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Citing overfishing, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today the closure of the summer flounder (fluke) season effective Tuesday, Sept. 4. Preliminary data indicates New York has likely already exceeded its 2007 recreational fishing q... More ... Aviator Sports Sets Week's Events The Aviator Sports and Recreation has announced next week's events. Aviator is located at Floyd Bennett Field on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, right over the Marine Parkway Bridge. Aviator Sports and Recreation opened in November 2006 and is located at the historic Floyd Bennett Field. The state-o... More ... Beachcomber The fundraiser held at Tribute Park on Beach 116 Street last week was a touching affair, with friends and relatives of those who died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 attending. More ...
Gentle Dental Care From A Staff With A Smile Dr. David Rogoff's Dental Group, located at 114-04 Beach Channel Drive, in the Bay Plaza Mall, promises gentle dental care from a staff that always has a smile. This is the time of the year, Dr. Rogoff says, that children should start the school year off right with a dental check-up. Pictured, the R... More ... Construction Halts Weekend A-Train To Rockaway Rail Work Throughout Month Of September The MTA has announced that construction plans could affect your weekend A-train use. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturdays and concluding at 5 a.m. on Mondays during September, A subway service that normally ends at the Far Rockaway Mott Avenue station will operate to the Howard Beach-JFK station.... More ... Police Pull Woman's Body From Water A woman's body was found Monday afternoon floating about one mile west of the Rockaway Point Jetty, police said. Police were called after someone spotted the body and called 911. Officers responded and recovered the body of the unidentified woman, described as white and in her 60s, from the water... More ... Gun Violence Increases In Bungalow Area of Far Rockaway By Miriam Rosenberg In an area where crime reportedly comes in cycles, the residents of Beach 26 Street have begun to watch their backs as gun violence has increased over the last few weeks. Two residents, who both asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, have spoken with The Wave about the new gun activit... More ... Diabetes Expo 9/29 At Javits Center The American Diabetes Association (ADA) invites the community to experience a comprehensive array of diabetes related products, services and information at the free New York City Diabetes Expo. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 29 at the Jacob K. Javits Conven... More ... Urge Groups To Apply For Neighborhood Grants Aprivate group dedicated to community betterment is urging local civic groups to apply for neighborhood grants to achieve their goals. "Do you have a great idea for a community improvement project," a spokesman asks. More ...
Caught By Cops Red-handed, With Spray Can In Hand Police say that Ricardo Rodriquez, 34, of 628 Grassmere Terrace in Bayswater was more than slightly inebriated when Police Officer Edward Moore from the 101 Precinct saw him spray painting "HHG" on a public fence in front of 21-07 Cornaga Avenue on August 19. Rodriquez was arrested with the spray ca... More ...
On August 26, the city's Office Of Emergency Management (OEM) held a massive emergency drill at Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan. Participating in the drill were two local volunteer fire departments - The Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department and the Rockaway Point Volunteer Fire Department. The... More ...
Live Nation proudly presents the blue-eyed soul singer Michael Mc- Donald at the North Fork Theatre at Westbury on Sunday, September 23 at 7 p.m. More ... Primary Day Coming,Absentee Ballots Due The New York State Board of Elections today reminded all New Yorkers who are eligible to vote on Primary Day, September 18, 2007, that if they will be out of their county or New York City, or will be unable to go to the polls because of illness or physical disability, they may vote by absentee bal... More ...
Michael Muré, a Neponsit resident, is pictured holding his latest work of art. At eight years old, Michael is one of the youngest students in Geoff Rawling's Thursday morning art group in Ft. Tilden. More ...
Andrew Spadaro, a Penn State University sophomore and Belle Harbor resident, will perform his original PSU-rap on Saturday, September 1, 2007 for 110,000 Penn State fans. Spadaro, known to many as "Spudd," won the "Blue & White Football-Rap"contest in April 2007. His performance video can be viewed ... More ... Tubens Graduates From Coast Guard Training Coast Guard Fireman Apprentice Devon C. Tubens, a 2006 graduate of Beach Channel High School, recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May, New Jersey. More ... Latoya Holmes Graduates From Basic Training Army National Guard Pvt. Latoya J. Holmes has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. During the nine weeks of training, Holmes studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, and physical fitness. More ... Library Hosts A Special Program For Toddlers The Queens Public Library system is sponsoring a special program for toddlers, ages 18-36 months, and their adult caregivers. Come play and learn with your child in a free, five-session workshop that includes toys, games, puzzles and other items specifically selected to enhance a toddler's educati... More ... New Housing Bill Benefits NYCHA Residents By Miriam Rosenberg New legislation signed by Governor Eliot Spitzer this month will put as much as $47 million in additional funding annually, into public housing once it is fully phased in by 2010. Spitzer signed legislation on August 15 that creates parity in how subsidies for shelter allowance are paid to public... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg For the majority of the summer, fire hydrants on Beach Channel Drive, between Beach 38 and Beach 45 Streets, have been gushing water into the streets, as the city's Department of Environmental Protection works on a new water main. More ...
RMAC Festival, Fly-In, Kite Festival, Art Opening On Tap 9/8 And 9/9 By Howard Schwach The weekend of September 8 and 9 will be a busy one for Gateway National Park, with three of its major venues- Riis Park, Fort Tilden and Floyd Bennett Field - slated for some of Rockaway's most exciting events, officials for the National Park Service say. More ... 62nd Annual 'School's Open-Drive Carefully'Campaign Mayor Joins AAA In Support Of Program Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the American Automobile Association (AAA) are gearing up for another "School's Open- Drive Carefully" program, which helps safeguard young children as they return to school this September. For 62 years, elected officials and other public authorities have joined with AA... More ...
Shopping for a Mortgage Commentary By Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer Are you ready to buy a house? Have you picked out the type of house you want? More importantly, have you figured out how you are going to pay for your house? Shopping around, and securing the best mortgage possible for your new home will save you money and held to ensure your future financial stab... More ... 'Rock And Skate'Set For September 7 The City of New York Parks and Recreation is hosting a "Rock and Skate" event on Friday, September 7 at the hockey rink on Beach 108 Street and Shore Front Parkway, from 6-9 p.m. The event offers a free skate clinic and free skate usage for participants ages 6 to adult, with limited availability.... More ... Short Term In-Home Care For Elderly NYFSC 'Respite Care'Offers New Program Recognizing that people caring for frail, elderly family members or friends may occasionally need relief from caring for their loved ones, New York Foundation for Senior Citizens (NYFSC) is launching a new service to provide free, in-home care on a temporary basis. More ...
The Kearney school year is starting on a very positive note, as expressed by school president Katherine Griffin and student council officers, as they were inducted into their elected offices at Kearny's end of the year assembly in June. The student council officers for the 2007-2008 school year are ... More ...
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By Howard Schwach A Rockaway senior citizen center that traditionally served hundreds of older residents each week has been closed by the New York City Department of Buildings because of an unsound roof, forcing those seniors to seek services elsewhere on the peninsula. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg The ribbon was cut on the refurbished Sorrentino Recreation Center in Far Rockaway this week. Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, along with Councilman James Sanders Jr. and Queens Commissioner of Parks Dorothy Lewandowski, joined in re-opening the center named for fallen Police Offi... More ... Local Resident Joins In The Fight Against Cancer Moira Winters, a Rockaway Park resident, will be participating in the 19th Annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on September 16, 2007. Winters will join more than 7,000 participants, who are expected to raise $6.3 million for cancer research and care for children and adults at the Dana-Farber Ca... More ...
The annual fundraiser for Tribute Park was held on Thursday, August 23 this year. The park, dedicated to those locals who died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, More ...
Help Fight ALS On September 20 By Alison Mills The time of year has come again for New Yorkers to step up and lend a hand in battling the debilitating and deadly disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) will be holding its annual Wings Over Wall Street fundraiser... More ...
Local Teens Being Sort For Peer Program By Miriam Rosenberg The Far Rockaway Youth Court is gearing up for its second term and recruiting has begun to fill 24 vacant positions in the peer program. More ... Youth Council Returns With School Supply Giveaway By Miriam Rosenberg After a 25-year absence, The NAACP is kicking off the return of its Far Rockaway Youth Council with its first annual "Back 2 School, Stay in School" initiative featuring a free distribution of back packs, notebooks and other schools supplies to school-aged Far Rockaway children. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg A Belle Harbor man claims that trucks from the New York City Parks Department, which is supposed to be concerned about preservation, has damaged several trees in his front yard as well as cracked the sidewalk by his home. More ... |
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