Rockaway resorts get a new operator

Tucked away on the far west end of the Rockaway Peninsula are two of the city’s best-kept secrets. The Silver Gull Beach Club and Breezy Point Surf Club have provided generations of New Yorkers with an oceanside getaway close to home.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/1.1080854

Published: Sun, 20 May 2012 03:00:09 -0700

Tecogen Cogeneration Systems Chosen for Far Rockaway Apartment Building Renovations

WALTHAM, Mass., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tecogen Inc. today announced that two of its Tecogen CM-75 cogen units will be installed as part of a renovation project in the Far Rockaway area of Queens, ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tecogen-cogeneration-systems-chosen-far-145200969.html

Published: Thu, 03 May 2012 07:52:00 -0700

Closing of Peninsula Hospital in Rockaway Raises Fears

State officials closed Peninsula Hospital Center in April, leaving St. John’s Episcopal Hospital and walk-in clinics to pick up the slack.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/nyregion/closing-of-peninsula-hospital-in-rockaway-raises-fears.html?src=mv&ref=nyregion

Published: Sun, 20 May 2012 02:45:30 -0700

City Room: At Rockaway Wave, Online Articles Come With a Fee

The general manager of The Rockaway Wave, which has had an Internet pay wall since 2003, says, “You shouldn’t diminish your news value by giving it out for free.”
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/at-a-small-weekly-online-news-comes-with-a-fee/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 08:33:37 -0700

Second Avenue Meets Broadway: A Musical Theater Cabaret

The Museum's semi-annual Perform! series cabaret, starring Gregg Edelman, Stephen Mo Hanan, Rachel Ulanet and Stephanie Umoh. Saturday, June 2 at 3:00 pm and Sunday, June 3 at 3:00 pm at the Museum of the City of New York.(PRWEB) May 25, 2012 From Sholom Secunda, composer of "Bei Mir Bist Du Shein," to the great Yiddish author Sholom Aleichem, the music of Second Avenue's Yiddish Theater found ...
http://news.yahoo.com/second-avenue-meets-broadway-musical-theater-cabaret-072327663.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 00:23:50 -0700

Police: Missing 9-Year-Old Queens Boy Found Safe

A 9-year-old boy from Queens who had been missing since Monday has been found, police said.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/05/22/police-looking-for-missing-9-year-old-boy-from-queens/

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 11:17:37 -0700

BRING BACK THE TRAINS

by Robert Pozarycki Hoping to convince the MTA to bring a read more
http://www.timesnewsweekly.com/news/2012-05-03/Local_News/BRING_BACK_THE_TRAINS.html

Published: Sat, 12 May 2012 12:51:38 -0700

At a Small Weekly, Online News Comes With a Fee

The general manager of The Rockaway Wave, which has had an Internet pay wall since 2003, says, "You shouldn't diminish your news value by giving it out for free."
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/at-a-small-weekly-online-news-comes-with-a-fee/

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 13:32:18 -0700

Health commish leaves meeting amid ‘state of emergency;’ offers for Peninsula still on the table

Former Peninsula Hospital employees, elected officials and residents had only one hour to convince Health Commissioner Nirav Shah to consider the needs of the community before the state’s top health official silently slinked out of the four-hour meeting. “That’s disrespectful,” said Mary Kampa, 52, a former nurse at Peninsula. More than 200 people packed the [...]
http://queenscourier.com/2012/health-commish-leaves-meeting-amid-state-of-emergency-offers-for-peninsula-still-on-the-table/

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 11:57:14 -0700

100 Filipino nurses lose job as NY hospital shuts door

Some 100 Filipino nurses, technicians, and other hospital staff were among the 800 workers out of a job now in New York when the hospital they were working for officially shut its doors.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/35143/100-filipino-nurses-lose-job-as-ny-hospital-shuts-door

Published: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:45:01 -0700