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…
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City Grapples With How To Protect Vulnerable Coastline
In Howard Beach, it was 9:23 p.m. on Oct. 29, 2012. Broad Channel? 9:18 p.m. These are the times that the storm surge peaked in…
Cops Release Video of Murdered Woman
The NYPD has released surveillance footage of Marisha Cheong on the day she disappeared last December, hoping it leads to a break in the murder…
MTA Report Gives Hope to Residents Crossing Their Fingers for a New Rail Line
Supporters of reactivating a rail line that, decades ago, ran from Rockaway to Rego Park were buoyed by the news that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority…
Rallying to Keep the Ferry Afloat
Waving signs emblazoned with statements like, “ridership is high now – keep our ferry,” and “don’t let our ferry sail away for forever,” Rockaway and…
Rallying To Reactive Rockaway Rail Line
Philip McManus, founder of the Queens Public Transit Committee, left; Rockaway resident Carol McEvoy; Public Advocate candidate Cathy Guerrero; and Rockaway resident Ron Carroll were…
St. John’s Turns to Layoffs in Face of Financial Woes
Plagued by financial concerns, the only remaining hospital on the Rockaway peninsula is having to resort to layoffs and is considering a merger with other…
In Rockaway, Pumping Sand for Flood Control
Mayor Bloomberg, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives and elected officials gathered in Rockaway Beach last week to detail the progress of a sand replenishment…
Study Launched To Transform Rockaway Rail Line Into Park
Supporters of the QueensWay – a proposed park along 3.5 miles of abandoned railroad that runs from Ozone Park to Rego Park – moved one…
Gang Member Charged In Child Shooting
A 21-year-old Far Rockaway resident has been charged in the shooting of a ten-year-old girl last weekend at the Dix McBride Apartments in Far Rockaway….
Avella Throws Support Behind Reactivating Rockaway Rail Line
Queens residents hoping to see the rebirth of the long-dormant Rockaway Beach Rail Line that, decades ago, ran from Rockaway to Rego Park, got a…
Away From The City’s Chaos, Rockaway Is A Refuge For Those Seeking Calm
Rockaway Beach has become a popular daycation destination for folks from across New York looking to trade in hectic life in the city for a…
Wounded Warriors Make A Big Splash At Rockaway Sports Festival
Butch Freeman is, in some small way, fortunate. In 2004, while serving overseas in Mosul, Iraq, his leg became so damaged that he had to…
Drained By Commutes, Residents Rally For Reactivating Rockaway Rail
Fed up with two-hour commutes from Rockaway to Manhattan and buses that are consistently overcrowded and late – or entirely missing in action – a…
EDITORIAL
For the 120 residents who are suing Long Island Power Authority and National Grid over the fires that swept through Breezy Point during Hurricane Sandy,…