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Saturday, December 13, 2014

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Happy Anniversary to Elegante. The legendary pizzeria on Beach 92nd Street is celebrating its 33rd year in Rockaway Beach. Here’s to 33 more.
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Projects for sale. New York City’s Public Housing Authority (NYCHA) is selling a 50 percent stake in nearly 900 apartments to private developers. One of those developers is L + M, the same group who took over Ocean Village. They’re also part of the triumvirate that was awarded the rights to develop Arverne East. The NYCHA properties in this deal are in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx.
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Lifeguards Wanted. NYC Parks is already looking for next summer’s lifeguards. Men and women over the age of 16 are eligible to take the qualifying test. The next test in the area is at Far Rockaway High School on January 6th from 6-9 p.m.
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Silaka Cox wrote a wonderful letter about how great The Rockaway Times is and how we “give impeccable attention to detail.” Well, we were so blown away by her kind words we forgot to be impeccable and didn’t include her name at the end of the letter! Thank you, Silaka!
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Santa will be paying Broad Channel a visit on Christmas Eve. The BCVFD (Volunteer Fire Dept.) will continue its 20 year tradition of helping Santa deliver gifts around Broad Channel. If you’d like to reserve a visit from the Big Guy, call the firehouse weeknights between 8-10 p.m. at 718-474-6888. A $25 donation is requested per family per household.
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Brooklyn is so cool other cities around the world (even Paris) try to copy its hipness. Many places try to lure newcomers by boasting their city or neighborhood is the “new Brooklyn.” Well, Rockaway is so cool Brooklyn comes here, not the other way around. Other parts of Queens aren’t as cool; they want to be known as Quooklyn. No, we didn’t make that up.
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NYPD Helicopters overhead in Neponsit on Sunday night found two reasons to be there. They got a look at Santa’s Little North Pole and were ready to help as Harbor Patrol made a boat rescue on the bay near Beach 141st Street.
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It figures to be a festive Saturday and Sunday. The Taste of Rockaway and the Rockaway Beach Civic tree lighting is on Saturday, December 13. (As for the Taste of Rockaway, The Surf Club won’t be participating this time around, so avoid the trip to Beach 87th). At least two holiday boutiques pop up as well. There’s one Saturday from 1-7 pm at 164 Beach 91st and one Sunday, Mrs. Elaine’s Dance Studio at 112-20 Beach Channel Drive is on Sunday from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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At the Beach 116th Street tree lighting event, Sen. Joe Addabbo told the crowd something was spotted in the sky near JFK. We first assumed he meant drones but soon realized he was talking about Santa.
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The Rockaway Citizens Safety Patrol in Far Rockaway helped police nab a burglar who’s been breaking into cars for weeks. Reports say the thief has a criminal record with more than 40 arrests, dating back to 1988. Forty arrests?! How many times wasn’t he caught?
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We are amused by such rollicking headlines: “Schumer, Goldfeder Fight to Bring Post Office Back to Broad Channel.” So began the press release which then went on to say: “U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and New York State Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder have written a letter to Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe requesting the U.S. Postal Service immediately approve an application by the Broad Channel Civic Association to open a Contract Postal Unit in Broad Channel.” Written a letter? With fierce handwriting? Fight on, reps, fight on!
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Councilman Donovan Richards introduced legislation that seeks to limit the number of lights kept on at night in commercial buildings. Richards said energy conservation is the goal.
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The Graybeards Annual Dinner Dance is January 24th at El Caribe. Members will making the rounds trying to fill up the dinner journal which goes a long way in helping the organization help others. Email the Graybeards at Office@Graybeards.com or call the office 718-634-6812 for space in the journal.
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Tuesday’s Nor’easter was wet and wild. You weren’t alone if you had leaks in places you never saw water before.

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