The A-train left lots of people stranded and sweaty last Sunday and Monday, when equipment problems flared up during the summer's first heat wave. More...
Police and firefighters responded last Thursday evening to a SUV that was driven off of Cross Bay Boulevard into the brush on the east side of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and left burning. More...
Mayor Bloomberg recently appointed Councilman James Sanders, Jr. to serve on the Community Action Board (CAB) of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development. More...
Laura Gilmartin of Belle Harbor was chosen as one of 74 students to travel to Ireland this summer, courtesy of the Irish American Cultural Institute summer program. More...
Robert V. Levine, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Peninsula Hospital Center in Arverne, recently announced the appointment of Martin A. Grossman, M.D. as Director, Department of Medicine. Dr. More...
Young people concerned with environmental causes have been flocking to Gateway National Recreation Area and Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge to assist in the monitoring of endangered shorebirds. More...
Casey Gallagher, a student at Stella Maris High School, was chosen to participate in the Presidential Classroom Future World Leaders Summit from July 22 to July 29 in Washington, D.C. More...
A free, guided walking tour from Broad Channel to Rockaway will take place on Sunday, July 23 through the "Take a Walk, New York!" (TAWNY) program sponsored by the Neighborhood Open Space Coalition and the New York City Department of Health and Menta More...
Indaculture In Free Concert; Kate A 'Must See' Rockaway Artists Alliance
by Susan Hartenstein
Indaculture performs Thursday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. in a free concert on RAA's outdoor Rockaway Moon Stage, located between sTudio 6 and sTudio 7 Galleries in Fort Tilden. More...
Rockaway Music and Arts Council's (RMAC) second presentation in its 2006 Sunset Picnic Concert Series brought. "A Tribute to Musical Legends, The Leon S. Locke Memorial Concert" to Fort Tilden on Sunday evening More...
Nearly one-fifth of the apartments at the Ocean Bay Houses in Rockaway are empty and awaiting renovation and have been for more than three years as the New York City Housing Authority (NYCH) goes through the process to update them, a report releases More...
Beach 125 Street residents raised its first American Flag on Flag Day, June 14, 2006. The newly installed flag pole, erected in the garden at the boardwalk, represents the unity and patriotism of the residents from bay to beach on 125 Street. More...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor Despite the fact that a city plan to downzone the Mott Creek section of Far Rockaway went into effect in September of last year, a developer made his second appearance on Tuesday before the city's B More...
The Broad Channel Athletic Club will continue registration for the fall football season this Sunday. The Shamrocks will be signing up teams for ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 at the BCAC Memorial Field on 1st Road and Cross Bay Boulevard from 11 a.m. More...
In memory of a longtime community activist, Beach 57 Street and Beach Channel Drive will be renamed Goldie M. Maple Way at a ceremony on Saturday, July 29, 1 p.m. at Beach 57 Street in Far Rockaway. More...
Six Pharmacy Department personnel at St. John's Episcopal Hospital recently received on-site training to upgrade their skills as pharmacy technicians. More...
United States Congressman Anthony Weiner released the following statement on Monday in response to the latest developments in the Israeli military conflict: More...
Arverne by the Sea employee Eulene Workman, pictured with Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, graduated from the Citizen Police Academy Spring 2006 Class.Workman was sponsored for the class, which shows citizens the work of the police officers who pa More...
Twenty six local high school and middle school students were recognized for their academic successes by being inducted into the 2005-2006 National Honor Roll. More...
Peninsula Hospital Center held its 2005-2006 graduation ceremony for 31 residents and interns on June 23 at an 8:30 a.m. commencement and breakfast at the Beach Club on Beach 116 Street. Dr. More...
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