Reckless Drivers Prompt Howard Beach Residents to Plead for Change
Passing the well-kept two-story homes along 156th Avenue in Howard Beach, it is hard to notice something is amiss: The lawns are tidy, the fences…
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Scholars Student Casts Shadow on Beloved Academy – Lawsuit against school, administrators and parents will follow
In stories released last week by CBS News and the The New York Post, a Howard Beach teen and her mother have introduced serious allegations…
Howard Beach Man to Lead Puerto Rico’s Police Force
James Tuller, chief of the NYPD’s Transportation Bureau and a Howard Beach resident, has been selected to lead Puerto Rico’s police force. Tuller, who recently…
Bridgeton Street Residents To Get Help – Ulrich commits to bring safety
A group of Howard Beach homeowners will get the support of newly re-elected Councilman Eric Ulrich in their fight to remove unsafe conditions from their…
A Celebration of Community at St. Barnabas
“This is not just a celebration of St. Barnabas, it’s a celebration of the community,” Randy McNeill, a church member at the Howard Beach parish,…
St. Barnabas to Hold Rededication Ceremony
The Rev. William Eric Baum of St. Barnabas Church in Howard Beach thanked faithful friends for their support and generosity in an announcement detailing the…
What A Difference A Year Makes… Kiwanis parade goes off without a hitch—or a storm
Hundreds of costumed characters took to the streets of Howard Beach on Saturday morning for the annual Halloween parade down Cross Bay Boulevard. The beloved…
Howard Beach Loves JDRF – Businesses, families support group in fight against juvenile diabetes
The latest fundraising effort by JDRF is a raffle that will find one lucky winner behind the wheel of a 2014 Mercedes Benz CLA-250 for…
Hands Clasped Together, A Community Says Goodbye to Sandy
Oct. 27, 2013 was the perfect example of what is not a hurricane. Instead of wind-whipped clouds scuttling across the bay, the bright blue skies…
From The Pain of Sandy, The Strength and Resiliency of Community
Standing shoulder to shoulder, cupping candle flames flickering in one of the colder nights this year, a couple hundred residents began to sing, their voices…
After the Rush of Water, A Resolve to Rebuild for Fazio Dance Center
“Like a phantom, it just came in, wild, and left,” Juliana Fazio says of the water that re-arranged Fazio Dance Center during Superstorm Sandy. She,…
What’s a Town Without A Diner? Beloved neighborhood haunt is back–bigger and better
So what’s a neighborhood without a diner? Hungry— well that’s the obvious, but for Howard Beachers the loss of the Cross ay Diner was just…
A Breakfast For Champions – Vetro’s host’s area first responders for breakfast, WPIX holds morning broadcast live
Among many ceremonies and dedications throughout the city in remembrance of the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, was a special morning event at Howard…
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…
The Comeback of Coleman Square – The Little Town That Could…And Did
It’s just several small blocks, tucked away in the heart of Old Howard Beach, but the area known as Coleman Square is full of history…