by Rockaway Staff | Jun 19, 2025 | NEWS
June 19 Tom Long was born. Tom Kushner was born. Rockaway Rod was born. 1964 – The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved. 1977 – Pope Paul VI proclaimed John Neumann, the first male saint from the United States. June 20 Ben Carlos Thypin was...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 19, 2025 | High Tide
Today, June 19, we celebrate Juneteenth—the day, in 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and declared that enslaved people were free. Although President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier, Confederate states did not...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 19, 2025 | NEWS
Dear Editor: This week, Republicans in Rockaway have the rare opportunity to choose their own representatives in the Queens GOP. I ask them to vote for neighbors nominated by the Rockaway Republican Club (RRC). After the 2022 elections, the RRC rose from the ashes to...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 19, 2025 | NEWS
The last pre-summer meeting of the Belle Harbor Property Owners Association was full of updates on safety, including from Deputy Mayor of New York City for Public Safety Kaz Daughtry, drones, the repurposing of Hangars 3 and 4 at Floyd Bennett Field, and even a...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 19, 2025 | NEWS
This past week, I’ve been in recovery after having surgery to correct a deviated septum, a procedure that called for several days of true rest. For many, the thought of being sidelined from daily life can stir up anxiety or restlessness. But this time, I welcomed it....
