An athletic shoe, a scullcap and debris from the work of the emergency medical technicians are all that is left on Seagirt Boulevard nearby Beach 19 Street after an automobile struck two men who were crossing the four-lane road. More...
A 15-year-old Arverne youth has been charged with the shooting death of Christopher Glenn, 16, who was fatally shot while standing outside his home at 51-15 Almeda Avenue, in the Ocean Bay Houses, on November 27. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown has identified the defendant as S... More...
Two brothers from Broad Channel were arrested last week for breaking into the local Veterans of Foreign Wars hall to steal its liquor supply, authorities said. Anthony Dunne, 20 and his brother, Christopher Dunne, 16, were spotted at the Broad Channel Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall a... More...
You wouldn't know it, but the Department of Parks and Recreation has launched an updated and expanded lifeguard recruitment program - several months ahead of schedule - for the 2007 beach and pool season. More...
The Lawrence Hotel, once one of the most notorious welfare hotels in New York City, has long been looked at as a blight on the Beach 116 street landscape, but last week it turned from ugly to dangerous when pieces of the roof began falling on the shopping street. More...
As winter approaches, we can consider ourselves fortunate to have mostly escaped bad weather so far this season. Despite the cooler temperatures, it doesn't always feel like winter is upon us. A lot of folks feel better about cold weather if the sun shines and the winds are not howling over... More...
Les Sabbah is a teacher at Far Rockaway High School but that is just a part of his job. He is involved in school sports year round from girls' volleyball, girls softball and the sport he currently coaches- girls basketball. More...
At a recent meeting to address the disposition of the former Neponsit Health Care Center property, Kevin Boyle asked for thought, if not immediate support, for an idea he proposed regarding the future of the Neponsit Home. As we all know, the property is deed-restricted for either a hospita... More...
The amount of shots necessary to kill an unarmed black man has increased over the past six years. Once again we find ourselves looking for answers to question the events that led up to that execution Saturday morning. The use of excessive force. More...
All events at Aviator Complex at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn. Tip Off Invitational High School Basketball Classic, 12/9, Girl's games - Grand St. vs. Bishop Ford, 11 a.m.; Bishop Kearny vs. Midwood, 12:45; Poly Prep vs. Bishop Loughlin, 2:30 p.m. More...
Jerome Rashkis, a Neponsit resident for 70 years, died December 1. He was 87. Rashkis, an attorney, was born in Brooklyn. During World War II he served his country for three and a half years in the Navy as an Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class with the Pacific Fleet. After the ... More...
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