Dec. 10, 2024 QNS News Team Episcopal Health Services (EHS) in Far Rockaway, has appointed Vanessa Nazario, MBA, as Chief Social Impact Officer, a role in which she will lead the organization’s social impact initiatives, with a particular focus on health equity and fostering belonging within the community. In her new position, Nazario will…
Dec. 2, 2024 By Athena Dawson Council Member Joann Ariola is hosting a pet supply drive to support local animal shelters in need. The drive is running through Dec. 20, and her office accepts donations of paper towels, garbage bags, dish soap, sanitizing wipes, and peanut butter. Donations can be dropped off at Ariola’s…
Nov. 26, 2024 QNS News Team A Rockaway-based foundation has received a grant from the Amazin’ Mets Foundation to enhance maternal care for residents of the Rockaways. The St. John’s ICARE Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, led by New York Mets owner Alex Cohen, to support the…
Nov. 17, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Rockaway residents are facing a wave of anxiety over the upcoming four-month shutdown of the A train, the only subway line connecting the peninsula to the mainland. Locals packed a town hall on Thursday evening at the YMCA on Beach 73rd Street, bemoaning what will be four months…
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…
Nov. 3, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld A trains will not run to the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens for four months next year, leaving New Yorkers with some of the city’s longest commutes with a bumpy start to 2025. The MTA says that from Jan. 17 to May 19, 2025, A trains will not run…
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…
Oct. 17, 2024 By Athena Dawson Council Member Joann Ariola’s (D-32) office is hosting a veterans sheet collection drive now through Nov. 1. Residents interested in supporting the initiative can donate new full and queen bed sheets to be given to veterans living in Veterans Homes across New York City. Drop-off locations include the…
Mar. 19, 2024 By Bill Parry A Rockaway Beach man was killed after crashing his vehicle into an overpass near Riis Park on Monday morning. Police from the 100th Precinct responded to a vehicle collision at the intersection of Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach Channel Drive just after 11:30 a.m. where they found the 39-year-old…
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Mar. 18, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The federal government granted New York City $117 million to design and build part of a High Line-esque “linear park” on an abandoned rail spur in Queens — but some advocates and elected officials worry the plan would forever foreclose the long-sought possibility of reactivating transit service along…