by Rockaway Staff | Oct 3, 2024 | NEWS
On September 23, Commissioner Thomas Foley of the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) and Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott announced that the new Far Rockaway Library has been named the City’s “Best New Building” by the...
by Rockaway Staff | Oct 3, 2024 | NEWS
On Friday, September 27, in front of the Far Rockaway Library, Stacey Pheffer Amato was surrounded by members of the New York City Police Benevolent Association (PBA), the union that represents the NYPD, as union president Patrick Hendry proudly announced they were...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 26, 2024 | NEWS
NYC Ferry recently launched its Student Discount Program, which offers all NYC high school students the opportunity to purchase discounted $1.45 NYC Ferry tickets for use on weekdays during the school year. To enroll in the Ferry Student Discount Program, eligible...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 26, 2024 | NEWS
I’m not a big fan of protests. I’m also not a big crowd guy, either, but I don’t think that’s the root of my protest protestation. I honestly can’t even think of something that would rouse my inner demonstrator enough to get me to attend one. Maybe if The Harbor Light...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 26, 2024 | NEWS
The chill has started to set in as Rockaway said goodbye to summer, but that doesn’t mean the fun stops. There’s plenty of fun to be had at the 2nd Annual Beach 116th Street Fall Festival this Sunday, September 29. On Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Beach 116th is the...
by Rockaway Staff | Sep 26, 2024 | NEWS
Rockaway’s got talent, in many forms. This time it’s for filmmaking. This weekend, Saturday, September 28, and Sunday, September 29, the Rockaway Film Festival is putting the spotlight on local filmmakers with its Local Filmmakers’ Showcase. On Saturday and Sunday,...
