Looking back on 2010!

Before it comes to a close later tonight at midnight, I thought we might spend a few minutes looking back at the year 2010 and what it has meant to all of us here in Broad Channel.

We finally managed to have city officials and agencies get off their duffs and actually start doing something about the longstanding issue of serious tidal street flooding!

It looks lke the Broad Channel Vollies will get their FireHouse after all!

It looks like there will be no new "medical facility" on the property across from the VFW.

We got hammered by an historic Nor'Easter back in March with 75 mph winds and severe flooding.

Hurricane Earl barely missed us.

Severe Thunderstorms and 2 tornadoes lashed our area!

Tropical Storm Earl managed to avoid us.

The Christmas weekend blizzard clobbered us!

The MTA took away our Cross Bay Bridge Resident Toll Rebate and then raised the toll (and transit fares) a few months later.

New York State reinstated a 4% sales tax on clothing sales under $110.

Whartons Pharmacy closed...

then..

Whartons Post Office closed....

then..

Whartons closed!

DEP raised your water and sewage rate 12%.

Con Edison raised your electric  rates 4%

There were several weekend shark scares at Rockaway Beach!

A Pelican was spotted in the wildlife preserve!

All of our local politicians were re-elected...Surprise!

DOT reconfigured the lanes on Cross Bay Boulevard in the wildlife preserve in an attempt to slow traffic...

then..

DOT undid their previous changes and reconfigured the lanes on the Howard Beach side of the Addabbo Bridge.

The Broad Channel Library unveiled a new "book return kiosk" and then changed their hours of operation, closing on Saturday.

Rock "n" Roll Bagels opened!

The handball courts at 17th Road Park were refurbished.

Gasoline and Home heating oil  prices are well above $3 a gallon. 

A gallon of milk costs more than gasoline or home heating oil.

The City and State again taxed cigarettes bringing a pack of butts to about $12! 

The Cty has decided that you will be billed (taxed) for any vehicle accident that the FDNY resonds to!

Our only town laundromat closed.

C'est la Vie!