Aug. 19, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Mayor Eric Adams has announced that all city beaches will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday due to hazardous conditions associated with Hurricane Erin. The huge storm, which is moving closer to the eastern seaboard, is currently off the coast of North Carolina, creating waves of 20 feet…
Aug. 13, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced Wednesday that a previously closed-off section of Rockaway Beach from Beach 43rd Street to Beach 47th Street in Edgemere has now been reopened for the pubic to use for the first time in multiple decades. The section had been closed to beachgoers as part…
Aug. 7, 2025 By Dean Moses Police in Queens are investigating a deadly shooting at a public housing complex on Wednesday night. According to police sources, officers from the 100th Precinct received a 911 call reporting that a man had been shot at the Hammel Houses NYCHA complex in Rockaway Beach at around 7:48…
June 19, 2025 By Jessica Militello The summer solstice is your golden-hour invitation to pause and soak it all in. Friday, June 20, marks the longest day of the year—and the perfect excuse to savor every last sunlit moment. As daylight stretches into evening, there’s no better way to celebrate than by catching a spectacular… Read more »
Mar. 4, 2025 By Colum Motherway Rockaway Beach celebrated Irish heritage and community spirit on Saturday, March 1, when the 50th annual Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade kicked off. The milestone event honored local leaders and kicked off a month of St. Patrick’s Day festivities in the city. The day’s celebrations began at…
Dec. 6, 2024 By Bill Parry First responders pulled the body of a woman from the frigid waters off Rockaway Park on Friday morning, and investigators are working to determine how she died. Police from the 100th Precinct in Rockaway Beach responded to a 911 call at 8:44 a.m. reporting a person in the…
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. 6, 2024 By Dean Moses Two dog walkers strolling along Rockaway Beach on the frigid afternoon of Feb. 5, 2005, made a horrific discovery: the body of a dead toddler lying not far from where the chilled, wintry waves hit the shore. The mystery behind the person who killed the toddler has endured…
Sep. 26, 2024 By Shane O’Brien New York International FC (NYIFC), an amateur soccer club, joined forces with a Manhattan-based therapeutic needs school and a global ocean conservation non-profit to clear 25 pounds of garbage from Rockaway Beach on Tuesday, Sept. 24. NYIFC partnered with Robert Louis Stevenson School on West 74th Street and…
Jul. 22, 2024 By Bill Parry A Washington Heights man was pulled from the surf in Rockaway Beach early Monday morning becoming the fifth drowning victim at a New York City beach already this summer. Police from the 100th Precinct in Rockaway Beach responded to Beach 96th Street at the boardwalk after a 911…