Apr. 18, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 9-story mixed-use building with 93 residential units at 18-15 Cornaga Ave. in Far Rockaway. The proposed building would be 94 feet tall and yield 77,628 square feet of space, with 62,947 square feet designated for residential space, 8,866 square…
Apr. 3, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Construction is set to begin this month on Edgemere Commons Building A2, an 18-story 100% affordable housing building with 244 units at 337 Beach 52nd St. in Far Rockaway. This will be the second building by Tishman Speyer at Edgemere Commons. A third building, developed by Arker Companies…
Apr. 2, 2025 By Czarinna Andres A retired nurse from Queens who nearly died from COVID-19 returned last week to The Mount Sinai Hospital’s cardiac intensive care unit—where she once worked—to thank the colleagues who saved her life. Theresa Francisco, 69, a resident of Far Rockaway and a native of the Philippines, had spent…
Mar. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of an 8-story residential building with 68 housing units at the vacant lot occupying 11-27 Foam Pl. in Far Rockaway. The proposed building would be 85 feet tall and yield 45,759 square feet of residential space. With an average unit scope…
Feb. 28, 2025 By Colum Motherway Senator James Sanders Jr. and Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, in partnership with the World Cares Center, hosted a disaster resilience and safety training event on Thursday, Feb. 20. The training event held at Victory Fellowship Worship Center in Rosedale drew a full house of civic leaders, community organizations,…
Feb. 26, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 4-story residential building with 22 units at 21-05 Birdsall Ave. in Far Rockaway, which is currently just a vacant lot. The proposed building would be 40 feet tall and yield 14,713 square feet of space across the 22 residences.…
Feb. 25, 2025 By Athena Dawson Mayor Eric Adams announced the groundbreaking of a new 22,000-square-foot NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Community Health Center in Far Rockaway Tuesday morning. Joined by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, City Council Majority Whip Selvena Brooks-Powers and NYC Health + Hospitals leadership, Adams celebrated the start of construction at…
Feb. 23, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki Cops in Queens are looking for the killer who stabbed a man to death during a reported knife fight on Saturday night. Police said the bloodshed occurred near a home on the 300 block of Beach 13th Street in Far Rockaway at about 6:49 p.m. on Feb. 22.…
Jan. 29, 2025 By Athena Dawson MTA officials held the final public hearing for the Queens Bus Network Design on Wednesday, Jan 22. The virtual town hall hearing covered an overview of the Proposed Final Plan Addendum and frequently asked questions by bus customers and other stakeholders. MTA officials, including Lucille K. Songhai, assistant…
Dec. 31, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Hundreds of families on the Rockaway Peninsula enjoyed a brighter holiday season this year, thanks to the St. John’s ICARE Foundation’s annual Community Toy Giveaway. The event, held on Dec. 20 at the Bayswater Jewish Community Center, turned the venue into a winter wonderland. Families received age-appropriate bags…