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So the boardwalk will have the word “Rockaway” spelled out in large enough letters that it will be seen from the sky. Trouble is the “R” is part of a section of the boardwalk to be built later. So people will see “ockaway” from the sky for months.
Locals are taking bets that the R will never be added and it will remain the Ockaway boardwalk. They’re worried the Mayor won’t put the R in the budget.
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Anthony Weiner seems to be slowly emerging from solitude. Rockaway has always been kind to him so it’s probably a good place for him to start.
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We asked an EDC spokesperson about the ferry RFP. We want to know if the bids can be made public. That was July 23rd. Apparently, the spokesperson doesn’t speak, at least not to us, on this topic.
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As part of the federal government’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Breezy Point will get a double dune barrier system on the ocean side and erosion protection on the bayside. Jetties are expected to be erected and will be considered as existing factors as the Army Corps completes its reformulation study.
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If you need to contact PSEG, the company that took over from LIPA, make sure you call PSEG Long Island. The website PSEG directs you to a New Jersey number.
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McRevenge. At least one neighbor near McDonald’s on Beach 92nd Street has had it with the fast food employees who allegedly toss litter wherever they feel like it. We hear the irate neighbor picked up the trash and walked into the store and placed it on the counter.
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Rockaway Brewing Company, which actually brews in Long Island City, was hoping to raise enough money to start canning their popular beer. Just when it seemed like they might fall short on their Kickstarter campaign, they eked past their goal of $30,000 with just minutes to spare.
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The Allied Rockaway Foundation for Animal Recreation and Fitness, ARF-ARF, which oversees the very popular dog run at Beach 83rd street and the Freeway announced that the run has new agility equipment and that new mosquito traps are working.
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A real estate website announced that “a 101,000-square-foot residential development in Rockaway Park has hit the market. Avison Young is marketing the property at 115-05 Rockaway Beach Boulevard and 165-187 Beach 115th, which is zoned for residential with a retail component.” Interesting. Then silly.
The broker said Rockaway is attracting newcomers and noted “the Ocean Grande on the corner of Beach 117th Street and Rockaway Boardwalk, where units go for more than $1 million.” More than a million? Try half that.
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We hear Debbie formally of the Irish Circle had a little get together for her old regular customers in Brendan’s bar on Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Maybe Daltons and Healy’s, Brendans, the Taco King aka PasaTiempo and Kerry Hills will make this stretch of the Boulevard a destination. There’s another good rumor we’re hearing but it’s a tad early to report. Stay tuned.
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In last week’s Back In The Day photo, we printed a picture of a girls’ basketball team from 1940. Little did we know that Alice McLaughlin was one of the girls.
Just about a year later she married Charlie Rayder and together they produced 12 Rayder kids and a legendary Belle Harbor family. This week’s picture has no names but maybe you’ll recognize someone and let us know.
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Gas prices are falling across the nation. The national average is about $3.50. You wouldn’t know it by Rockaway prices. Mobil on Beach 108 tops all at $4.11 per gallon. Use a credit card and pay even more. Just 6 blocks away, the BP charges $3.79 – 33 cents less than Mobil. No extra charge for credit. It’s not that the Mobil Oil company charges more than others. One of the lowest prices in the city is a Mobil on Avenue X and Knapp Street in Brooklyn.
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To raise awareness (and money) for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, there is something called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. People film themselves dousing themselves or plunging into cold water. A lot of them can be found on Youtube. Memorable ones worth finding include Sean Tubridy and Phil Goldfeder.
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