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Rockaway Resident Pens Holocaust Memoir A Wave Book Review By Howard Schwach Wave columnist and Republican Party activist, Stuart Mirsky, is no newcomer to literature about the Holocaust. More ...
From Elfenbein's To Meyer's, Name Those Shops The Far Rockaway website (www.farrockaway.com) has been looking for people to name the shops that operated in the community's central business district, along Central Avenue, Mott Avenue and Cornaga Avenue during the late 1940's and early 1950's. It was a time when the business district was known si... More ... Addabbo: Look At Alternatives To Pricing Plan Anumber of supporters of the city administration's congestion pricing plan have stated that the opponents of the proposal really can't complain, because they have offered no alternatives to address the city's traffic woes. More ... New Schools Slated For City In September Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein has announced that 52 new schools will open across New York City in September. At the start of the Administration, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the Chancellor promised to create 200 schools to provide good choices to students and families. More ...
'Pink Floyd Experience' - March 5 Without question, Pink Floyd remains one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Their record-breaking status is legendary. Now, get ready for THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE! Complete with 200,000 watts of light, full quadraphonic sound and six brilliant musicians, this epic concert com... More ...
Live Nation presents British opera singer and Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts on Thursday, March 6 at 8 p.m. More ... Beachcomber The incident at St. John's Episcopal Hospital was not all that unusual. The call came into police as an emotionally disturbed person (EDP in cop-speak) on the third floor. More ...
Numerous calls have come into The Wave over the past two weeks from people spotting birds in the hundreds near Beach 108 Street sitting on the shallow waters of Rockaway's shoreline. The birds are pictured here last week along our local waters. More ... FR Bank Teller Arrested For Stealing Money A Far Rockaway vault teller was busted by Nassau County officials this week for allegedly taking $4,500 home from work in a series of separate incidents. More ...
In response to the St. Patrick's Day Parade, the MTA has re-routed the Q21, Q53, Q22 and Q35 bus routes on Saturday, March 1 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The schedule is as followed: More ... CB14 A 'Victim'Of City's Budget Cuts By Nicholas Briano Mayor Bloomberg's preliminary 2009 New York City budget plans for citywide, across-the-board cuts in spending. In Rockaway, one of the city agencies taking the hit will be Community Board 14, whose allowance is being cut by nearly five percent, according to reports released by the mayor's office. More ...
The 100 Precinct Community Council awarded two transit district officers, cop of the month honors after they put an 11-time offender back behind bars, arresting him near the Beach 67 train station on February 20. The 18-year-old offender illegally used a student Metrocard and attempted to bribe the ... More ...
President of the Deerfield Area Association, Barbara Smith (left) with honorees Debbi Smith, Brenton Palmer, Luis Hernandez and Councilman James Sanders Jr. (center). More ...
A driver involved in a three-car collision left the scene of an accident last Saturday afternoon, at the corner of Beach 20 Street and Seagirt Boulevard. A maroon car hit Nissan Maxima as it was stopped at a traffic light. "We got banged up, hit from the back and we hit into the car in front, and it... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Even though crime in the 101 Precinct is statistically down for 2008, officers there face new problems as the drug trade has moved from its traditional Far Rockaway locations to Seagirt Boulevard in Wavecrest, as well as to Ocean Village in Arverne, the far western border of the precinct, accordin... More ... Operating Engineers Recruit Apprentices The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 30, will conduct recruitment on March 6 and March 7 for 50 stationary engineer apprentices. Applications can be obtained at the local, 115-06 Myrtle Avenue in Richmond Hill, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Completed applications must be returned and... More ...
The first measurable snowfall of the winter hit Rockaway on Friday, keeping many locals indoors for the day. The snow, which amounted to three inches, according to the National Weather Service, was gone by late afternoon, leaving slushy streets in its wake. Pictured, kids play in the snow. Photos by... More ...
The new Rite Aid Pharmacy, located on Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 108 Street, pictured this week is near completion. Although no official grand opening date has been set for the 15,000 - square - foot pharmacy, many in the community are eagerly awaiting the opening if its doors after the pro... More ... 'Operation Protect Your Home'Helps Homeowners Senate Democrats are encouraging all homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments or those who are at risk of defaulting on their mortgage, to participate in "Operation Protect Your Home." The workshop will take place on Saturday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Campus Magnet High School, l... More ...
Tubens Completes Coast Guard Recruit 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 ...
By Miriam Rosenberg As part the Queens Library's monthlong celebration of Black History Month, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), brought the images of artist Jacob Lawrence to Far Rockaway last weekend with a lecture and slide show on his acclaimed Migration Series (1941) that depicts the migration of African-American... More ...
"Jumper" - Sci-FiLocation Shoot Review By Robert Snyder The location scout for "Jumper" certainly must have had a major headache making this movie. Based on the Steven Gould science fiction novels, its main character, David Rice (Hayden Christensen), repeatedly leaps through "the spacetime fabric," landing for brief visits at every international touri... More ...
New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, met on Monday with Madrid's General Coordinator of Security Jesus Mora de la Cruz and other Madrid police officials at Police Headquarters in New York City to sign an agreement that formalizes a liaison program between the two departments. More ... Official Numbers:West End Voted Hillary; East End Obama By Miriam Rosenberg Three weeks after the February 5 Super Tuesday primary elections, the city's Board of Elections (BOE) has finally certified the official results. The numbers show that Rockaway residents, as is true with those in the rest of the country, came out in huge numbers to make their voices heard in this... More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Captain Brian McMahon, the commanding officer of the 101 Precinct, spoke with The Wave about a recent Village Voice article in which two young officers said disparaging things about Rockaway and its residents and indicated they were using the NYPD to get better jobs in police departments on Long ... More ...
Race to Give Blood at Peninsula Hospital Center Staff of Peninsula Hospital Center, Peninsula Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation (PCECR), and participants from the community lined up all day to donate much - needed blood in the Meditation Room of PCECR on Monday, February 25. Sara Berger of the PHC Auxiliary, as always, staffed the volu... More ...
For the first time this year, the Queens County Irish Parade will host all of the Irish county flags. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Billed as a place for teens to call their own, the first teen library in Queens County officially opened in Far Rockaway last week. "My hope for you [is that you see this] as your own safe space to learn, grow and create," said Tom Galante, the director of the Queens Library, at the February 21 ... More ...
Read the Story... Looking For 'Youth Court'Participants Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer has announced that the Far Rockaway Youth Court is again looking for teen participants in their program. The program is looking for teens, ages 14-18, who are interested in learning about law and serving their communities. While applicants must be enrolled in schoo... More ... |
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