Floods, Fire, Fright and Fury Rock Community – Homes, businesses claimed in floods by fires
There is nothing that we could say or write that compares with the tale of the storm told by the people that lived it. In…
Sandy – Looking Back, Moving Forward
One Man’s Garbage Is Another Man’s Life
Block after block, lives were emptied onto the streets. Blankets and sheets were spread on lawns. Photos placed on top of them to dry in…
… If You Just Smile
The Forum would like to thank each and every one of you for taking the time and sending us your thoughts, photos and…
In Breezy Point, A Homecoming On The Horizon
For Breezy Point residents, the hum of constant construction in their neighborhood sounds like more than an orchestra of jackhammers and drills: It is the…
A Community Mainstay Faces A Shaky Future
Billy Heeran was out working with Ladder 123 in Brooklyn during Superstorm Sandy when he heard over the radio about a blaze in Belle Harbor,…
After Losing Everything, Baron Focuses on Clients
A second office in Westchester meant that Scott Baron and Associates didn’t miss a day of business after Hurricane Sandy, but the three feet of…
From Total Destruction to Impressive Elegance, Vetro Conquers Sandy’s Devastation
Vetro means “glass” in Italian – and it is a fitting name for an event space that overlooks the bay in Howard Beach from numerous…
Once filled with Sandy’s water, Lenny’s Clam Bar now thrives
Lenny’s Clam Bar is on a picturesque corner of Howard Beach, a friendly restaurant where you can bring the family for celebrations or meet a…
For Howard Beach, Ragtime Was A Reminder That Life Goes On After Sandy
On a recent rainy afternoon, Ragtime Market customers came and went as they usually do, pulling in and out of the small parking lot on…
‘We Don’t Leave’ – Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department Works to Rebuild
Drive down Noel Road in Broad Channel and you might not see a firehouse. The red building tucked on the corner looks too small to…
Support From Throughout the Country Gave Birth to Renewed Spirits at Howard Beach Assembly of God
“I thought we were done.” Pastor Stephen Roser vividly remembers thinking these words when he saw what Hurricane Sandy had done to his church, the…
Coming Together at Our Lady of Grace, Residents Remembered What It Was To Hope
As Rev. Anthony Rucando left for Our Lady of Grace Church’s first mass after Hurricane Sandy swept through Howard Beach, he doubted there would be…