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By Nicholas Briano I am Nicholas Briano. I am writing this sometime in the afternoon on my second day of employment at The Wave. This I think is my hardest story yet, because I don't really know much about myself to tell you, except that I look forward to working in this community and covering it on a daily basis. More ... Bloomberg Launches Campaign To Bring Tourists To NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has announced the first phase of "This is New York City," the first-ever global multimedia communications campaign to promote New York City. The comprehensive, multi-lingual campaign - which starts today - includes television, print, online and outdoor advertising in t... More ... Clinton Calls For Steps To Protect Health Of Children Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take the necessary steps to better protect the health of our nation's children. More ...
By Nicholas Briano The health risk to the public generated by longterm use of toxic cleaning fluids at a Rockaway Park dry cleaning establishment has been "greatly reduced" by the recent treatment of the contaminated soil, a report by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said this week. More ... Mom:Forced To Flee NYC Schools,Threatened By ACS By Howard Schwach A young mother who says she was forced to move to Suffolk County after her daughter was assaulted by a school bus driver outside of PS 215 last school year, More ... BC Man Busted For DUI Told Cops He Was 'Drunk, But Not Wasted' By Nicholas Briano A Broad Channel man, three times over the legal limit that determines if a person is driving drunk, allegedly told police, "I'm Drunk, but I am not wasted." The inebriated man was chased down by police after he drove his car up onto a sidewalk near his home, police said. More ... New 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Approved The new 9/11 Health and Compensation Act was approved by the New York City Council's Civil Service and Labor Committee, chaired by Joseph Addabbo. The legislation, named after dceased Police Detective James Zadroga, is sponsored by U.S. More ...
After many municipal delays, construction has begun on the HSBC bank that will be located in the shopping district on Beach 116 Street. More ...
Residents of 7400 and 7600 Shore Front Parkway can find their mail anywhere except inside their mailbox. The mailrooms in various Dayton Towers buildings are being left in a mess by the assigned postal carrier. Mail is being left on tables, hanging from mailboxes and in some cases, on the floor. More ... Representative Anthony Weiner: Test Bridge Stress,Vibrations Representative Anthony Weiner released the following statement on Wednesday in response to news reports that New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has begun a test program of new wireless sensors to test bridge s... More ... Bloomberg Launches 'Ladders For Leaders' Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has announced the launch of "NYC Ladders for Leaders," a new youth development program that will prepare New York City high school and college students for career success by providing them access to corporate internships and resources that emphasize the importance of a p... More ...
Earlier this week a group of Broad Channel teenagers discovered a dead bottlenose dolphin lying on a sandbar in Jamaica Bay. The dolphin was estimated to be 10 feet long and weighing 600 pounds. More ... Man Finds Out About Mother's Death More Than Two Months Later Son Threatens To Sue Resort Nursing Home, Peninsula Hospital By Miriam Rosenberg Huberto Garmon, who says he was not told of his mother's July death until last week, is preparing to sue Resort Nursing Home and, or, Peninsula Hospital Center. Garmon told NY1 last week that he only found out about his mother's death when he called the nursing home to arrange a visit with her. T... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg The current senior center at St. Gertrude the Great is barely big enough to hold the tables and those who attend it three days each week. That is just one of the reasons that clients at the center were thrilled when Councilman James Sanders Jr. showed up with a check for half a million dollars las... More ... Weiner:Don't Charge Motorists,Cut Truck Traffic Following new reports that have confirmed New York City's mass transit system is not ready for the Mayor's proposed congestion tax, Representative Anthony Weiner renewed his call today for his plan to reduce congestion by focusing on reducing the number of trucks. Truck traffic is the biggest caus... More ... Bridge Work Changes Bus Routes QM16, QM17, Q21 and Q53 Routes Affected By Miriam Rosenberg The MTA Bus Company has posted several changes to Rockaway area bus routes as a result of MTABridges and Tunnels closing a northbound ramp to the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge from Cross Bay Parkway at Beach 94 Street. The bus lines affected are the QM16, QM17, Q21 and Q53. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Jamaica Bay is in trouble. Everybody agrees on that fact, from the state's Department of Environmental Conservation, which has responsibility for the bay habitat, to the city's Department of Environmental Protection, which dumps tons of wastewater into the bay from its water treatment plants to lo... More ...
Workers came back to 106-40 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, a site where a Stop Work Order had been issued by the city's Department of Buildings On August 27. More ... Far Rockaway Man In Old Brookville Bust By Howard Schwach A Far Rockaway man has been arrested in connection with a robbery in Old Brookville and with several other larcenies in Nassau County, officials say. A spokesperson for the Nassau County Police Department has identified the man as Herbert James, 54, of 69-33 Hillmeyer Avenue in Arverne. More ... Mentoring Grants Available For Local Groups The New York Life Foundation has announced its request for proposals from private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that serve youth in the area of mentoring. More ... DCA To Host Business Education Day Teams Target 1,000 Businesses in 13 Retail Areas Citywide The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Jonathan Mintz today joined representatives from the Union Square Partnership to kick off the agency's 5th annual Business Education Day - a comprehensive five borough event to help educate local businesses about the City's consu... More ... Lights on Afterschool 2007 Rockaway Artists Alliance's kidsm- ART afterschool program will be participating in the eighth annual Lights On Afterschool nationwide celebration of afterschool programs on Thursday, October 18 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at building T-149, Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area. More ...
Locals Meet With Black Caucus Representatives of the Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation and Rockaway Chamber of Commerce traveled to Washington, D.C. on Friday, September 28, to participate in a conference hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). More ... Clark to Head Fidelity's Institutional Services Business Michael K. Clark, a Belle Harbor resident, will head Fidelity Investments' institutional services. He was the former chief executive officer in charge of JPMorgan's $15 trillion worldwide securities services business. More ...
Eagle Scout candidate Steven Carrubba led Troop and Pack 446, with the assistance of the National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area, in the repair and restoration of baywalk benches along Bay 1 and Bay 2 beaches at Riis Park on Saturday and Sunday of Columbus Day weekend. More ... 2007 First Amendment Essay Contest Wave To Participate In Judging Entries The New York Press Association Foundation is sponsoring its second annual First Amendment essay contest, for 11th and 12thgrade high school students in New York State. More ... The 37th Annual Youth Conference The Association of New York State Youth Bureaus will hold its 37th Annual Youth Conference at the New York Marriott at the Bridge in Brooklyn in downtown Brooklyn, October 17 - 19. State Senator Malcolm A. More ...
On Wednesday, September 26, Mary Smalls celebrated her 101st birthday with the staff and residents of Bezalel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. More ...
Isabella Fretto celebrated her first birthday on Saturday, September 22, with her five-year-old brother, Sam and other family members. More ...
The calendar may say October, but this Columbus Day weekend the weather felt more like Memorial Day or Labor Day. More ...
Seven volunteers from Peninsula Hospital Center were recently honored at a Volunteer Awards Ceremony sponsored by North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. More ...
Students from KAPPA VI, a middle school program at Far Rockaway High School, came out in force to participate in the American Littoral Society's Annual Beach Cleanup. A total of 168 sixth- and seventh-grade students and teachers cleaned and documented debris at Beach 9 Street, last Friday. More ...
Four Stella Maris seniors were commissioned as Eucharistic Ministers. They will assist at the Liturgical Gatherings throughout the year. Pictured are Ashley Gleason, Heather Molloy, Shana Barnes and Christina Carcione with S. More ... Open House and PTA Meet-and-Greet Community District Education Council 27 will host an open house and PTA meet-and-greet on Monday, October 15, at PS 114, located at 400 Beach 135 Street in Belle Harbor. Those in attendance include: Dr. Kathleen Cashin, CEO Knowledge Network; Martine Guerrier, Chief Family Engagement Officer; Dis... More ... Trick-Or-Treat Safety Tips For Goblins Of All Ages According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children are four times more likely to be hit by a moving vehicle, such as a car, motorcycle, SUV or truck, on Halloween than on any other day of the year. This year, Halloween falls on Wednesday, October 31. More ... Library Now Open Six Days The Seaside Library, located at Beach 117 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, resumed Saturday service on October 6. This is the first time in five years that all of the Queens Libraries are open six days a week. A celebration is planned at the Seaside Library for Saturday, October 27. More ... K-9 Kostume Karnival The Allied Rockaway Foundation for Animal Recreation and Fitness, in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, will host a costume carnival on Sunday, October 28 between noon and 2 p.m., at Rockaway Freeway Dog Park (Rockaway Freeway between Beach 81 Street and Beach 8... More ... |
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