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By Howard Schwach Hundreds of tenants of the three-building Surfside Houses (1 Beach 105 Street, 107-10 and 106-20 Shore Front Parkway) joined picketers last Saturday, May 20, for a rally in support of a two-week old strike by workers against Alma Realty and the building's owner, Steve Valiotis. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor Deputy Inspector Walter Salowski passed the baton last Wednesday to his successor as commanding officer of the 101 Precinct, Captain Brian McMahon, when introduced the "C.O." at the precinct's community council meeting. More ...
By Howard Schwach For many years, beginning in 1931, Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn was the city's first municipal airport. When Idlewild Airport came along in 1939, however, the airport's importance began to wane. Early in 1942, with World War II raging, the airport was turned over to the U.S. Navy and became Naval More ...
Volunteers from the American Littoral Society and Friends of Gateway helped beautify the new bike path in Broad Channel by planting shrubs along the route last weekend. Volunteers are pictured transplanting the new greenery. More ...
This year's "Relay for Life," a two-day celebration of cancer survival will be held at Beach Channel High School on June 10 and 11. In order to get a jump on raising funds for the American Cancer Society's fight against the disease, Jeannine Stathis and others are selling automobile magnets that pro More ...
Mallon And Alvarez Engaged Local resident Michael Mallon, son of Kathleen Mallon of Belle Harbor, recently got engaged to Bella Alvarez, daughter of William and Bella Alvarez of Valley Stream. The couple is planning a fall wedding. More ...
Roslyn and Bob Rauch are celebrating their 63rd wedding anniversary and Bob's 89th birthday. Their great-granddaughter, Hannah, is also now nine months old. The couple still enjoys dining out and dancing several times a month. Bob will carry the American Flag for the Jewish War Veterans in this year More ...
George Angle of Rockaway Point retired on April 28 after 36 years of service for Health and Hospitals Corp. Angle worked at Neponsit Health Care Center until it closed in 1998, and then continued on to Elmhurst Hospital Center. Angle (right) is pictured with Jae Hwang, Director of Food Service, Elmh More ...
St. John's Episcopal Hospital held a going-away party for Human Resources Director, Candy Woods, who is going into semi-retirement after working at the Hospital for 35 years. At the event, Woods, who will be taking a position with Episcopal Health Services Inc., was presented with a plaque by Luis A More ...
Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School held its annual Blood Driver on Monday, May 8, sponsored by the New York Blood Center. Over one hundred people participated. This blood drive was held in honor of Matt Long, a firefighter assigned to Truck 43 in Manhattan, and an alumnus of Bishop Ford. On De More ...
The Magical, Miracle Roundtable of P.S. 47 in Broad Channel presented a check in the amount of $450 to the Humane Society of New York on Thursday, May 11. Ann Marie Karish, who represented the society, was honored to receive Roundtable money that will further the cause of animal care in New York Cit More ...
Bishop Kearney High School's Fathers' Club recently sponsored a Sunday brunch for their daughters at the school. Over one hundred fathers enjoyed a meal and took time to connect with their daughters. Jack Spadaro, a freshman father, supplied music for the event. The Fathers' Club, headed by Stephen More ...
PS 225 in Rockaway Park held a reading celebration on Tuesday, March 28, where students from grades five through seven who had read ten or more books over the school year were invited to attend special events in their honor. The students were treated to a special assembly, where they received certif More ... New Hurricane Plan Released Around June 1st Recent Study Says You're Not Prepared Forecasters See 'Ominous' Pattern In Northeast By Brian Magoolaghan The Office of Emergency Management is getting ready to release next month its reworked hurricane preparedness plan - just as forecasters say New York could get hit with a major storm this season, and a new study says people aren't really prepared. More ... National Cancer Day Parade On June 3 State Senator Malcolm Smith will serve as the Grand Marshal of the National Cancer Day Parade, in Queens, on Saturday, June 3. More ... Pheffer: Ephedrine Still Banned In NYS Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer wants to reassure New Yorkers that the recent Utah ruling striking down the FDA ban on ephedrine does not reverse the statute banning its sale in New York. More ...
By Howard Schwach Anyone who has lived in Rockaway for more than five years is familiar with the photograph of a U.S. Corps of Engineers barge gingerly plucking the tail that was once attached to the Airbus A300-600 aircraft that was designated as American Airlines Flight 587 from Jamaica Bay and placing it nearby th More ... Peninsula Hospital To Host Blood Drive Peninsula Hospital Center will sponsor a blood drive on Monday, June 5 from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Meditation Room at the Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitations, adjacent to Peninsula Hospital Center at 50-15 Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway. The drive is being held in conjunction with More ... Despite Coffee Toss, Dems Endorse Smith By Howard Schwach Despite her troubles with airline flight attendants, police officers and staffers, Democratic Party leaders have endorsed State Senator Ada Smith as their choice for another term. More ...
News of the Brooklyn Diocese's recent decision to permanently close St. Virgilius Parish School in Broad Channel next month was met with opposition from many residents of the island community. Top: Members of the school's Parents Association, Pete Mahon, Anne Marie Sullivan and Kim O'Reilly led a pr More ... Pheffer:ResidentsCan Reduce Unwanted Junk Mail Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has reminded New Yorkers that there are methods to reduce unwanted solicitations. More ...
Congressman Anthony Weiner stands in front of Lady Liberty with Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Robert Menendez and Congressman Jerrold Nadler. They demanded the National Parks Service restore the Statue of Liberty to her full glory by Independence Day. Visitors are still prohibited from climbing u More ...
Marcella I. Hall of Far Rockaway was presented with the Presidential Diversity First-Year Cultural Participation Award at Moving-Up Day ceremonies held recently at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. More ...
A number of Rockaway students who attend Mark Twain Junior High School in Brooklyn worked extremely hard all year. In April, they were inducted into the National Junior Honors Society. Pictured from left to right are: Michael Mangano, Sarah Vorsanger, Thomas Tsatsis, Georgia Tsamasiros, Frank Laino More ... Yaeger Tells Scholars About Hurricanes Rockaway Museum lecturer and Wave science columnist, Stephen Yaeger, gave a presentation to classes of the Scholars Academy, Q323 on Monday, May 22. More ...
David Dallas will celebrate his second birthday on Friday, June 2. His parents are David Dallas and Lisa Ott of Rockaway. More ...
If you can't get to Europe this summer, the painterly photographs of Christina Jorge, which will be on view at sTudio 6 Gallery, Rockaway Center for the Arts (RoCA) at Ft. Tilden, will transport you there. More ... Relief At The Pump For New Yorkers Announcing his support of capping New York's state tax on gasoline, Senator Malcolm Smith is calling for immediate and much-needed reductions in pump prices for New Yorkers, while renewing calls for a comprehensive state and national policy to reduce energy consumption and replace fossil fuels in t More ... Artist's Alliance 'Bodyscapes' Starts June 3 The Rockaway Artists Alliance presents "Bodyscapes: Exploring the Multidimensional Aspects of the Human Figure," that will run from Saturday, June 3 until Sunday, June 25 at the sTudio 7 Gallery, Rockaway Center for the Arts (RoCA) in Ft. Tilden. More ... Rockaway, BC Set Memorial Day Parades As has been the tradition for many years, both Broad Channel and Rockaway have scheduled Memorial Day parades for the upcoming weekend. More ...
May's Employee of the Month for Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation, Delsie Malcolm, a member of the Environmental staff, is pictured here (center) with Rae Adams, Director of Environmental Service PCECR and Loyola Princivil, Assistant Administrator PCECR. Malcolm was selected beca More ... Artist's Alliance 'Bodyscapes' Starts June 3 The Rockaway Artists Alliance presents "Bodyscapes: Exploring the Multidimensional Aspects of the Human Figure," that will run from Saturday, June 3 until Sunday, June 25 at the sTudio 7 Gallery, Rockaway Center for the Arts (RoCA) in Ft. Tilden. More ... Second Annual Michael C. Cunneen Golf Outing The second annual Michael C. Cunneen Golf Outing will be held on Friday, June 16. The event includes a day of golfing at Riis Park's Pitch and Putt, a barbeque lunch, t-shirts, an evening benefit at the Breezy Point Club House with dinner and beverages, a DJ, and a Chinese Auction. More ...
The Nursing Department at St. John's Episcopal Hospital celebrated National Women's Health Week by conducting blood pressure screenings in the Lobby. In the photograph, Gwendolyn Pinckney, RN, Nursing Administrative Supervisor, takes the blood pressure of Maria Hernandez. More ... Relief At The Pump For New Yorkers Legislation to provide New York State residents with relief from high gas prices by reducing and capping state and local sales taxes on gasoline has been signed into law, announced Assemblywoman Michele Titus. More ... Brandi Ickes Joins Connelly Dance Center The Connelly Dance Centers have introduced a new instructor, Brandi Ickes from Breezy Pointto their staff. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Contributing Editor On the night he found out that he would be named the new executive director for The Rockaway Development and Revitalization Corporation (RDRC), Kevin Alexander drove to the Far Rockaway business district to see what the shopping center was like at midnight. As he sat and looked at the decrepit shopp More ... Wide-Ranging Identify Theft Bill Passed Asembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee Chair Audrey Pheffer and Government Operations Committee Chair RoAnn Destito today announced the passage of a wide-ranging identity theft prevention legislative package, a series of bills aimed at protecting New York State residents from privacy inva More ... |
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