5+ hour, 39+ min ago  (166+ words) The Rockaway Times Facts You Probably don't Need - The shortest presidency lasted just 31 days. William Henry Harrison died one month after taking office. - Theodore Roosevelt was shot during a campaign speech in 1912 and finished the speech before seeking medical treatment....

5+ hour, 29+ min ago  (229+ words) On Wednesday, June 24, the Rockaway Graybeards hosted a Veterans Breakfast at the Belle Harbor Yacht Club. The event was held as a thank you for their service and to provide valuable information regarding benefits. Robert Hickey of The Graybeards organized…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago  (748+ words) The Rockaway Times Waterside School Dedicates Marcus Gomez Field Every time kids play at The Marcus Gomez Community Field at the Waterside Children's Studio School on Beach 112th Street, the field's namesake will be smiling down on them. On Thursday, June…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago  (373+ words) Belle Harbor resident Sid Rosenberg, host of the top major market news/ talk radio show in America, "Sid & Friends in the Morning," has been elected to the New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) Hall of Fame. Rosenberg and other honorees…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago  (205+ words) We asked you to send your homes and businesses decked out in your best red, white and blue for America 250 and many came through, from Roxbury to Rockaway to Broad Channel. With that, we announce the best overall decorated home,…...

5+ hour, 9+ 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…...

5+ hour, 4+ 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…...

5+ hour, 9+ 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…...

5+ hour, 14+ 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…...

5+ hour, 24+ 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…...