Liquor Store Application Opposed By CB 14, Residents



Residents and members of Community Board 14 are up in arms after an application for a liquor store, which would be located within a block of a house of worship and a day care center – in direct violation of New York State Liquor Authority regulations – was submitted to the Authority, The Wave has learned. The new liquor store […]

Beachcomber



You have to give lots of credit to Beach Channel High School senior Chris Petrillo, who is leading the movement to keep the school open in the face of a Department of Education decision to phase it out and then close it in 2013. Chris bearded the district superintendent at a recent meeting, demanding to know what she had done […]

SFDS Christmas Tournament Championships Held This Weekend



The 25th St. Francis de Sales Christmas Basketball Tournament draws to a close this weekend. The snowstorm of December 19-20 caused an adjustment to the schedule and the championships will now be held on Sunday, January 3. The tournament has once again provided many highlights to the holiday season, and there is much anticipation for this weekend’s games. St. Francis […]

Pepper Steppers Grab Gold, Silver At Double Dutch Championships



The Apollo Theater has become familiar place for Stan’s Pepper Steppers, the renowned double-dutch group from Far Rockaway. The young boys and girls from the famous group once again outworked and sped past the competition last Saturday afternoon at the 18th Annual Double Dutch Holiday Classic. Before the heavy snow fell throughout New York City, Stan’s Pepper Steppers lit up […]

NYCHA Announces Registration To Citywide Tournament



The New York City Housing Author ity has announced that registration is underway for the 2010 Citywide Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament. The league will begin in January. The basketball tournament is open to boys and girls who reside in the local NYCHA Housing Developments; Ocean Bay, Hammels, Carleton Manor, Beach 41 Street Houses and Redfern. The girls division teams […]

Faces and Places in Sports, 2009



Home Bound N.Y. Aviators Sting Long Island



The New York Aviators kept their season long undefeated streak going (14-0) as the minor league hockey team defeated the Long Island Stingrays, 9-5, on Monday night at Aviator Sports Complex. The next home game the Aviators will play will be on January 8 against Long Island. For tickets, which are $10 for adults and $8 for kids, call 718-758-7580 […]

Pro Spotlight: Jets Have Final Chance To Make Playoff Waves



Giants Stadium will be put out to pasture this year and torn down to become a new parking lot for the new stadium rising next door. The 34-year old football stadium, did not get the nice sendoff it wanted when the main tenant New York Giants were destroyed in their final home game by the Carolina Panthers, 41-9, last Sunday […]

Rockaway Outdoors/Tales From The Wheelhouse

Celebrating the good times in 2000. Happy New Year!

Winter is officially in “full bloom.” The Hawk aka Tony has left for Florida. For new readers, Tony the Hawk is a crew member whom I often refer to in this column. He exists because he is retired and is basically available every day when we need a warm body. And in view of the fact that he’s blind it […]

Thomas Walter Fitzsimmons

Stage Hand

Thomas “Tommy” Walter Fitzsim – mons, a longtime Rockaway resident, died December 28. Fitzsimmons was born in Long Is – land City and worked as a stage hand. He also served in the United States Air Force. Fitzsimmons is preceded in death by his father, Thomas Fitzsimmons. He is survived by his mother, Anna May Fitzsimmons; brother, Tim (Iv – […]