by Rockaway Staff | Mar 30, 2023 | NEWS
The Riis Park Bathhouse has received the funding needed to proceed with revitalization. On Tuesday, March 28, CBSK Developers, Brooklyn Bazaar and Aulder Capital closed on $47.5 million in financing for the rehabilitation of the historic bathhouse at Jacob Riis Park....
by Rockaway Staff | Mar 30, 2023 | NEWS
In this special feature, Rockaway Times reporter Kami-Leigh Agard hits the streets to get your opinion on current issues facing the peninsula. Your Voice…Your Community…Your Platform March is Irish Heritage Month, and every week this month, The Rockaway Times saluted...
by Rockaway Staff | Mar 30, 2023 | NEWS
Fannie Mae loan conforming limits have been increased to just under 1.1 million in high-cost areas. Loans above these limits are called “jumbos.” The rates on jumbos vary with supply and demand. Lately, jumbo rates have been .5% to .75% below loans for a 30-year fixed...
by Rockaway Staff | Mar 30, 2023 | NEWS
With all the fast-paced data theft, credit cons, and cyber scams out there, the latest consumer fraud to hit Rockaway is low tech, very old school and hitting people all over the peninsula. But up to now, most people had never heard of “check washing” until it...
by Rockaway Staff | Mar 30, 2023 | The Lazer Speaks
Yes, “Everything, Everywhere, All at Once” was the big winner at the Oscars this year. A bizarre story about the metaverse, whatever that is, with time travelling characters making no sense at all. This is what goes for an Oscar winner these days, who knows maybe...