wedding will take place on March 18, 2006 in Washington, D.C. More...
With the outdoor temperature sizzling at 93 degrees, but hundreds of employees from Peninsula Hospital Center and Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation enjoyed the annual Employee Barbecue with all the More...
Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced that starting September 1, New York State residents will be able to obtain copies of their credit reports without charge. More...
The six proposals for the memorial to those who died when American Airlines Flight 587 crashed into Belle Harbor nearly four years ago were unveiled at the Beach Club on Beach 116 Street, nearby where the memorial will stand sometime next year, on We More...
Representative Anthony Weiner, who is running for mayor in the upcoming election, recently unveiled his plan to make housing in New York City more affordable for the middle class and those aspiring to get there. More...
