A family who lost nearly everything they owned when Hurricane Katrina ravaged their town and destroyed their trailer-home is fighting to get back on their feet in Rockaway, The Wave has learned. More...
Locals and family members gathered on Sunday night at sundown for a touching memorial flag raising at the soon-to-be-completed Tribute Park at the northern end of Beach 116 Street. The ceremony included the raising of the American Flag on the site and the playing of taps for those who died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The ceremony was a low-key one with little publicity and advance notice. The Wave, in fact, was not notified of the ceremony until after its September 9 issue had already gone to press. For more pictures, see page 39. More...
Local firefighters raised the American Flag to half-staff at the new Tribute Park at sundown on Sunday, September 11, to honor those who died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center four years earlier. While the park will not be officially open for another month, approximately 100 local politicians, activists and family members gathered on the looming darkness to raise the flag and honor the dead. Pictured, somebody entered the park prior to the ceremony and left a single rose nearby the carved firefighter More...
The month of September is well under way: children are back at their books and many of the organizations have held their first meeting or they are planned and pending. After the wilting heat of August, the more moderate weather we are enjoying is invigorating. More...
When the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) was created by then-mayor Rudy Giuliani, it began to develop plans for hurricane evacuations in the city More...
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