A small but determined group led by the Far Rockaway National Association For The Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth Council, chanting, "Teach Us. Don't Cuff Us," marched from Mott Avenue and Beach Channel Drive to the 101 Precinct to rally against police brutality directed at neighborhoo... More...
Applications are being accepted for the community advisory board that will play an important role in shaping the programming offered by the future YMCA at Arverne By The Sea. More...
The Rockaway Sunset Diner may be long-gone and there are always cloudy days when the sunset is masked by gray, but when the conditions are right, particularly in late summer and early fall, Rockaway still has the most beautiful sunsets to be seen anywhere in this state and, possibly, More...
Whew! I underwent a quick, easy and painless series of tests at Peninsula Hospital Center last week and found out that my current risk for heart attack and stroke is low. Best of all, I did it for free and without having to fill out a mountain of paperwork - and you can too. More...
At the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), New York City's public hospital system, we believe the public - and especially our patients and their families-deserve access to objective information that truly reflects the quality of care provided by our hospitals and other facilities... More...
Football players seek the means anywhere they can for inspiration when they step onto the field. Far Rockaway's Davonne Gittens looked to the stands for an answer to help his team recover a second half 8-0 deficit to the visiting Evander Child Tigers. More...
Comptroller William Thompson says that we have a problem, and he is undoubtedly right. While no precise local statistics on foreclosures are available, calls to the Comptroller's Foreclosure Help Line and citywide numbers show that people are losing their homes at record rates. Foreclosures around... More...
I only just recently learned about your Beachcomber editorial of July 13th, which had a somewhat negative approach to my City Council "Nativity Scene" resolution. My resolution simply calls upon the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to amend their holiday display policy for public eleme... More...
Community Happenings RAA Happenings "ArtSplash 2007," and "Project Diversity Queens," Fort Tilden galleries, 9/9 to 10/7. Galleries open, Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m., Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. More...
Edna (nee McCracken) Baker, an Alabama resident formerly of the Rockaways, died at home on August 25. She was 83. Baker was born in Rockaway Beach on February 15, 1924. She graduated from Far Rockaway High School in 1942. In June of the following year, she married Fred S. Baker, who was serving h... More...
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Precinct CO Responds To Allegations of Excessive Force