1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (943+ words) The Rockaway Times New Boardwalk Concessions Pop Up in Arverne Every summer, the boardwalk concessions come to life at Beach 106th, 97th and 86th Street, but now Arverne has gotten a pop of love with four new weekend pop-up concession tents on Beach…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (589+ words) Summer is officially here! All together now: Hallelujah! As usual, we are about to really kick things off with a Fourth of July celebration. This year is something special, though: America's 250th birthday! The Fourth of July is like the Super…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (157+ words) After nearly half a century of braving rain, snow, and impatient drivers, one of the neighborhood's most familiar faces crossed into retirement last week'Mary Murray. On Thursday, as the NYPD manages the NYC School Crossing Guard program, Mrs. Murray was…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (792+ words) After decades of absence, the opening of a new doctor's office is bringing back medical care to Broad Channel, and with it, a type of care advancing a medical practice that has been absent for even longer. Now with an…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (239+ words) The Rockaway Times As our nation approaches its 250th Birthday, I'm thinking back fondly about the Bicentennial in 1976. That year, we were listening to music on AM radios, our televisions had only a few stations and you had to turn the…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (259+ words) It's time to play some ping-pong! But this isn't your normal basement or park ping-pong. Grab your paddles and ball and head to Beach 67th Street. As if beach ping-pong wasn't intriguing enough, a few more surprises await as this ping-pong…...

2+ hour ago  (1339+ words) For six months now, this series has explored some of the people and ideas responsible for sustaining this American experiment for the past 250 years. All of those remarkable stories have been leading up to this weekend's celebration of the Fourth…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (192+ words) On Tuesday, June 16, St. Virgilius (BCAC) claimed the Intermediate Girls (seventh and eighth grade) Softball Championship with a thrilling 64 victory over Our Lady of Hope, bringing home yet another title for one of Broad Channel's proudest youth organizations. The celebration…...

6+ hour, 46+ min ago  (367+ words) Belle Harbor resident Sid Rosenberg, host of the top major market radio talk show in America, has been elected to the New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) Hall of Fame. Rosenberg and other honorees will be inducted in a ceremony…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (237+ words) The Rockaway Times I'd like to welcome our few returning "snowbirds" back from their winter hiatus. Welcome also to the families who join us just for the summer " including seasonal rentals. I'm blessed with great neighbors whom I especially appreciate…...