Lawmakers sound alarms for storm evacuation routes
Southern Queens leaders are looking for a way out. Superstorm Sandy may have been an anomaly in terms of its severity and timing, but…
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Ulrich supports Sandy money monitor
Lawmakers have spent months trying to comprehend the ins and outs of distributing relief dollars as communities like Howard Beach and the Rockaways recover from…
As Bank-Owned Homes Rot After Sandy, Neighbors Say Their Health is Rapidly Deteriorating
Before the abandoned house next to her became a haven for filth, vermin, and toxic mold, Joyce Zoller’s residence in Rockaway’s Neponsit neighborhood had for…
Howard Beach, Broad Channel Land Millions in Federal Funding
Standing by Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel on Monday, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced the federal government is about to shell…
Insurance Companies Must Help Residents Prepare for Future Storms: Goldfeder
After Hurricane Sandy hit at the end of October 2012, destroying homes throughout South Queens and Rockaway and turning people’s lives upside down, many residents…
Damaged by Sandy, City Finally Begins Broad Channel Road Repairs
The road to recovery, South Queens residents know all too well, is a long one. Nearly 19 months after Hurricane Sandy hit, the city on…
South Queens Residents Voice Concerns Over Final Gateway Plan
The National Park Service has released its final general management plan and environmental impact statement for Gateway National Recreational Area, which includes such areas as…
From Broad Channel, a Story of War and Family
During the years James Bosley spent living in Broad Channel, he always believed the tight-knit, coastal neighborhood with a strong sense of community would be…
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Goldfeder to DOT: Update All Emergency Evacuation Routes Says Current Signage is Outdated; Roads in Need of Major Repairs
State and city officials must ensure designated evacuation routes and signage are updated and regularly maintained, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) urged in letters sent…
From Build It Back Center’s Sea of Gray, Residents Wonder When the Hopelessness Will Wash Away
The Build It Back office at Fort Tilden in Breezy Point is a sea of gray: gray carpeting and gray cubicles spread out across an…
As City Attempts to Restore Trust in Build It Back, New Program Head Tours Howard Beach
As the new head of the city’s Build It Back program, Amy Peterson, toured Howard Beach last week, looking at photos of water-filled homes left…
After New York Rising Conference, Queens Urges Action for Storm Projects
After close to a year of planning how best to prepare Howard Beach for the next Hurricane Sandy, South Queens leaders saw their ideas move…
Play Ball! Hundreds Kick Off Baseball Season in Broad Channel
Hundreds of young athletes and their families kicked off the Broad Channel Athletic Club’s baseball season Saturday, when the community came out in full force…
From a Rockaway warehouse, focusing on a return to life
Covered in the kind of dust that seems to permanently hover at construction sites, Patricia Andre stood in the back room of the Rockaway bungalow…