Dec. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Several Queens politicians issued statements following the acquittal of Daniel Penny Monday, with comments from the likes of Astoria Council Member Tiffany Cabán generating enormous controversy. Cabán, in the wake of Penny being found not guilty in the May 2023 chokehold death of Jordan Neely, posted a statement…
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…
Aug. 19, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki Southern Brooklyn and Queens beaches are closed to swimmers for the third straight day Monday because of strong rip currents and surf from Hurricane Ernesto, which continues to churn in the Atlantic. The city’s Parks Department announced the Aug. 17-18 closure for all beaches from Coney Island through the…
Jun. 22, 2024 By Mac Sorensen The grim search continues for two teenage boys swept away by a rip tide off Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways on Friday evening. Published reports indicated the teens were reported missing at about 6:35 p.m. on June 21, prompting a massive search conducted by several agencies —…
Apr. 17, 2024 By Dean Moses
The headless body discovered floating in Queens’ Jamaica Bay last week has been identified as an apparent suicide victim, authorities said.
Aug. 3, 2023 By John Schilling More than 100 lifeguards gathered on Beach 106th Street in Rockaway Park on Monday, July 31, to participate in the 2023 NYC Parks Lifeguard Games, an Olympics-style event that tests the participants’ “strength, teamwork, skill and lifesaving prowess” through friendly competition. The annual event was first held in Rockaway…
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Jul. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry A teenager drowned off Beach 75th Street in the Averne section of the Rockaways on Sunday evening when he became trapped in the rough surf after lifeguards cleared the waters ahead of a thunderstorm, according to NYC Parks. The 14-year-old boy went swimming just before 5 p.m. after lifeguards…
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Jun. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry As the smog from the Canadian wildfires continued to move offshore overnight in the Rockaways, the FDNY had to battle an early morning blaze in Fort Tilden that belched prodigious amounts of smoke and blotted out the blue skies near the Riis Ferry Landing. The fire broke out in…
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Apr. 4, 2023 By Bill Parry The city announced that beach closures in the Rockaways will continue throughout the summer season, but it will be contained to a much smaller area than last year and will not impact concessions on the boardwalk, according to the city’s Parks Department. NYC Parks and the U.S. Army Corps…
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Apr. 3, 2023 By Bill Parry NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health and the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced plans to open a new $30 million comprehensive community health center in Far Rockaway. On March 30, the health system’s board of directors voted to approve a proposal to sign a 32-year lease for the…
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