by Rockaway Staff | Apr 25, 2024 | NEWS
This past weekend, the vibrant Floyd Bennett Field! Public Arts Festival, made possible by Jamacia Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, brought a dazzling array of artistry and community spirit to life. The festival, which ran from April 19 to 21, transformed the once...
by Rockaway Staff | Apr 25, 2024 | NEWS
RISE Youth Engagement Coordinator Two Saturdays in April saw the return of dozens of students, community members, and volunteers to the dunes along Beach Front Road between Beach 62nd Street to Beach 67th Street. They arrived to plant 1,400 berries, trees, and other...
by Rockaway Staff | Apr 25, 2024 | McVeighing In
Despite whatever connotations my last name may imply, I am not a runner (please take a moment to recover from the shock of that information). I have, however, become a bit of a walker. Sauntering around Rockaway, especially as the weather starts to improve, has been...
by Rockaway Staff | Apr 25, 2024 | NEWS
For the third straight year, New York State Senator James Sanders Jr., representing NY’s 10th Senate District which covers Broad Channel, the entire Rockaway Peninsula, and parts of Southeast Queens, braved the cool Rockaway waters igniting a powerful Earth Day...
by Rockaway Staff | Apr 25, 2024 | NEWS
On Friday, April 19, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Ryszard Materna has been arraigned on weapon possession charges after a search of his Rockaway Park home uncovered ghost guns, including assault weapons, as well as thousands of rounds of...
