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for larger version       Ads have a Patent Pending. Click Here for More Information Beachcomber The action started early this summer. Last Friday, June 1, there was a large fight on Beach 116 Street in the afternoon that necessitated closing the beach down and moving hundreds of teens and young adults off the beach and onto the subway and buses. What started the fight? Nobody is sure. More ... Broad Channel Bits Commentary By Liz Guarino 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! Driving that morning was absolutely treacherous in certain places. It was nice to be rid of the rainfall... More ... Eye On Physical Therapy Commentary By Dr. Tim Rohrs, DPT The internet is a powerful tool, not only for those looking for entertainment, but for those looking for answers. As Uncle Ben Parker of the Spiderman franchise has been quoted saying: "With great power there must also come great responsibility". More ...
Shannon Elliott - An Artist Not To Miss Commentary by Susan Hartenstein RAA Exhibitions through Sunday, June 24: Planet Animals: sTudio 7 Gallery, Fort Tilden, Rockaway Center for the Arts (RoCA). The Recent Work of Shannon Elliott: A solo show featuring the most recent works of this widely exhibited upstate artist. sTudio 6 Gallery, Fort Tilden, RoCA.... More ... From the Editor's Desk Should Jonathan Pollard Be Released: It All Depends On A Secret Document That Is Oft Quoted, But Seldom Seen Commentary By Howard Schwach There are issues revolving around Jonathan Pollard and his 1987 conviction for selling top secret information to Israel that are not in doubt. Or, is everything involving Pollard a controversy, with Jewish interests pushing both the United States Government and that of Israel to fin... More ...
Teenage Angst By Dr. Nancy Gahles 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. Freedom looms large as the school year comes to a close and the endless summer begins. Teenagers reel with the prospects of independe... 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. One such place in Far Rockaway, known as the Ostend Beach Casino was reported to the police by ... More ... It's My Turn By Sharon Rutman 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. When I last checked, the calendar still read the year 2007. We are now past the Memorial... More ... Looking Backward What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... Rockawayites are gearing up for an overflow of show of strength at city hall on Wednesdays, June 17, when the City Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing in regard to a proposed 200 bed single occupancy shelter... More ...
Commentary By Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer 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. It has often been said that there is no such thing ... More ... The Rockaway Irregular Loaded For Bear? Commentary by Stuart W. Mirsky 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). Of course Hillary Clinton is something of a carpetbagger but she's been adopted by voters in this state with enthusiasm, convincingly... More ... Weed And Seed Report Queens Library's Weed and Seed Activities 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. When they get stuck on a problem, they will look up and see a friendly face to assi... More ...
'Waitress' - Pie A La Murder Review By Robert Snyder "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 ... |
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