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Enter To Win A Quilt And Help Those In Need The St. Francis de Sales ABC Quilters' Group makes crib quilts for sick babies in our local hospitals. Their main support comes from donations and an annual quilt raffle. This year, they will be selling chances to win a very special Noah's Ark quilt, made in collaboration with the group's members... More ...
A horrendous crash at the corner of Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Cross Bay Parkway (Beach 94 Street) drew cops from the nearby 100 Precinct house and store workers who said that the crash sounded like an airplane hitting the building. A van owned by the New York City Parks Department and an SUV owne... More ...
Exhibition Plus Special Events Even as the sun sets on summer, the world becomes a more colorful place in fall. Adding to this palette of smoky hues, swirling movement and unbound imagination is the Rockaway Artists Alliance's Artsplash 2007, at the Rockaway Center for the Arts at Ft. Tilden. More ... Educational Retirees Program begins 9/5 The Institute for Retirees in Pursuit of Education (IRPE) at Brooklyn College announced the beginning of its fall semester on September 5. For a $65 membership fee, participants can take several classes in art, literature, music, health, law and many other areas. Workshops in painting, drama, sing... More ...
This past Saturday, members of the Beachside Bungalow Preservation Association and Rockaway Waterfront Alliance gathered at the Beach 25 Street lifeguard station to thank Lt. Vinnie O'Donohue's crew for their service and support to the local residents in the area. More ... Health Service Open House Beth Abraham's Adult Day Health Care Program of Far Rockaway invites you to attend their open house on September 18, 2007. The event will be held at 1821 Cornaga Avenue in Far Rockaway, from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Participants can learn about the Diabetes Management Program, Nursing, Rehab and other... More ...
The annual Broad Channel Labor Day Parade was held on Monday, September 3, under clear skies and without controversy. More ... Beachcomber Unfortunately, it's an old Rockaway story. While the developers of Arverne By The Sea had a mandate only to build a "community center" as part of its development of the property, it went ahead and decided to build a YMCA with a pool. More ...
A resident of the Surfside Houses, who asked to remain nameless because she is afraid of retribution from management, submitted these photos to The Wave. The tenant says that the lawns and surrounding area of the three-building Complex show sign of an incomplete construction job. The Surfside houses... More ...
Rockaway resident Mike Duffy is the quintessential local. He turns 100 years-ofage on September 15 and he plans to see all of his friends on the boardwalk at Beach 124 Street in the early afternoon to celebrate the event. Duffy recently received a letter from President George W. Bush congratulating ... More ...
Sends A 'Stop The Violence' Message To Teens By Howard Schwach When 'CEO True' and his group "The Rhyte Hitters" take the stage at O'Donohue Park on tonight, September 7, the rap group will bring an unusual message to Far Rockaway teens: Stop the violence. Rockaway resident True will perform as part of a concert series sponsored by City Councilman James Sand... More ... Fluke Season Extended Two Weeks Water's Open Until September 17 By Howard Schwach Anglers who fish Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean off Rockaway's shores can breathe a sigh of relief this week after a report by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) extending the suspended fluke fishing season for two more weeks. More ... Historic Fly-In At Floyd Bennett Field Celebrate aviation history with Gateway National Recreation Area at Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field. The two-day weekend celebration, which features vintage aircraft fly-ins by planes from the 1930s, '40s, '50s and beyond, is set for Saturday, September 8 and Sunday, September 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p... More ...
The cool weather late Monday afternoon didn't stop some beachgoers, on Beach 17 Street, from getting in that last Labor Day swim before the clock hit 6 p.m. and the beaches closed for the 2007 season. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Beachgoers on Beach 17 to Beach 19 Streets had an unusual ending to their Labor Day when they saw lifeguards upending lifeguard chairs and rolling them into the Atlantic Ocean to use as diving boards. More ...
Live Nation presents the unique mixture of country, blues, rock, and New Orleans funk music of Little Feat with special guest Richie Furay at the North Fork Theatre at Westbury on Friday, September 28 at 8 p.m. Little Feat is an eclectic band that brings together strains of blues, R&B, country, a... More ...
A number of events are set this weekend, September 8 and 9 at Gateway National Park. The Rockaway Music And Arts Council will host its annual Fall Festival at Riis Park on both days, beginning at 11 a.m. Pictured, local artist Arlene Cornell gets a blue ribbon for her watercolors at last year's even... More ...
Elliot Guzman, Jr., a Far Rockaway resident, has been named a United States National Leadeship and Service Award Winner. More ...
Rashid Keitt, the son of Lisa Keitt and the late Gregory Keitt of Redfern Houses in Far Rockaway, was promoted to the rank of Sergeant First Class (E-7) on September 1, 2007. He is currently in the United States Army as a U.S. Army recruiter. The promotion ceremony was held at Fort Hamilton in Brook... More ...
Linda Ruscillo, board member of the 100 Precinct Community Council, enjoys the Labor Day weekend with a visit to Coney Island. By her side are two of New York's finest of the Mounted Police unit. More ...
Representative Anthony Weiner, a member of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security announced today the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO), which represents over 230,000 law enforcement officers nationwide, has named his First Responder Funding Modernization Act ... More ... Arverne Resident Receives Master's At CMU Angela Fullerton, a resident of Arverne, graduated this May from Central Michigan University with a Master of Science in Administration degree. More ...
Police Officers Inico and Moncada of the NYPD's recruitment section have been regulars at Beach 116 Street this summer. They spent the weekends talking with beachgoers to spark interest in becoming one of "New York's Finest." Filing for the next police officer exam closes on September 15. Those inte... More ... New Zoning Proposal Could Spell End To East End Bungalows By Miriam Rosenberg A rezoning draft by the Department of City Planning could well spell the end of the fabled and historic bungalows in the Far Rockaway area, according to Paul Graziano, an independent planning consultant who has worked with New York City Councilmembers James Sanders Jr. and Joseph Addabbo Jr. in dr... More ...
The North Channel Yacht Club in Broad Channel hosted the annual Inter Yacht Club Association Kids Snapper Derby last Sunday, September 2. More ... Notes from the High C's Rockaway Music and Arts Council by Sharon Gabriel Well, here it is, the Festival weekend. All preparations are finished and we are just praying for good weather. I hope by the time you read this the sun is shining brightly, otherwise we may just throw ourselves in the ocean. More ...
By Howard Schwach Take a ride down Beach Front Road, which connects with Shore Front Parkway at Beach 73 Street, and you'll see the next generation of Arverne By The Sea homes rising from the barren dirt. More ...
An unidentified PEP Sergeant tells the beachgoers on Beach 104 Street that they have to remove the American flag from the beach because they do not have a permit for the flag. By Howard Schwach The people gathered around the American flag on the beach at Beach 104 Street on the Saturday of the Labor Day weekend called the incident "horrendous" and "indicative of the way the Parks Enforcement Police (PEP) treat Rockaway residents. More ... Pheffer:Correctional Services Recruiting Officers Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has been contacted by the New York State Department of Correctional Services (DCS), requesting her assistance with their Department's Correction Officer recruiting effort. Accordingly, under the auspices of the New York State Department of Civil Service, a new exami... More ...
100 Precinct Officers Help Out Wounded Pup An emaciated and frightened pit bull was found wandering the streets of Rockaway on September 5. More ...
Residents Ask Police For Help In Ending Shooting Spree By Howard Schwach Residents of the bay block of Beach 38 Street were shaken from their beds at about 1:07 on the morning of September 2 by a series of at least six shots that rang out loud and clear. A homeowner, who asked that he be identified only as John, said that he looked out the window when he heard six sho... More ...
For All Your Year-Round Dining Pleasure The Bayview Restaurant & Lounge, located at 25 Van Brunt Road in Broad Channel, just over the Cross Bay Bridge from Rockaway, is open year-round to serve local residents with the finest in steaks, seafood and pasta dishes. Open Tuesday-Sunday for lunch and dinner. Sunday Brunch between 10:30 am and ... More ... State Agencies Fund Affordable Housing In Arverne By Miriam Rosenberg More than $10 million in grants and mortgage insurance have been allocated for 145 affordable housing units in Queens - 29 units of which are located in the Arverne area. More ...
By Brian Magoolaghan The lap pool in the proposed design for the YMCAat Arverne By The Sea is expected to take center stage at the Monday, September 10 community board meeting. More ... |
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