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for larger version       Beachcomber The city's Department of Transportation has announced that the two Cross Bay Bridge ramps that have been closed since October of last year will reopen on May 23. More ... Broad Channel Bits Commentary By Liz Guarino Closeness to the water can be interesting and sometimes a bit scary. Early on Tuesday, the tides were rolling in on Walton Road and not too far from Noel! Quite a few of our neighbors note that the tides are getting higher in recent times and the water is coming further up on the land. More ...
NYC Public Higher Education: Bring It To The Rockaways Commentary by Dr. Geraldine M. Chapey, Democratic District Leader The New York State Legislature and the Governor are in the process of finalizing the details on the passing of the budget. More ...
Camp KidsmART News; Three Exhibits Coming Commentary by Susan Hartenstein RAA CONTACT INFO: Phone: 718 474-0861; Fax: 718 474- 4373; e-mail: rockart116@aol.com; website: www.rockawayartistsalli ance.org RAA Education Director Christine Mullally reports the following: Camp kidsmART will be opening its doors again this summer! Many of our muchloved staff will be returnin... More ... From the Editor's Desk One Line From Bell Trial Tells The Story Commentary By Howard Schwach In the six weeks that the prosecution presented its case against the three police officers who tragically and accidentally shot and killed Rockaway resident Sean Bell, there have been thousands of questions and answers and hundreds of pages of recorded transcripts. More ...
The Business of Being You By Dr. Nancy Gahles It is a complicated and heady experience, this business of being you. First of all, there is no clearly defined job description. Secondly, if you did manage to figure one out for yourself, it has the nasty propensity to keep changing just when you think you had it down pat. More ...
'Say, What Hotel Is That Going Up Here In Rockaway Park Now?' From The Rockaway Museum Commentary by Emil Lucev,Curator Dedicated To The Memory Of Leon S. Locke In the very early 1890s, a young local boxer (known then as a pugilist) broke his training run stride on the beach at Beach 116 Street, to ask a carpenter on the structure this question! The carpenter replied that this was John James Curley's new hotel, and that Curley's old hotel in seaside at Be... More ...
Read the Story... Looking Backward What The Wave Said 20 Years Ago... Two second alarm fires burned out of control until after 8 o'clock Wednesday morning, killing four people (three were young children), injuring another six, including two firefighters, and destroying the homes of two families. More ... Rox Vox Commentary By Timothy Aaron-Styles Whether through television, film, radio, print, music, video or computers, the images and information that your child consumes impacts and influences his/her thoughts, beliefs, values and behavior. More ...
Another Reason To Stop Smoking… It's Killing Your Plants! Commentary By Danielle McShane Danielle's Rockaway Florist Cigarette smoke contains over 4000 harmful chemicals that affect people and our environment. It has been proven that cigarette smoke can cause cancer, bronchitis, heart disease and other health problems, and that some of the chemicals released from the cigarettes are more harmful than those that a... More ... The Road Less Traveled Commentary By Erin Baumann "Come watch a six- year-old talk about her love for rap music and her family. A retired professional boxer relive his glory days while obsessing over the Food Network. A 73-year old grandmother who could 'knock you on your ass.'Awalking art history book with a thick Brooklyn accent. And of course ... More ... The Rockaway Irregular Local Filmmaker Shows Her Talent In Rockaway Commentary by Stuart W. Mirsky Filmmaker Debra Eisenstadt, who grew up on the peninsula and recently returned to make her home here with Academy Award-nominated director/ producer husband Brett Morgen, tells an interesting story about The Limbo Room, a film she shot "on the rebound" when an earlier project fell apart. More ... |
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