Owner, Jeff Sutton, Hiding In Manhattan, Won't Return Wave's Calls
The former diner property in Rockaway Park isn't just a piece of prime real estate locked in limbo by a big-time Manhattan real estate company anymore - it's fast becoming an eyesore, and a dangerous one at that. More...
A man who robbed an Edgemere social club with three others in April of 1980, a robbery that led directly to the shooting death of Police Officer Robert Sorrentino, lost his bid for parole after 26 years in prison and must wait until 2009 for his next hearing, New York State Parole Department officials say. More...
Several Stores Will Close Temporarily, Subway Service Unaffected: MTA
By Brian Magoolaghan
The good news is the MTA says its rehabilitation of the Beach 116 Street subway station and surrounding city-owned storefronts will be finished by late summer 2007, with the new NYPD Transit facility finished about a month later. The bad news is it's going to be little tricky until then. More...
A number of shots were fired through the window of a building in the Redfern Houses in Far Rockaway at about 2 p.m. on February 20, police say. Police officers spread out through the sprawling housing complex right on the Nassau County border and checked local hospitals, but could not find a victim of the shooting. More...
Has the weather gotten you down? I personally hate snow. It's days like this I miss my old Cadillac. The Toyota Camry is a nice car, but you constantly get stuck on the ice and snow. Toyota needs to come up with a 4 wheel drive. It would be a beautiful car. More...
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Twelve wins. That's all the Rangers have all season at home and if they are going to make the playoffs, that number has to improve. So far the Blueshirts have been a better road team with 1 17-13-2 record as opposed to the 12-13-3 mark at home. More...
Today, February 23, marks the sixth anniversary of the death of Wave publisher Leon Locke. Though both Rockaway and this paper have changed in innumerable ways since his death, his wife, Susan, continues his dedication to the truth and to community journalism, factors which live on in each issue of The Wave. More...
Sending A 'White Flag' To Our Enemies Dear Editor, The following letter was sent to all the members of the Queens Congressional Delegation who voted for the advisory bill that would restrict the President's "Surge" of troops to Iraq. The writer is the Legislative Chairman of the Queens County American Legion. More...
John C. Flaherty, a Rockaway resident for 12 years coming from Jackson Heights, died February 18. Flaherty, a retired teamster for Local #814, was born in Manhattan. More...
Shots Fired Through Redfern Window