After saying for years that the city would never subsidize a commuter ferry service from Rockaway to Manhattan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg took to the boardwalk at Beach 126 Street on Tuesday to announce that he would "test the waters, by beginning a study that would bring a private, subsidize... More...
Community Board 14 members showed a high level of frustration this week as the never-ending saga of lifeguard testing in the city continues. At Tuesday's CB 14 meeting, the head of the board's Parks Committee, Dan Mundy, reported that promises made by the Department of Parks and Recre... More...
In a move that stunned 175 workers coming back from their lunch hour break on Monday, Madelaine Chocolate, one of Rockaway's largest employers, locked out its workers and closed down production after workers rejected what management called "a final offer" for a new contract. More...
A suspect has been arrested in the 1996 rape of a 48 year-old Far Rockaway woman after the man's DNA matched the samples that were taken at the crime scene eleven years ago. Curtis Clinkscales, 36, a resident of Pittston, Pennsylvania was arrested Wednesday for the alleged rap... More...
Even the police have a sense of humor on occasion. A week ago, there was a report of a snake on the boardwalk in the Edgemere section of the peninsula. A patrol car responded, asking for a description. Central dispatch radioed back that it was reported a "very large snake." The police officers ... More...
Bishop Kearney High School took time out to honor their sports team captains at a luncheon in the school. Photographer Ron Natoli presented athletic director Anthony Troiano with a framed 16x20 photo on behalf of the team captains. More...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg stood on the Boardwalk at Beach 126 Street on Tuesday morning and spun out the latest installment of the ongoing Rockaway Ferry Tale. If you have lived in Rockaway for any length of time, you have heard that song before. "The ferry is coming, the ferry is coming. More...
Community Happenings It's My Bark Day, Boardwalk, between B. 98 and Beach 102 Sts., 5/19, noon to 3 p.m. Planned activities include: off-leash play for dogs; spay/neuter; canine contests; health and training tips; music; caricatures and family photos; adoptions; obstacle... More...
Irene Bach, a Rockaway resident for 18 years, died April 26. Bach was employed as a transporter at the Ocean Promenade Nursing Home in Rockaway Park. She was the wife of local music teacher, Sanford Bach. Bach is survived by her husband, Sanford; three sons, Harold, ... More...
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