Two unidentified men, one 17 years of age and the other 25 years of age, were shot in the rear of 441 Beach 51 Street in the Ocean Bay Houses on Thursday afternoon. More...
Leaving your front door unlocked increases the possibility of a burglar hitting your home, police officials at the 100 Precinct in Rockaway Beach warn, adding that nothing else makes it easier for an intruder to enter and take your prized belongings than an unlocked door. More...
State Senator Malcolm Smith provided a breath of fresh air for the youth of Far Rockaway this week by announcing that he has allocated funding to re-open the Redfern Community Center for the summer. The center was closed in April in the latest round of budget cutting by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). More...
Scalpels and other medical instruments are not the only sharp objects Dr. Gregorio Calleja has encountered in his lifetime. Indeed, this Rockaway resident has added other titles to his name besides M.D. Include National Champion of Spain for fencing for 1967 and 1968, and more recently, silver medal winner. More...
The Frederick Douglass Academy VI PTA held its second annual Appreciation Banquet on Saturday, June 7 at JFK Holiday Inn. More than 200 people attended the event where young women wore flowing gowns and young men dressed in jackets and ties. More...
'Don't Mess With The Zohan' - Sandler's Assassin Shampoo
Adam Sandler may have found the secret to ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Comedy. His new one, "Don't Mess With the Zohan," is so offensively in-your-face that it bulldozes through any political correctness in dealing with the touchy Middle East issue. More...
New, independent ambulatory office suites in the 123 Maple Avenue Professional Building in Cedarhurst opened recently. Martin Grossman, M.D., Director of Medicine at Peninsula Hospital Center, and Jay K. Mehlman, M.D., Chief of Gastroenterology at Peninsula Hospital were there for the ribbon cutting. More...
Scholars' Academy has within its walls more than academic scholars. The establishment also can boast about its athletes, among them, new rising golf star Xander McDonald-Smith. McDonald-Smith, on June 2, 2008, became the New York City 2007-2008 PSAL Boys Varsity Golf Champion, beating out over twenty other golfers at Bethpage Golf Course on Long Island. More...
When the National Park Service (NPS) and the Department of the Interior took over the land that now makes up Gateway National Recreation Area, the park was hailed as the first urban national park, to rival Grand Canyon, Yosemite and the others. It has never quite lived up to its billing. More...
Last week we received incorrect information about the family members of Edward Dillon. He was preceded in death by his sister, Josephine; and brother, James. More...
'They Had The Right To Live' - Rally, Vigil Against Killings