by Rockaway Staff | Jun 5, 2025 | NEWS
It’s not typical to hear Irish music and bagpipes and see Irish dancers in June, but there’s never a bad time to celebrate Irish culture in the Irish Riviera. The 12th Annual Rockaway Beach/ Breezy Point Irish Festival, presented by Ancient Order of Hibernians...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 5, 2025 | NEWS
RISE Programs Manager Under bright blue skies and the warmth of the spring sun, more than fifty JetBlue employees rolled up their sleeves for a hands-in-the-dirt day of service, joining forces with Fraport USA T5 to support a greener future in Far Rockaway. The...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 5, 2025 | NEWS
The Beach 116th Street Summer Kickoff set the tone for what’s to come to the commercial block. With the beach finally opening to access after four years, new businesses to come and a team of merchants who want to see the best for the block, summer is going to be hot...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 5, 2025 | NEWS
June 5 Anne Egan Lawler was born. Jen Hynes Sullivan was born. Regina Murphy was born. Maureen McElhinney was born. Beverly Hegarty was born. 1752 – Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning was a form of electricity. 1968...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 5, 2025 | NEWS
The Rockaway YMCA is officially “10-ish” years old! On Thursday, May 29, the Rockaway YMCA welcomed everyone to celebrate more than a decade of the community space’s service to the community, and to honor some of the supporters who helped make it possible and continue...
by Rockaway Staff | Jun 5, 2025 | NEWS
On Flag Day, Saturday, June 14, the Rockaway Republican Club (RRC) will honor Private First Class John McGonigal Jr., a Belle Harbor native who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country during the Vietnam War. The event will take place at Callie’s Restaurant on...
