While funding under President Obama's stimulus package is far from certain, a number of high-profile projects that impact Rockaway are in the pipeline and have been vetted by the New York State Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Cabinet. More...
A trio of Rockaway residents proved last week that they remain skeptical of the cleanup of the former Rockaway Park Manufactured Gas Plant, claiming all parties involved are non-compliant to the protocol promised prior to work beginning. More...
A local 55-year-old man remains in critical but stable condition at Weill Cornell Medical Center's burn ward after a fire, so hot that it melted his shirt to his body, struck his home at 243 Beach 129 Street at about 4:34 p.m. on Thursday, March 26. While officials declined to identify the burned man, neighbors identified him to The Wave as Bart Feldman, who suffered second and third-degree burns to his back and legs. The allhands fire in the second-floor apartment, which brought 12 fire units and 60 firefighters to the scene, was declared as "suspicious." Fire officials say that the cause of the fire "remains under investigation." More...
Still steaming over the failure of Delaware North to pay its initial payment on a massive video slot facility for Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, state politicians are ready to try once again to pick a developer, this time demanding all of the initial payments before the bid is approved. More...
An aspiring Rockaway writer had fears of sharing her recent illness with readers and didn't think people would ever want to read her story or her advice. A few years ago, Joy Feldman was sick with an autoimmune disease, a sickness in which the body attacks itself. After her son was born, she had extreme pain in the joints and below her neck. More...
Two classes at PS 105 in Arverne joined up recently to become "Reading Buddies." Mr. Taylor's Pre-K 124 and Mrs. Silverman's 3-205 are enriching the learning process for the students by making every story come alive, says a school official. More...
Live Nation presents Dion & Lou Christie at the Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury on Sunday, April 19 at 7 p.m. Dion is well known for blending the elements of pop, doo-wop, and R&B. He began his career with a group of friends who used to sing on Bronx street corners. More...
In the "Nero fiddles while Rome burns" category, take note of our State Senate Democrats, who can't find the time to bail out the MTA so that locals can commute to work and eat during the same month, More...
Dear Editor, Bill and Vicki Boden welcome the newest member to their family, Elizabeth Coleen Boden, born March 16, 2009, seven pounds seven ounces, 20 ½ inches. VICKI BODEN More...
The Brooklyn Aces had one major obstacle standing between them and winning the first ever Eastern Professional Hockey League Championship last Saturday night. The obstacle's name was Nick Niedert. The Jersey Rockhoppers goalkeeper stonewalled the Aces with 43 saves as he helped give the visitors a 4-1 victory at the Aviator Arena in Floyd Bennett Field. More...
The programs slated for Rockaway under President Obama's stimulus program are stunning. A new and expanded YMCA for Rockaway; boardwalk repair; a nature preserve covered with dunes; a new program to train locals for construction and health care industries; a new Shore Front Parkway that would run from Beach 108 Street east to Beach 32 Street and a new Transit Plaza in More...
Dear Editor, Yes! There are heroes in Far Rockaway too. Today, a passenger was overcome by a seizure and fell between two cars of the 'A' train and onto the railroad tracks at the Beach 44 Street - Frank Avenue subway station. As curious passengers looked on a few courageous men pulled him to safety back onto the platform. More...
Dorothy Latimore Reid, a Rockaway resident, died March 27. Latimore Reid was born in Hancock, Georgia on October 24, 1930. She was a resident of Hammel Houses for more than 40 years and worked for the New York City Housing Authority as a chef. Latimore Reid was also a parishioner of Macedonia Baptist Church. More...
Rockaway Cop-Stabber 'Unfit For Trial'