Police say that a man they were seeking in connection with the shooting homicide of aspiring rapper Stack Bundles at the Redfern Houses in Far Rockaway last week was found shot to death in a vacant Springfield Gardens house on Monday. More...
Five daring lifeguards teamed up on Sunday to save the life of a man who hit his head on the rocks and was submerged for a short time. Sources said lifeguard Dillon O'Toole, was on the chair at Beach 77 Street at about 5 p.m. on Sunday, when he noticed a man dangerously close to the rock jetty th... More...
The Parks Department is hosting two listening sessions over the next few days to hear the public's thoughts on how $40 million in city funds should be spent in Rockaway. More...
Several famous faces, along with volunteers from the community, pitched in to clean up Rockaway's beaches at last Saturday's "Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project." Celebrities and community volunteers gathered trash and debris to make the beach barefoot-friendly, just in time fo... More...
There were three shooting incidents in the past two weeks at New York City Housing Authority complexes in Rockaway - two in Redfern and one at Edgemere. That makes an early start to the summer shooting season when more teens and young men are hanging around outside, looking for something to ... More...
Stan's Pepper Steppers continued their annual tradition of winning, taking top honors at the American Double-Dutch League 34th Annual World Invitational Championship at the Exhibition Center in Sumter, South Carolina. The eleven young boys and girls from Far Rockaway competed against ... More...
Hardly a day begins at The Wave from June to August that we don't have a phone message complaining of the red flags that delineate closed beaches. In a beach community such as Rockaway, this is a major and contentious issue. Local residents argue that every beach from Beach 3 Street to Riis P... More...
All letters submitted to The Wave, including those sent via e-mail, must contain names, addresses and phone numbers. All letters are subject to editing and publication at the discretion of the editors. The Wave will no longer publish letters in which the name is withheld, unless, in the opini... More...
Hadassah Annual Heart Luncheon, in memory of Fay Cohen, Lawrence Country Club, Lawrence, LI, 6/28, 11:30 a.m., Info at 718-634-3519. Tribute Park Fundraiser, At the park (B. 116 St./BCD), 8/23, 6 to 9 p.m. More...
Mary Irene Ebert, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died March 7. She was 99. Ebert, who was born in Brooklyn, was preceded in death by her husband, George Ebert. She is survived by her sons, Joseph Ebert (Suzanne), George Ebert (Mae) and John Ebert (Carmella). More...
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