by Rockaway Staff | Apr 24, 2025 | NEWS
Bikes off the boardwalk in busy areas! Those are the new rules NYC Parks plans to have in place this summer. An April 18 article in Gothamist outlining NYC Parks’ new rules for bikes on the boardwalk sparked a host of mixed reactions as it was shared across local...
by Rockaway Staff | Apr 24, 2025 | NEWS
Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 has lost the wind in its sails. On April 16, 2025, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to order the Norway-based company to halt all construction activity for the offshore wind...
by Rockaway Staff | Apr 24, 2025 | NEWS
Autism Awareness Month is coming to a close but not before going out with a bang. Rockaway Beach Autism Families is hosting two fun-filled events to raise awareness, and all are invited! On Saturday, April 26, RBAF is hosting Radio Bingo with DJs@Work at the Knights...
by Rockaway Staff | Apr 24, 2025 | McVeighing In
A lot happened this week. It seems like a lot happens every week these days. Pope Francis’ death was both shocking and, somehow, not shocking at all. Regardless, it was a monumental moment for the world. Closer to home, there was a devastating fire at St. Edmund...
by Rockaway Staff | Apr 24, 2025 | NEWS
Bookended by the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, the holiest weekend of the year was even more tragic for Catholics living in Breezy Point. On Saturday afternoon, April 19, an electrical fire broke out in Saint Edmund Church on Rockaway Point Boulevard in...
