Nov. 14, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The Long Island Rail Road will cost just $2.75 from Far Rockaway for the duration of the A train’s shutdown in Queens next year, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA announced Thursday. The MTA is set to close A train service between the Rockaway Peninsula and the rest…
Oct. 21, 2024 By Athena Dawson Queens locals can now sip on a soda that tastes like home. ROCKAWAY, a better-for-you soda brand, hit the shelves of local retailers earlier this month. Founded by beverage entrepreneur and Rockaway Beach native Bridget Firtle, ROCKAWAY is available nationwide as a 12-pack for a suggested price of…
Sep. 13, 2024 By Czarinna Andres NYC Parks celebrated the grand opening of Nameoke Playground today, a project born from the Downtown Far Rockaway rezoning effort, a long-term initiative launched in 2015 to revitalize the area by enhancing economic opportunities and improving residents’ quality of life. Local officials and community leaders gathered at the park…
Sep. 8, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Detectives in Queens are on the hunt for the shooter who seriously wounded a man near an apartment building on Sunday morning. Police said the 29-year-old male victim was shot at about 5:05 a.m. in front of the Rockaway Village apartment building located at 1725 Village Lane, near…
Sep. 4, 2024 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is hosting a weeklong series of free events for Far Rockaway residents next week. The 5th Borough Hall On Your Block: Rockaway Peninsula initiative will run from Monday, Sept. 9th to Monday, Sept 16th, featuring various public events, including a town hall, street…
May. 2, 2024 By Athena Dawson On Saturday, Apr. 27, Far Rockaway community activist Theresa Racine hosted a Denim Day event at Hammel Playground, situated at Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 84th Street. Denim Day, which usually occurs on the last Wednesday of April, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, serves as a day of action…
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Apr. 1, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Queens grand jury indicted Guy Rivera and Lindy Jones in connection to the fatal shooting of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller in Far Rockaway last week, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Monday.
Mar. 26, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki and Dean Moses
The two prime suspects in the deadly Queens shooting of Police Officer Jonathan Diller on Monday night have lengthy rap sheets to their name.
Mar. 25, 2024 By Dean Moses and Robert Pozarycki
An NYPD officer in Queens died hours after being shot Monday afternoon in an apparent firefight, police officials announced Monday evening.
Feb. 27, 2024 By Rachel Butler Queens state Sen. James Sanders Jr. is hosting an event in Jamaica next month to recognize outstanding women in law enforcement in celebration of March being women’s history month. Sanders, who represents Far Rockaway, Edgemere and Arverne, is hosting the event with the Rochdale Village Community Relations Committee at the Rochdale Village Grand Ballroom, located at 69-65 137th Ave., on March 24 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. The senator is still accepting nominations for women worthy of being honored, with the public able to nominate any female working as a police officer, school…
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