Dozens of congregants and community residents arriving for a hastily called meeting at West End Temple on Monday night, to address the question of erecting a cell phone tower on the Neponsit synagogue's roof, were shocked to find a large, More...
Police sources fret that Rockaway is heading back to the bad old days when the peninsula saw doubledigit homicide rates and drug-related shootings were a weekly event. "Shootings have picked up this year," Captain Brian McMahon, the Commanding Officer of the 101 Precinct in Far Rockaway, said rec... More...
Rockaway residents spoke out loudly in opposition to the Mayor's controversial congestion pricing plan, at a town hall meeting in Ozone Park on Tuesday night, hosted by City Councilman Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. More...
Marq Karpman says he can still remember his family's summer bungalow on Beach 25 Street and when he and his brother would ride from their home in the Bronx to the bungalow on winter days just to be in Rockaway. They would wish the cold weather away so they can ride their bikes up and down the boar... More...
It seems that the fate of the Lawrence Hotel, that deteriorating eyesore on Beach 116 Street depends largely on the city's plan to rezone the beachfront area. More...
They're back. Every year for as long as I have been around, some things remain constant. Moments and events become encapsulated in our minds, and as we mature we call this wisdom. For some reason, and I can't confesses to why, every year on or just about Good Friday, bunker schools appear in our b... More...
Our old governor resigns under a cloud because of a serial need for prostitutes. Our new governor admits to multiple affairs and the use of cocaine. Our Senate Majority Leader is under investigation for sending lots of money to a Connecticut firm that employees his wife. More...
Dear Editor, Congratulations to Rockaway resident Dr. Geraldine Chapey on her reelection to a third term as a New York State Regent. The Regents are responsible for the general supervision of all educational activities within New York State, including the State University of New York. More...
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+. 4/7 through 6/21, Mon., Thurs., 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sat., 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Holiday closings, 4/21, 4/24, 4/26, 5/1... More...
Robert Butler, a longtime Rockaway resident, died March 17. He was 83. Butler, a loader, was born in Pelham, New York on December 16, 1925. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Gerry Giles. More...
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