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for larger version       Broad Channel Bits By Liz Guarino Halfway through summer and a good number of rainy or humid, overcast days—great for the garden, but not good for those who enjoy the beach and backyard swimming pools! More ...
Above: On July 4, the residents of Beach 131 Street assembled at 10:00 a.m. sharp at the November 12, 2001 plane crash site on Newport Avenue. After a roll call honoring friends and neighbors who perished September 11, 2001 and November 12, 2001, the rag-tag marchers lead by Jimmy Rigaut (Age 2) sub... More ... Beachcomber Despite the promise of west end traffic jams on Sunday night, hundreds of locals joined many from around the tri-state area for the Rockaway Music And Art Council’s second Sunset Picnic Concert of the season, featuring Kenny Vance and the Planotones. The popular Rock ‘N Roll group, whose big hit was More ...
Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer participated in the 101 Precinct Community Council’s Second Annual Fellowship Luncheon. The assemblywoman accepted a plaque honoring her for her tireless efforts on behalf of the residents of Far Rockaway. Also being awarded for her work with the New York City Police Dep... More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan and Alyssa Goldstein Community Board 14 voted Tuesday night to keep a three-block stretch of Rockaway Beach Boulevard streets clear of parked cars – effectively ending a 15-month fight led by the Coalition Against ‘No Parking Anytime’ Signs. More ... Brooklyn Pol Knocks Kings Plaza Expansion By Alyssa Goldstein State Senator Carl Kruger, who represents parts of Brooklyn, responded angrily to the City Planning Commission and Bloomberg administration for “giving a conspiratorial wink” to the approval of a 120,000-square-foot building that will be constructed on the current site of King’s Plaza outdoor parkin More ...
The five-member group known as Celtic Woman have arrived and in the short time since their debut release (this March) they have seemingly captured the hearts of new fans across the country. More ... Pheffer: New Filing For October NYPD Test Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer announced recently that she has been contacted by the New York City Police Department, who are continuing to recruit the most qualified men and women to join the ranks of the greatest Police Department in the world. Filing for the upcoming Police examination began on More ... Incorrect Address In last week’s issue of The Wave, we listed the address for Christopher Eicholzer, who is charged with sodomizing a 12-year-old girl as 324 Beach 101 Street based on information provided by the Queens District Attorney. In fact, Eicholzer’s correct address is 321 Beach 101 Street. We apologize for t More ... Expert Asks: Were You Given That Ticket To Meet A Quota? By Erik Feder The following article was written by the author of “Where To Park Your Car In New York City – And Where Not To Park.” The Wave opted to reprint this article with permission in light of all of the parking tickets that have been written in Rockaway in past months. More ... Senator Smith Announces New NYPD Exams State Senator Malcolm A. Smith announced that the NYPD is accepting applications for the latest entrance exam. More ... Power Squadron Focuses on Boating Safety The United States Power Squadron has announced that it will be holding a focus on boating safety at the Hudson River Yacht Club in Brooklyn, on Tuesday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m. More ...
Dance Dimensions held their 25th Annual Dance Recital on June 26. Dance Dimensions teaches adults and children dance and gymnastics. More ... NYPD Opens ‘Real Time’ Crime Info Center Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly today announced the opening of the Real Time Crime Center. The $11 million center, adjacent to the NYPD’s Emergency Operations Center in Police Headquarters, will conduct rapid analysis of homicides and shootings Citywide beginning More ...
Jerry Ray caught a massive fish on June 16 at 7 p.m. on Beach 125 Street and the Atlantic Ocean. Ray is pictured with his neighbor, “Fast Buck” Freddy. More ...
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital was recently beautified by flower power. A team of volunteers and donors came together to give flowers and then to plant the flowers. The volunteers included (from left to right): Beverly Lee; Susan Kimmel, Community Advisory Board; Anthony Miller; Luis A. Hernandez, Ch... More ...
While these men look like something out of an old Max Sennet Keystone Cops silent movie, they are actually some of the first constables to patrol Rockaway back when it first became part of New York City. Who they were and where this photograph was taken has been lost to antiquity, but perhaps some o... More ...
Lisa Graziano and Courtney Calciano, 2005 graduates of Bishop Kearney High School, received the Anthony D. Weiner Congressional Certificate of Merit for demonstrating exceptional commitment to their community. Batya Storch, special assistant to Congressman Weiner, present the awards at Kearney’s Sen... More ... Mingo Graduates From Mount Holyoke Yvette Sheron Mingo of Far Rockaway graduated from Mount Holyoke College on May 22. Mingo graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She is the daughter of Megan Mingo of Queens and Frank Mingo of Brooklyn. More ... Costa Named To Iona Dean’s List Veronica Costa of Belle Harbor has been named to the Dean’s List at Iona College with a 3.8 grade point average. She is the daughter of Ralph and Judy and the granddaughter of Joseph Costa. More ... Smith Earns Army Medal Army Sgt. Nathaniel L. Smith has been decorated with the Army Achievement Medal. More ...
P.S. 183 teachers Leslie Mahoney and Maryann McEvoy recently celebrated their retirements. More than 100 friends and family gathered at Pier 92 on June 8 for the retirement party. More ... Four Locals Earn Child Care Credentials Four local women have been awarded Child Care Credentials from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York’s Early Head Start Division. More ... Boyce Named To U Of R Dean’s List Samuel McNeely Boyce, a junior majoring in biomedical engineering at the University of Rochester, has been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2005 semester. Boyce, of Rockaway Park, is the son of Frederice Boyce and Linda McNeely. More ...
Kindergartner Bo-Bix Randolph, who reads at the level of a third grader, graduated on Thursday, June 23. Her parents are Joe and Joy Randolph. More ...
By Howard Schwach Port Authority officials drew the anger of family members of those who died in the tragic crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in Belle Harbor nearly four years ago by failing to invite them to the unveiling of a memorial at a Manhattan site. More ...
The annual Sandcastle Contest hosted by Barbara Morris of West End Realty will take place this year on Sunday, July 31 on the beach at Beach 116 Street. This 10th annual contest will begin with registration on the boardwalk at noon. The digging will begin at 1 p.m. and end right at 3 p.m. Pictured, More ...
Father Thomas Doyle (seated) listens while Father Breslin, who is 80 years old, speaks about abuse by priests. Breslin, 80, won the “Priest of Integrity Award” from the organization. Locals say that Father Doyle warned bishops 20 years ago about sexual abuse and that it could cost the church a billi... More ... Looking Backward What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... Deadly summer is continuing to plague Rockaway. Since the last edition of The Wave, there was: More ... Local Rockaway Youth Off To Lead By Alyssa Goldstein It’s one of the most prestigious opportunities for a young person to be involved with, a chance for students to meet and greet the leader of the United States. More importantly, it is a chance for young people to have “the experience of a lifetime.” More ... Senator Smith Hosts District Tour State Senator Malcolm A. Smith announced that he will be taking part in a district wide listening tour taking place during the months of July and September. More ...
Arlene Cornell and Stephen Yaeger, local Rockaway artists, are displaying their work in a group exhibition presented by the Brooklyn Watercolor Society in the Gallery of the Arts and Sciences Building of Kingsborough Community College, CUNY. A total of 57 watercolor pieces by twenty-nine artists ar More ... Smith Hosts Home Ownership Forum State Senator Malcolm A. Smith has recently sponsored a New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s (HPD) homeownership forum, which was held on July 12 at the Southern Queens Park Association in Jamaica. More ...
The Rockaway Music and Arts Council (RMAC) hosted the second of its summer Sunset Picnic Concerts at Fort Tilden last weekend. The concert, featuring Kenny Vance and the Planotones, drew a large crowd that stayed and cheered throughout. The concert was dedicated to the memory of the late Leon Locke, More ... ‘Keep Your Eyes Open’ MTA Riders Told By Alyssa Goldstein In the almost four years that have passed since the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 memories may have faded and security policies may have changed, but the fear implanted in us by the government, has remained, especially in the wake of attacks on transportation syst More ... Cedarhurst Sidewalks not just for walking One of the most highly anticipated events of the summer will soon be taking place in Cedarhurst, according to coordinators of the event. More ... Irish Heritage Committee Announces Weekend Activities The weekend of July 22 has been designated as Irish Heritage Weekend in Rockaway. More ...
The Bishop Kearney High School forensics team represented their school at the New York State Forensic League Championships in April. After a tough year, along with the aid of their coach Diane Brereton, they placed ninth in the state and celebrated the school’s first state championship in Kearney sp More ...
The Guyanese-American Family Fun Day drew a massive crowd of celebrants to Jacob Riis Park and Floyd Bennett Field last weekend. Although event organizers and Gateway National Recreation Area officials got off to a rocky start planning this year’s event, an NYPD source who was stationed at the park ... More ...
On Saturday, July 9, at 4 p.m. at the Russell Sage First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway, located at 896 Central Avenue at Beach 9 Street, the former Ms. Andrea Monique Stevenson-Duncan and New York City Council Member James Sanders, Jr. were married in a beautiful and touching ceremony t More ...
Seventh-grade students at Channel View School for Research recently garnered two of the top three trophies at the Region 5 Technology Fair with their Power Point presentations on important events in American History. More ... MS 53’s Makeover MS 53, under the guidance of Principal Claude Monereau, has improved greatly over the past school years. Monereau has implicated new procedures and programs, leading to the students success. More ... p oetry... The Helm I know you saw me yesterday As I slept in the alley way More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan There’s a new man in charge of the 100 Precinct and they call him Butch. Gulp! More ... Parks Department Playground Program Community Board #14 invites all Rockaway residents to take part in the Parks Department Playground Associate Program in three park locations throughout the district. More ...
On Saturday, July 9, at 4 p.m. at the Russell Sage First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway, located at 896 Central Avenue at Beach 9 Street, the former Ms. Andrea Monique Stevenson-Duncan and New York City Council Member James Sanders, Jr. were married in a beautiful and touching ceremony t More ... MS 53’s Makeover MS 53, under the guidance of Principal Claude Monereau, has improved greatly over the past school years. Monereau has implicated new procedures and programs, leading to the students success. More ...
Seventh-grade students at Channel View School for Research recently garnered two of the top three trophies at the Region 5 Technology Fair with their Power Point presentations on important events in American History. More ...
Wave reader J.H. EagleEyes pointed out this “Beach Closed” sign, which is posted on Beach 110 Street and features an unorthodox spelling of the word “Swimming.” Our reader’s discovery begs just one question: Would you be available to assist us with proofreading duties as well, Mr. EagleEyes? Photo b... More ...
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital was recently beautified by flower power. A team of volunteers and donors came together to give flowers and then to plant the flowers. The volunteers included (from left to right): Beverly Lee; Susan Kimmel, Community Advisory Board; Anthony Miller; Luis A. Hernandez, Ch... More ...
The Wounded Warriors, members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, visited Rockaway last weekend for a taste of Rockaway living. The festivities included a welcome by the FDNY, NYPD and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a trip on the Atlantic luxury ya More ... |
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