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for larger version       Ads have a Patent Pending. Click Here for More Information Local Makes It To Comic Book Contest Finals:Vote Now! by Alison Mills One of Rockaway's own residents, Jorge Vega III, is on the fast track to comic book gold. Vega entered the AT&T/Platinum Studios' Comic Book Challenge in May, and his entry, which focuses on the old west, was recently chosen to compete in the final round. More ... Addabbo Denounces Terror Funding City Council Member Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. has co-sponsored a resolution in the Council denouncing the use by President Bush and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff of a flawed risk-based allotment of antiterrorism grants and failing to recognize that New York City is one of the top target... More ...
By Howard Schwach A Manhattan man on his way to the beach with his boogie board, angered that another subway rider held a lit cigarette, pulled a knife and chased the smoker towards the beach, police say. Police sources told The Wave that Warren Lavan, of 169 Marks Avenue in Manhattan, came out of the Beach 90 Str... More ... Sanders Out-Guns Air Pistols National Chain Pulls BB Guns, Ammunition From Shelves Councilman James Sanders Jr. recently announced that his battle to push a retail giant's local store to pull air pistols, BB guns and ammunition from its shelves has been successful. Sanders fought to get the guns removed from store shelves because they can be easily mistaken for real guns. More ...
Legalities Force Hand In Board's Decision By Miriam Rosenberg Residents of Dayton Towers filled the room where the Board of Directors for the Dayton Beach Park #1 Corporation held its meeting this week, to voice displeasure with the board's decision not to renew the lease of the Infinity Early Learning Center which has served the complex for the last few yea... More ... Plan To Replace 'Structurally Deficient'Bridge By Brian Magoolaghan A plan is in the works to replace a structurally deficient and dangerous span used by many motorists from this area, and the U.S. Coast Guard is seeking the public's input. Plans for the 65-year-old Mill Basin Bridge, located in Brooklyn, between exits 11 and 12 on the Belt Parkway, would replace... More ... Eye Link To 'Revenge Movie'In Mutilation Slay Investigators Believe 'Hard Candy' May Be Clue By Howard Schwach Investigators have come across a possible clue to the mutilation murder that left a Staten Island man dead in a Far Rockaway home and his stepdaughter holed up in a mental institution awaiting charges. Sources say that investigators have found a posting by Brigitte Harris, 26, on a Web site that ... More ...
A Brooklyn man was struck and killed when he tripped crossing Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel early Sunday morning, police say. Sources say that Justin Vanwert, 53, and his wife were crossing Cross Bay Boulevard at West 13 Road at about 12:48 a.m. More ...
Parents Frantic Over Son's Disappearance Kris Ramneuth, 17, left his Arverne home on Saturday to meet some friends, and has not been seen since, although his parents believe that he sneaked into the house on Monday, while they were at work. More ... HSBC Plans OK'd By Department Of Buildings By Brian Magoolaghan Construction of the new HSBC bank branch in Rockaway Park is expected to begin shortly, now that the city has issued the necessary building permit. The permit to construct a new building on the property, which is located at 116-11 Beach Channel Drive, was issued August 10 by the Department of Bui... More ... Sucher Named To Binghamton Dean's List Peter I. Sucher, a Belle Harbor resident, was named to the dean's list of Binghamton University's Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science for the spring 2007 semester. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg The Wave joined Councilman Joseph Addabbo Jr. and Democratic District Leader Lew Simon in a walk from Beach 73 to 98 Streets and from Beach 118 to Beach 129 Streets, as they documented the deteriorating condition of Rockaway's boardwalk earlier this month. More ... Aviator Prepares For An Amazin'Week The New York Mets Baseball Academy will set up camp at Aviator Sports and Recreation from August 20 to August 24, just on the heels of the of the state-of-the-art facility's first anniversary. Former and present Mets players will be on site throughout the week to instruct boys and girls, ages 13... More ... Sanders To Host Town Hall Meeting August 23 Councilman James Sanders Jr. will host a town hall meeting regarding zoning issues and community safety on Thursday, August 23 at 8 p.m. at Congregation Kneseth Israel (The White Shul) located at 728 Empire Avenue in Far Rockaway. "It's time we focus on issues that affect the eastern portion of th... More ... 'Dancing On The Beach'August 24 Want to practice your dance moves or learn a few new ones? The City of New York Parks Department and Queens Recreation is hosting free dance lessons on Friday, August 24 at the hockey rink on Beach 109 Street, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. More ... Seniors Continue Plea For Return of Psychiatrist Service Cut At DSSM Harms Elderly: Ombudsman By Howard Schwach An ombudsman working at the office of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum has chided the president of the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation for removing psychiatric services from the DSSM Health Care facility on Beach 102 Street in Rockaway Park. More ...
Rockaway residents tend to blame all of the beach woes- overcrowding, garbage, fights, drinking problems - on the people who are down for the day, those we tenderly call "DFD's. More ...
A motorist who police say was driving under the influence made the Denis O'Connor Funeral Home on Beach Channel Drive and Beach 92 Street into a drive-in on Friday, August 10. More ...
The Broad Channel Historical Society is giving locals a chance to glimpse into the past during their open house at St. Virgilius School on September 2. The society's collection, usually located at the local library, includes Mardi Gras pictures, banners, trophies and articles on the 40-year, land... More ...
Senator Shirley L. Huntley cools off with the Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department during the third of four Children First Festivals, recently held in Broad Channel Park. More ...
It is illegal to park on the beach blocks west of Beach 126 Street at any time and it is illegal to park on most west end streets during summer weekends. So where do people park? In their driveway (if they have one), of course. More ...
Sophia Marie Millet turned two-years-old on Thursday, August 2. She celebrated her special day with her big sister, Angela, family and close friends at a pool party in her honor. More ...
One of Rockaway's newest residents, Jace Edward Roldan, was two months old on August 6. His proud parents are Candace Apostolou and Eddie Roldan. More ... Lee Named To Ithaca's Dean's List Alyson Lee, daughter of Rockaway Park residents Michael and Denise Le, was named to the dean's list at Ithaca College's School of Health Sciences and Human Performance for the spring 2007 term. To qualify for this academic honor, students must attain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 and compl... More ... Local Student Achieves Dean's List Congratulations to University of Rochester freshman Guy Mongelli for making the spring 2007 dean's list. Mongelli is an Archbishop Molloy High School graduate who is majoring in chemical engineering. His proud parents are Rockaway Park residents Dr. Guy and Mary Mongelli. More ...
St. John's Episcopal Hospital has acquired a state-of-the-art nuclear medicine imaging device that provides extremely accurate diagnostic images, according to Penny Chin, a spokesperson for the hospital. St. John's is the first hospital in the area to offer its patients the Millennium MG, which i... More ...
Live Nation will present Dick Fox's Fall Doo Wop Extravaganza at the North Fork Theatre at Westbury on Saturday, September 8 at 8 p.m. This season's show brings back the sounds of the fifties and sixties with an all star line up of doo wop acts from the early days of rock 'n' roll, starring eight... More ... Relieving The Burden Of Childcare Tens of thousands of low-income families throughout the city are eligible for a tax credit of up to $1,700 for childcare expenses. Since daycare expenses are a burden, the mayor's poverty commission proposed the tax credit to cover childcare, allowing low-income parents to work full-time. More ...
A Wave Review Last weekend marked the start of a three-weekend run of Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias, presented by the Rockaway Theatre Company at the Post Theater in Fort Tilden. Audience reaction was unanimous, as all three performances were met with standing ovations. More ...
The Roslyn Savings Foundation recently brought St. John's Episcopal Hospital a check for $30,000. In support of the Hospital's Annual Golf Tournament hosted by St. More ... Meeks Invites Veterans To St.Albans BBQ Congressman Gregory W. Meeks is inviting veterans and their families to an "Oldies but Goodies Bar-B-Que" on Saturday, September 8 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All veterans and their families from southeast Queens are invited to attend the cook-out. More ... Health Department Mosquito Spraying To Take Place To control mosquitoes, the Heath Department will be applying larvicide by helicopter to marsh and other nonresidential areas in Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx. Larvicide will be applied Thursday, August 16, Friday, August 17, and Monday, August 20 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. In case of bad weather... More ... 'Sunset In The Park'At Tribute Park Thursday,August 23 Friends of Tribute Park invite residents to "Sunset in the Park" on Thursday, August 23 from 6:30 p.m. to sunset. Participants are asked to make a tax-deductible donation (children under 12 are free), with checks made payable to Friends of Tribute Park, Inc. More ... Anti-Gun Activist To Hold 'Symbolic Funeral' This country has witnessed an act of terrorism in almost every community, and it's not terrorism from abroad, it's the gun violence that silently creeps into our neighborhoods. More ... St.John's Second Annual Ocean Walk St. John's Episcopal Hospital will be hosting their second annual Ocean Walk on Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 2 p.m., with registration taking place at 1:30 p.m. The walk will start at the hospital flagpole, heading toward Beach 40 Street and back. More ... Meeks Aims At Ending Foreclosures The stress of a home foreclosing can be financially and emotionally devastating - not only for homeowners, but also for families, neighborhoods, and communities. More ... Corpus Earns Dean's List Honor Kristine Corpus, a Rockaway Beach resident, was named to the dean's list of Binghamton University's Decker School of Nursing for the spring 2007 semester. More ...
Even as August winds down, the Rockaway Artists Alliance Summer Moons free entertainment series is still going strong. Recently, they hosted Cool Hand Lou and the Downtown Daddy-O's on their sTudio 7 gallery stage. More concerts will be held starting at 7 p.m. More ... |
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