The teenage years are fraught with angst. In existentialist philosophy, this is defined as a feeling of dread arising from an awareness of free choice. More...
Rockaway resident Sharon Rutman is the co-author of the Complete Idiot's Guide to the Titanic and she is currently completing her master's degree at Brooklyn College in English Literature. More...
When is "free" really free? We have all seen those bright, colorful and often animated advertisements on internet websites promising a free iPod, free gift certificate, free movie, and a host of other free products and services. More...
"Waitress" is a sweet movie that has nothing to do with murder, except that its brilliant writer/director/co-star Adrienne Shelly was brutally beaten to death shortly before her film opened at Sundance last fall. More...
If April showers bring May flowers, what do June's torrential rains bring? The rain we got during last Monday morning's overflow from the tropical storm sure dumped a lot of water on us! More...
And where is the Casino located in Far Rockaway? Where? THE BEACH!
From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev, Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S. Locke
During my research concerning gambling casinos in the Rockaways, the word casino popped in and out of the old newspaper articles associated with police raids on certain very popular hotels. More...
New Yorkers face an interesting prospect in 2008: a presidential campaign where both major candidates are "native sons" (or daughters, as the case may be). More...
By Nick Buron, Coordinator, Young Adult Services Weed And Seed, Queens Borough Library
On any given school day, if you wander in to the Queens Library at either Arverne or Far Rockaway, you may see a group of students sitting around a table, heads down, working on their homework assignments. More...