Askittish horse, ridden by a teenage girl, broke free, threw its rider and charged into the crowd lining Rockaway Beach Boulevard at Beach 106 Street during the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday. "The girl's horse was spooked by a loud noise or a waving banner," said Dr. More...
Dilapidated, abandoned and all wrapped up to keep it from falling apart, the Lawrence Hotel on Beach 116 Street is once again for sale, this time for an asking price of a whopping $3 million. The once-welfare hotel is being sold by the Brooklyn firm, Bergen Basin Realty, at a pricey $500 per squa... More...
Eastbound traffic on Beach Channel Drive was blocked off for a time late Tuesday morning after a Lily Transportation Truck turned over on its side at the intersection of Seagirt Boulevard and Beach 35 Street, heading onto BCD. A spokesman for the FDNY reported that the driver of the truck refused tr... More...
Joy Devor, a mother of six, substitute teacher and housewife from Far Rockaway was named Grand Champion of the Second Annual Simply Manischewitz Live Cook-Off at the New York Marriot Downtown. She competed against five other finalists in a live one-hour cooking competition. More...
RAA CONTACT INFO: Phone: 718 474-0861; Fax: 718 474-4373; e-mail: rockart116@aol.com; website: www.rockawayartists alliance.org The opening reception for "Structure," which explores architecture, buildings, bridges and anything manmade through the interpretive eyes of the artist, is Sunday, ... More...
The local fishing scene is virtually non-existent, so took a ride along the piers Canarsie and Magnolia in the hope of finding a few herring sightings, but no such luck. It looks like the only action for fishing is for those who travel. Montauk seems to be having a fair run of codfish, so if I can... More...
Many of the city's elderly and their advocates are fuming over the Bloomberg administration's rush to revamp or close many of the city's senior centers. More...
This letter was also sent to the Office of Thrift Supervision, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Chief Executive Officer of Cross County and the President of Cross County. Dear Editor, On February 1, 2008, I went to Cross County Savings Bank, located at 455 Beach 129 Street, Bel... More...
MARCH Aviator Sports Bits All events at Aviator Sports, Flatbush Ave., Bklyn, just north of Marine Parkway Bridge. Seniors in Shape, Mind and Body Fitness for Those 55+. 1/14 through 4/5. Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday mornings, 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Total mind an... More...
Tyrone Brodick, a longtime Rockaway resident, died February 15. Brodick was born in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies on February 7, 1940. He is survived by his four children and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Jeremiah C. Gaffney Funeral Home, with visitation and ser... More...
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