Tribute Park Hits City Snag



Tribute Park Hits City Snag By Brian Magoolaghan The city’s Art Commission must review the plans for Tribute Park before construction on the past-due project can continue – leaving surprised organizers unsure if the process will prove to be a pebble in the road or a landmine. The commission, an 11-member panel which meets monthly at City Hall, is expected […]

Airport Money May Benefit Rockaway



As part of the deal with the City Council that gives the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PA) control over the two Queens airports, John F. Kennedy Airport and LaGuardia Airport, until 2050, the agency will reportedly give as much as $100 million over five years to the borough to use for "capital improvement" projects. The agreement […]

Running On A Beautiful Rockaway Day



Running On A Beautiful Rockaway Day

CANPAS Takes Aim At No Parking Signs



CANPAS Takes Aim At No Parking Signs By Howard Schwach Hundreds of Rockaway residents are angry and are forming together to fight the city and their own civic associations on the question of the new "No Parking Any Time" signs on the west end. A new group, called Coalition Against No Parking Signs, or CANPAS, has quietly been recruiting members […]

Bayswater Man Pleads Guilty To Rape, Attempted Murder



Bayswater Man Pleads Guilty To Rape, Attempted Murder A Bayswater man has pled guilty to rape and attempted murder in a vicious attack, inside his residence in August 2003, on a female relative who was stabbed, bitten and sexually assaulted and suffered permanent vision loss in her left eye. According to an announcement by District Attorney Richard Brown, "The defendant […]

‘Plenty of Room’ At PS 114 Kindergarten



‘Plenty of Room’ At PS 114 Kindergarten By Howard Schwach In what Department of Education spokesperson Margie Feinberg is terming a “misunderstanding,” a number of parents whose children are zoned for PS 114 were turned back last week when they sought pre-registration information for next year’s Kindergarten class at the school. “I went to the school to find out when […]

Weiner: Bush ‘Kicks Sand’ In Rockaway’s Face



Weiner: Bush ‘Kicks Sand’ In Rockaway’s Face By Brian Magoolaghan Congressman Anthony Weiner compared President Bush to a killer shark last Saturday and said the Chief Executive’s new budget will bite a chunk out of Rockaway’s shoreline in years to come. Rockaway will lose $10 million in federal funding for beach renourishment through the year 2027, according to a recent […]

American Legion Parade in Broad Channel



American Legion Parade in Broad Channel The Queens County American Legion, Department of New York will hold its 86 Annual Convention Parade in Broad Channel on Friday, June 11 at 7 p.m. Prior to the start of the parade the post will conduct the concluding ceremony of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Korean War with awards that were not […]

YMCA Hosts Workshop



YMCA Hosts Workshop The Cross Island YMCA will host a free Building Strong Families Workshop on Saturday, May 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The program will include lectures and information on youth development, education, financial preparation for college expenses and learning how to better communicate with your children. For more information call Tawanna Saxton at 718-469-0505. Registration ends […]

Leary Shooting ‘Rescue Me’ In Neponsit



Leary Shooting ‘Rescue Me’ In Neponsit