A Hammels teenager driving a stolen SUV took a passenger and police on a brief but wild ride Sunday night that ended when the teen crashed into a small supermarket and injured two people, police said. More...
The city’s solicitation for developers interested in transforming the last part of the Arverne Urban Renewal Area includes an affordable housing requirement – a last-minute amendment that surprised key community board members. More...
“The Good Shepherd,” a movie about the 40-year history of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as seen through the eyes of Edward Wilson, one of the agency’s founding members, has been shooting in Rockaway recently. The movie, directed by Robert DeNiro (who is also one of the stars), was on Beach 1... More...
September days are on the wane—the month is almost gone! The weather has been so pleasant, but the grass, trees and plants can always use a good bit of rain—leaves are falling from the trees already—but because of dryness, not cooler temperatures as they usually do. A good rain might chase the dryne More...
To win a World Series, or to even get to one, you have to be able to shut teams down once in a while. You have to win a low-scoring game now and then. You have to pitch. It’s a nearly inviolable law of baseball. More...
It should be clear to even the most optimistic observer that there will be very little chance of evacuating the Rockaway peninsula once a category three or above hurricane hits. If Katrina taught us any lessons at all, Rockaway residents should understand that there are two imperatives involved: the More...
A Wake Up Call Dear Editor, Do you see what happened down South? Can’t you see where we are headed? We better start helping those people because we as black people have no one to help us. More...
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