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The New York City Police Department has come up with a new twist in fighting crime in high-crime areas. The agency now uses what they call "Sky Towers" to watch over a several block area. The sky towers are portable and can be moved from one area to another rapidly. One of the towers has been locate... More ...
'A' Line Station Gets Failing Grade From Transit Council By Howard Schwach A Rockaway "A" Line station has received the dubious honor of being named the "worst subway station in the city" by a transit watchdog council, it was announced this week. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Several people were injured on Monday, none of them critically, when a city bus forcibly met a Honda automobile at Beach 34 Street and the Rockaway Freeway, police sources say. More ...
By Howard Schwach Democratic District Leader Geraldine M. Chapey, longtime local political activist, has been appointed by Governor David Paterson and confirmed by the State Senate to become a member of the state's Workers' Compensation Board, The Wave has learned. More ...
Riders entering the Beach 116 Street subway station on Friday morning had to undergo a pocketbook and baggage check by personnel from the NYPD's Transit District 23, which patrols the subway line from Rockaway to Jamaica. More ...
The floor of the station shows signs of deterioration, and some locals have vowed not to drive under the elevated structure for fear of collapse or falling debris, such as occurred in the Tuesday event. More ...
By Miriam Rosenberg Two insurgent candidates, both seeking to score upset victories against incumbents in the Democratic primaries on September 9, hosted "A Rally 4 Change In Far Rockaway" last weekend to call attention to the problems that plague the area and the fact that they were having problems remaining on the ... More ... |
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