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The “Boarders Skate Jam” brought dozens of competitors to the Rockaway Skate Park at Beach 90 Street and Shore Front Parkway on Saturday. Under sunny skies, the young and not-so-young competed for bragging rights and prizes. Among the winners of the 10- year-old and younger category were Christopher... More ...
Work continues from one end of Beach 116 Street to the other, as a few deadlines loom large for the shopping street. At the northern end of the street is the new Tribute Park, which is now scheduled to open on November 6 with a large ceremony. The park honors all of those Rockaway residents who died... More ... Beachcomber The City Council on Tuesday overrode Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s veto of the bill that would make it legal to ignore parking meters throughout the city on Sundays. The change could be in effect as early as mid-November. While the change would be welcome in Rockaway during the winter months, the new law m More ...
“Hardcore” supporters of the Rockaway Gateway Greenway, a multi-use path that when completed will encircle Jamaica Bay, broke ground Wednesday on a section that will run through the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. “There was no way we weren’t going to have some sort of celebration,” said Gateway Nation More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor In a desire to break down barriers between the police and Far Rockaway residents, as well as to encourage more people to be active in the community, the president of the 101 Precinct Community Council – Gian Jones – will be presenting a new action plan for the council at the first meeting of the 200 More ... Channel View School Of Research On QPTV Alive In Five , a student television program sponsored by Region 5, will feature The Channel View School of Research this month on Queens Public Television. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor Believing that Far Rockaway residents had been left out of the decision making process, area representatives came to last month’s meeting of Far Rockaway’s Weed and Seed determined to put the local organization’s steering committee in the hands of the community. More ...
Test Your Rockaway History Knowledge Quotient Rockaway has changed greatly over the years and continues to change today. The people pictured here more than ten years ago brought a very positive change to Rockaway with their protests and with pressure on city officials. Who are the people, what are they protesting and what was the outcome? More ...
Jackson’s Soul Food Kitchen, located at 92-12 Rockaway Beach Boulevard in Rockaway Beach, promises “authentic home cooking in the Southern tradition.” The restaurant features such dishes as fried chicken, fried whiting fish, ox tails, macaroni and cheese, cabbage and collard greens. Cornbread and sw... More ... KeySpan: The Answers On Winter Energy Costs In an effort to help understand the complexities of the natural gas market and what consumers can expect this winter, KeySpan Span Energy has issued a fact sheet that the company hopes will answer many of the questions Rockaway residents have in the wake of an unsure energy market. More ...
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital recently re-opened the $1.5 million renovated Hemodialysis Center. The Marjorie Basser Hemodialysis Center accepts those needing dialysis on an outpatient, inpatient and per-day basis. More ... SJEH Interns Approve New Contract By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor Interns at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital ratified a new contract on September 30, which grants them a raise and payment of health benefit premium increases. The successful conclusion to the collective bargaining between the hospital and the Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU came six weeks afte More ... It’s October, But Some Classes Still Have No Teacher By Howard Schwach Public school classes have been in session for more than a month, but up to 1,000 students remain in learning situations without teachers each day, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Education (DOE). More ... National Make A Difference Day by Roseanne Honan You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it’s a little thing, do something for others-something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it-Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) More ... Precinct Council Hosts Annual Oktoberfest Breakfast The 100th Precinct Community Council is hosting this year’s Oktoberfest breakfast on Sunday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Beach Club, 129 `Beach 116 Street. More ...
By Victor Trombettas Victor Trombettas, the editor for the Website USRead,com, has been following the American Airlines Flight 587 crash into Belle Harbor from the beginning and has spent thousands of hours of his own time and lots of his own money on the investigation. More ... Meeks Urges Individual Aid To Pakistan Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, a Member of the House International Relations Committee and the Pakistan and India Caucus, released the following statement today, “on behalf of the Sixth Congressional District in Queens, New York, I offer my deepest condolences and support More ... Puppet Making Set For Public School 225 City Council Member Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. has announced that he and the City Parks Foundation will be sponsoring a free park event for the public to enjoy. More ... Changes To Verizon Lifeline Telephones State Senator Ada L. Smith announced that under a new federal rule, Verizon and other telephone companies must annually re-certify the eligibility of their lifeline customers. More ... Senator Smith Hosts Listening Tour State Senator Malcolm A. Smith will host his Listening Tour at the Beach Club, 129 Beach 116 Street, on November 15, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. More ...
Cadet Hobin Lee, son of Hun Jae and Min Sook Lee of Rockaway, was named to the Dean’s List at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. To qualify for Dean’s List, cadets must maintain a 3.0 grade point average. Lee graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 2004. He plans to graduate from West P More ...
The Belle Harbor Yacht Club ended its summer season with a get together and fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina. Kristin Carey, Emma Collins, and Marina Cregan sold crafts and baked goods to raise money for hurricane victims. They also sold raffle tickets for prizes that were donated by Victor M. Re, E... More ...
Gretchen, a dachshund, turned 13 years old on October 6. She lives in Belle Harbor. More ...
It’s happy birthday wishes time to Emily Hernandez, from Bellport, LI, who celebrated her 6th birthday on September 3 and her “Mema” MaryJane Kurz, from Broad Channel, NY, who celebrated her 58th birthday on September 7. The birthday “Princesses” had a wonderful time celebrating their birthdays with... More ... Local Resident Makes Dean’s List Yuk Chan, a Far Rockaway resident, made Dean’s List at Binghamton University for the Spring 2005 semester. Chan is a student in the School of Management. More ...
The Shore Garden Club of Neponsit and Belle Harbor present Cathy Miller, a White House Floral Designer, who will be the guest speaker at their luncheon on Monday, October 17, 11:30 a.m. at the Beach Club. Miller, a floral designer, writer, and horticulturist, has created dried flower arrangements fo... More ...
The Department of Parks once again angered many local residents by grooming the beach nearby Beach 113 Street by bulldozing under a row of natural dunes growing nearby the boardwalk. Experts says that the dunes are necessary to protect the homes along the peninsula, but Parks continues to distinguis... More ... It’s October, But Some Classes Still Have No Teacher By Howard Schwach Public school classes have been in session for more than a month, but up to 1,000 students remain in learning situations without teachers each day, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Education (DOE). More ...
The Mayor’s Office is polling families of Flight 587 victims to find out by the end of October which of the six memorial proposals they favor for Beach 116 Street, The Wave has learned. More ... Cop Traumatized By Shooting A local police officer was hospitalized for trauma last Friday night after he shot three times at a suspect who pointed a handgun at him in Far Rockaway, The Wave has learned. More ...
Seventy-eight Bishop Kearney High School students received awards for their outstanding performances on the National Latin Examination. More ...
Pictured: Stella Maris Principal, Geri Martinez, presents a symbolic pin to the senior inductee Eucharistic ministers at the opening school liturgy. The inductees will assist Father Spacek at liturgical services throughout the year. The honored seniors are Olivia Harris, Samantha Lee, Danielle Dougl... More ...
The first grade students at St. Francis de Sales ‘dressed’ their desks in preparation for Parent-Teacher Night. They made paper plate faces, cut out hands to hold the welcoming notes they wrote to their parents, and put a tee-shirt on the back of the seat. After the meeting, the parents wrote back t... More ...
Pictured: The first grade children at St. Francis de Sales celebrated the birthday of Johnny Appleseed on September 26. They read books, made puppets, ate apple snacks, wore red and made pots to be worn on their heads. More ... Registration Deadline For ACT Test The next national test date for college-bound high school students taking the ACT college admission exam is December 10. More ...
The Commanding Officer of the 100 Precinct, Captain Charles Neacy, reported a recent spike in auto break-ins in Belle Harbor at this week’s Community Board 14 meeting. Neacy said that in several cases the victims left their vehicles unlocked overnight. Neacy reminded the public to secure their prop... More ... |
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