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Overall. This year, the Best Adult Group will receive “The Kristine Caruso Award,” which is named in honor of a late lifelong mermaid, and a staple of the parade since its inception. The handmade trophies are almost complete, and in all my years covering this parade, they are clearly the best trophies yet. In order to receive extra consid eration, bribery is an encouraged practice in this ruthless competi tion. The judges will be expecting to cash in on this once in a lifetime opportunity (In order to maintain any semblance of justice, judges are only allowed to serve in one parade).Theparade will be wrapping up at the 97th Street concessions, where Max Power will be DJing the awards ceremony. Whalemina will be waiting patiently for the awards ceremony and the conclusion of the parade. Additionally, there will be face painters and activities for children and adults alike, and the annual t-shirts will be available for purchase.Afterthe awards, Junxion NYC will be taking over the afterpar ty with a team of DJs and perfor mances that will make you want to move and groove. You can register on Poseidonsparade.com. Same day registration will be available at Caracas. Come out and support Rockaway’s epic family friendly art parade.

boys and girls, seafarers and land lubbers, mermaids and mermen: This Sat urday, September 17, at high noon, Rockaway will be celebrating the end of the 2022 summer season with the 7th annual Poseidon’s Pa rade. This year’s parade looks to be a complete peninsula-wide blow out with sea creatures and cos tumed crustacean’s flooding the neighborhood for the annual end of summer stroll. Registration is wide open, and it is not too late to get your costume or group togeth er and join the insanity.

Speaking of judges, this year’s panel is a who’s who of Rockaway legends. This secret circuit court will be judging participants in 11 categories: Best Float, Best Pet, The “Ms. Colombia Award” (Best Individual), Best Block, Best Per formance, Best Children’s Group, Best Pub/Restaurant, Best Recy cled Materials, Best Bike,and Best

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This year’s parade will be lin ing up at Caracas on Beach 106th, where participants can enjoy some breakfast arepas and spicy Miche ladas. After the judges have been briefed and the Queen and Cap tain are satisfied, the parade will begin its downtown boardwalk boogie. This year the judges will be lined up on lifeguard chairs on Beach 102nd Street.

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Many in the crowd spoke of how cops “have their hands tied” and are limited in how they can re spond now. Bail reform was also brought up as a reason for an uptick in crime. As a solution, neighbors suggested being mindful of lead ers they vote for. In the meantime, it was suggested that neighbors not only report all crimes by calling 911, but let current elected officials know as well, to put more pressure on.

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Some other concerns that were brought up were motorized vehicles on the boardwalk. The NCOs said they’re not able to chase after these vehicles once on the boardwalk, as it can create a deadly situation. Anoth er issue brought up, which comes up often, was panhandling on Beach 116th Street. The NCOS explained that due to low manpower in the precinct, they no longer have the foot patrol that was assigned to the block over the last two summers.

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As of Sunday, September 11, lifeguards blew their last whis tle for the season. Now NYC Parks is looking back and says after the Covid pandemic, Summer 2022 was one of the best for Rockaway’s conces sions.According to NYC Parks, 2022 was on track to be the most successful season for the Rock away Beach Concessions. Early gross receipts from Rockaway Beach Bazaar are showing a 47% increase from 2021, and a 3% increase from 2019 which was previously the most suc cessful season. And new this year, the Beach 97th Street Snack Bar will remain open all year long, so New Yorkers can enjoy that summer feeling throughout all four seasons.

Several neighbors expressed concerns over an incident last weekend in which a group of

youths, allegedly from St. John’s Home, were attempting to steal property from people’s cars and homes on Beach 121st Street. Po lice were called Friday night, but no arrests were made. In what was believed to be retaliation, the next night, the group returned with more people and harassed neighbors on the block, allegedly threatening to beat a mother up, and break ing things on her property. The neighbors were not satisfied with how the situation was handled by the Sergeant who responded. The NCOs explained that St. John’s res idents have a curfew, and a mobile

response team from St. John’s must be the ones to pick up the residents breaking curfew.

After a busy summer, Detective Martini and Officer Mercado let the group know that a big prob lem right now is theft of cars and bicycles. They reminded people to not leave valuables in their cars or leave cars or bikes unlocked.

On Tuesday, September 13, up town neighbors came out to the Beach 126th boardwalk for a Build the Block meeting with the NYPD Sector C Neighborhood Coordina tion Officers of the 100th Precinct, to express concerns.

Next to speak was CB 14 Chair woman Orr, who shared that at a recent meeting with NYC com munity board chairs, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and various agencies, including the Department of Ed ucation, it was announced that Rockaway received two Gifted and Talented D.O.E. programs with 18 seats at P.S. 42 and P.S. 183. “I did beg for a third one. I said to them, ‘It’s been so long coming, even though there’s need all over, we’ve never had this before, and I think we deserve a third one.’ Let’s see what happens, but this is exciting news,” Orr said.

With the pandemic’s shelter-inplace orders now a memory of the not-so-distant past, on Tuesday, September 13, board members and scores of community activ ists packed the Knights of Colum bus for Community Board 14’s first session since the summer re cess. For newer board members, this was their first face-to-face meeting together after two years of convening virtually, which CB 14 Chairwoman Dolores Orr acknowledged, asking the en tire board to stand and formal ly introduce themselves. As for the night’s agenda—from good news about Rockaway’s busi ness boom, Mayor Eric Adams’ Cash For Guns Initiative, Gifted and Talented Programs coming to Rockaway, bike lanes on Mott Avenue and more, plus a lively public speaking segment—it was as packed as the room.

First up was Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, announc ing her appointment to a state legislative commission, which will evaluate the relationship between LIPA and its subsidi ary, PSE&G; analyzing how it ul timately affects energy rates for state residents. She also shared that the commission plans to ex plore more sustainable, cost-ef ficient sources of energy includ ing solar, with the goal to ease tension not just on the power grid, but residents’ bottom line. In addition, Amato announced that in October, her office will be hosting a Narcan training, in which attendees will learn how to recognize signs of an opioid overdose and administer the overdose reversal drug, Nalox one. For more information, con tact her Rockaway district office atNext718-945-9550.tospeak was CB 14 Dis trict Manager Jonathan Gas ka, sharing some glowing stats gleaned from NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s economic report released this past Mon

ulation growth, Gaska stated that Comptroller DiNapoli’s re port showed an increase of eight percent between 2010 and 2020, slightly higher than the aggregate growth in Queens (7.8%) and cit ywide (7.7%). Around the room at Knights, there were audible sounds of snickering and guffaws when Gaska commented, “Now, with all these new buildings go ing up in the east end with 10,000 units, you figure, conservatively, at least another 25,000 people are going to be living in Rockaway.”

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day, September 12. “Rockaway saw steady business growth since 2000, with the number of busi nesses increasing by nearly 60% (459 firms) to reach a peak of 1,281 firms, including 481 new businesses in 2021. This was substantially greater than all of Queens, which was 43.8%, and NYC-wide, 28.5%. Almost 82% of the businesses on the peninsula were microbusinesses, defined as having fewer than 10 employ ees. As of 2021, retail trade ac counted for the largest number of businesses, followed by health care, leisure and hospitality, and professional and business servic es,” Gaska Regardingshared.thepeninsula’s pop

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“Overall, Rockaway had a good summer with over one million visitors. Considering the beach activity, we saw a substantial de crease in crime, though the 100th Precinct experienced a spike. Ku dos to the women and men pa trolling our communities every day. The largest issue continues to be vehicular theft. We keep warn ing people not to leave items in their car, especially cell phones, as it attracts thieves. Regarding per son-on-person crimes, a lot were committed by people who knew their victims. Another pressing is sue is illegal overnight truck park ing. I think it’s going to be a mix

ture of towing, plus making sure that my officers are writing the appropriate fines,” Williams said.

The Chief then announced May or Eric Adams’ Cash for GunsNo Questions Asked Initiative, in which his office is giving $200 pre-paid cards and iPads for sur rendered handguns and assault rifles, and $25 for rifles and shot guns. The next event will be on September 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Calvary Assembly of God (102-07 Rockaway Blvd) in Ozone Park. For more information about this and upcoming gun buy-back events, call 311.

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Public speaking was next with Far Rockaway businessman, Jose Santana, reading from a letter signed by fellow merchants on Beach 20th Street, expressing their displeasure and anguish about the new bike lane on Beach 20th, between Cornaga and Mott Avenue. He stated, “Far Rock away is looking more beautiful than ever, and it shows. Howev er, this bicycle lane is a public hazard and nuisance. There was

a gas rupture 200 feet away and it took a fire truck 72 minutes to get there. Elderly people and children are falling in this elevat ed bicycle lane. It is poorly con structed. Businesses are having problems loading and unloading their products. So much so, they are receiving parking tickets while they are unloading their products, as there is no rear side to get in. The difference between a life-sav ing situation could be this street as it’s a direct access point to the only hospital on the peninsula. The bicycle lane must go!”

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tives from The Audrey Lorde Pro ject, advocating that the best use of Riis Beach Bay 1, (popularly dubbed, “The People’s Beach) would be to preserve the beach and area for the LGBTQ commu nity. One of the speakers, who came with his young son, stated, “I came to show support for The People’s Beach, a cultural gym for the peninsula, in which our children are free to express their genders and sexuality.” Other opinions expressed include: “I would like to see it protected. I would not like to see it convert ed to a playground as rumored, because a playground is already in the area,” and “as a trans bina ry person, this beach has been a crucial location for my commu nity. We need to have seats at the table to decide the beach’s fu ture.”CB 14 then concluded with a notice that they will be inviting the Army Corps of Engineers to address the erosion happening at Beach 149th Street, due to the rock jetty, which needs more work.

Borough Queens South, accom panied by 100th and 101st Pre cincts’ captains, introduced him self and shared their blueprint to avert crime on the peninsula.

Towards the end of the night, CB 14 voted on the motion to request the DOT remove the bi cycle lane, and instead put com mercial parking for loading and unloading only. The motion car ried unanimously with just one abstention. After which, Gaska quipped, “You go to DOT with a problem, they say, bike lanes, speed bumps, or remove park ing.”The rest of public speaking was commandeered by representa

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es in the Rockaways grew by 55.8 percent (459 firms) from 2000, to reach a total of 1,281 in 2021. This was greater than the borough (43.8 percent) and citywide (28.5 percent) rates. More than three-quarters of the increase (77 percent) was in businesses with fewer than 10 employees.

The alarm went off a little early on Tuesday morning. If you have a cell phone and don’t turn it off overnight, chances are you got a tornado alert sometime around 4:40 a.m. The National Weather Service issued the warning which included the advice to move to a basement or lower floor. The twister was allegedly heading towards Rockaway. A meteorologist tweeted “if you hear a train like noise, seek shelter in the most interior room of your home. Coney Island and the Rockaways are the areas most at risk.” (There’s a train you

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p.m. at Roger’s Pub there will be a meeting with businesspeople, City Councilwoman Joann Ariola and interested citizens regarding issues facing the important commercial strip. Sanitation, panhandlers, and safety issues will be among the issues discussed. It’s a great thing that business owners are demanding better conditions. Let’s see if officials do their part.

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St. Camillus/St. Virgilius Basketball is finally back. Registration for the St. Camillus/St. Virgilius Community Basketball programs will take place in the St. Camillus gym (Springman Hall) on Tuesday 9/20, and on Thursday 9/22 from 7- 8 p.m. There will be a final registration held on Wednesday 9/28, also from 7-8 p.m. All games are played at St. Camillus. Anyone from the 4th to the 8th grade is eligible to play. Please be aware that only a parent can sign up a child to play. If you are interested in volunteering as a coach, please come to registration and let organizers know.

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Ashttps://bit.ly/3BzLDLPlink:*****areminder,asof Monday, September 12, individual ferry rides are now $4 each way (still $2.75 if you buy a 10-ride pack). Discounts are also available for seniors, people with disabilities and MTA Fair Fare participants.

want to miss). Anyway, no such wind event occurred. Though some say they spotted a waterspout in the waters off of Brooklyn, we couldn’t find as much as a toppled trash can later that morning. And now we wonder, how many of you headed to a basement or a safe place. Or did you just try and go back to sleep?

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Between 2012 and 2021, property crimes on the Peninsula declined in almost every year, while violent crimes increased in three of the 10 years. Overall, the rate of decline in major crimes was considerably higher (30.4 percent) for the area than it was for the borough as a whole (12.8 percent). You can find the whole report on the Comptroller’s website or use this shortcut

New York State Comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli, released an “Economic and Demographic Snapshot of The Rockaways.” Most of the report was (relatively) good news, especially regarding new businesses and crime. Some interesting tidbits include: Rockaway’s population grew by 8 percent from 2010 to 2020, the fourth-largest increase among 14 Queens neighborhoods. Growth rates were highest for the Hispanic and Asian populations. Not so great and not so surprising: the average commute time (49.7 minutes) for residents was the longest of all City neighborhoods. The number of business-

Ahoy! Fun weekend ahead. The Poseidon Parade is Saturday (see you on the boardwalk!) and The Richie Allen Surf Classic is Sunday (see you on the*****beach!).

1881 - President James Garfield died of a gunshot wound inflicted by a disappoint ed office-seeker the previous July 2.

1970 - 27-year-old rock star, Jimi Hendrix, died in London.

1998 - Baltimore Oriole shortstop Cal Rip ken, Jr., sat out a game, ending his consec utive game playing streak. Ripken played 2,632 consecutive games over 16 seasons.

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Adult Tee: S M L XL XXL (Circle One) Last Name_____________________ First Name________________________________ Age on 9/25/22_____D.O.B.__________ Sex____ Phone #________________________ e-mail address__________________________________________________________ I know that this activity is potentially hazardous. I should not enter unless I am medically able and properly trained. I assume all risks associated with running in this race including, but not limited to, falls, contact with other people, effects of the weather (including heat & humidity), traffic and conditions of the course, and state of my own health. All such risks being known and appreciated by me, and having read this waiver, and knowing these facts, and in consideration of your acceptance of my application, I for myself and anyone entitled to act in my behalf, do waive and release all race sponsors, all race officials, employees, and representatives of the City of New York, Rockapulco Run, Rockaway Track Club and Catch A Cure from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising from my participation in this event, even if that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness by those named in

Larry Gray was born. Mike Olsen was born. Kathy Donohue Boyle was born. Mary Edwards was born. Andy Cholakis was born. Claire Resnick was born.

Virginia Dobles was born. Lynn Iudica was born. Alanna Hogan was born.

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1957 - The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test in the Ne vada desert.

1938 - A hurricane struck New York and New England with extensive damage and more than 600 deaths.

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1630 - The Massachusetts village of Shaw mut changed its name to Boston.

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Kristin O’Grady-Franchock was born.

1996 - John F. Kennedy, Jr., married Caro lyn Bessette.

1851 - The first edition of The New York

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1789 - The U.S. Department of Foreign Af fairs changed its name to the Department of State.

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Amanda Agoglia was born. Beth Murphy Ward was born.

Leah Shapiro was born. Lisa DeFillipo was born. Ricky O’Neill was born.

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1973 - Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in a battle of the sexes tennis match.

1974 - President Ford announced condi tional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.

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Jen Poyant was born. Ozzie Edwards was born.

Daily Times, which later became The New York Times, was published.

Melissa Taylor was born. Jen Walls was born.

Awards: Grammar School, High School, Adult Awards and 50/50 Raﬄe at Roger ’s following the race. this waiver. I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs, motion pictures, recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose.

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1908 - Lt. Thomas Selfridge, a passenger in a plane piloted by Orville Wright, became the first airplane fatality when the craft crashed.

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It’s not easy to find a person whose life has not been affected by cancer in some way. Whether it’s a friend, a family member, a loved one or themselves, it seems everyone knows someone who has battled the disease. As Rockaway does, neighbors have come up with ways to support those dealing with cancer by helping those in need. The 4th Annual Catch a Cure 5K is Sunday, September 25.

the last two years and funds were raised through a 50/50 instead but next Sunday, the Catch a Cure 5K returns to its full glory.

still going through their battles. As Pam Collins was an avid runner, they launched Catch a Cure with a 5K race in 2017. The Catch a Cure 5K has since become a successful annual event, raising around $20K each year. Due to Covid, the event was put on hiatus for

After local resident Pam Collins died of cancer in 2017, Robin Hoffman, who had gone through her own battle with breast cancer, and Megan Rochelle, wanted to come up with a way to honor local residents who passed from cancer while showing support for those

This year is also a special one as with the help of Keith Sullivan, Catch a Cure has officially become a 501(c)3 nonprofit charity. It is overseen by a board of Megan Rochelle, Robin Hoffman, Linda Humphrey and Jean Condon. Now with the official nonprofit status, the ladies hope to not just hold the annual Catch a Cure 5K, but they plan on coming up with other events and fundraising ideas to grow this successful movement that helps local families dealing with cancer. Among some of those ideas are a swab drive for people to see if they’re a match to be a bone marrow donor, plus there are talks of a half-marathon. But for now, Catch a Cure’s main event is the annual 5K run/walk.

On September 25, Rockaway will run and walk on behalf of Rockaway, Breezy Point and Broad Channel residents dealing with cancer, in hopes of one day finding a cure for them and those across the globe. The Catch a Cure 5K is an annual event that raises money for local residents impacted by cancer, in memory of those who have unfortunately passed away due to cancer and in honor of those who have been victorious in their battles with the disease.

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An after-party is held at Rogers on Beach 116th Street to give out race medals, to announce the winner of the 50/50 and to distrib ute plaques to the families of the people who the run is in memory of and sweatshirts for the hono rees who are in remission. “It’s a nice day for the community to get together and celebrate,” Rochelle said.The

Catch a Cure 5K takes place Sunday, September 25 at 9 a.m. starting on the boardwalk on Beach 116th Street. The event is rain or shine. Those interested in running or walking can pre-reg ister online at www.Rockawaytc. org or at an in-person pre-regis tration at the Belle Harbor Yacht Club (533 Beach 126th Street) on Thursday, September 22 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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“We’ve had so much support from the local businesses in Rockaway and families who have been so generous with donations,” Ro chelle said. “We do t-shirts, wa ter stations and mile markers that come with different levels for sponsorships. I can’t get over how generous people are with their donations. There’s no place like Rockaway. Whenever someone needs help, our Rockaway, Breezy and Broad Channel neighbors are so quick to help those out in a time of need.”

The 5K event is open to all, whether you’re running, jogging or walking. “People bring car riages, kids ride scooters, it’s for runners and walkers,” Rochelle said. Jim McVeigh of the Rocka way Track Club helps coordinate the run and track times, so those who are open to competition are welcome to race. The day kicks off with a prayer by Father Jim Cunningham of St. Francis de Sales and the singing of the Na tional Anthem before the run.

For more information about the event, make sure to follow CatchA Cure5K on Instagram and Face book or email: catchacurerbny@ gmail.com

The money raised goes directly to those in need, or even toward morale boosters for local cancer patients. “We’ve had people call us and nominate people to do nate to, so we’ll work with them to see what we can do to help them. Sometimes their friends will say they really need a spa day, so we’ll send someone to the spa, but most of the time we do monetary donations to those battling can cer,” Rochelle said.

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Funds are raised at this event through entry fees, t-shirt sales, a big 50/50 raffle for $20 a tick et and generous donations from local businesses and neighbors.

memory of Denise Nopper of Broad Channel, Pam Collins of Rockaway and Danny Dady, who all died of cancer. A plaque will be dedicated to the families of each at the event. But it also hon ors those whose cancer stories give hope. This year’s honorees include Lilly O’Sullivan of Broad Channel, Siobhan O’Sullivan of Rockaway and Ann Marie Mur phy of Breezy Point, who have all overcome cancer. The honorees will all receive sweatshirts during theEachevent.year, residents from each of the local communities are honored as a way to bring the neighboring communities to gether while spreading aware ness. As Rochelle mentions, each year, Humphrey gives a speech reminding people of this. “It’s a really nice day and Linda Humphrey gives a speech where she mentions how even though Rockaway, Breezy and Broad Channel are different neighbor hoods, we all come together as one for those in need and it’s a nice way to get everyone togeth er to celebrate those in remission and those who have passed away while raising funds to help those still going through cancer,” Ro chelle said.

“I thought maybe he lost it over the years, and it’s a good drill to have. I was going to purchase another one, and we’re working on Tim’s house now, since my daughter and her husband are going to move in, but it just appeared. I saw the TK on the DeWalt. One of his best friends was using it to build his house. So now it continues. Timmy’s still giving back,” Klein said.

It was a ramp build TK would’ve been proud of. On Thursday, Sep tember 8, the Fight for Firefighters Foundation (FFFF) continued the good work that late Firefighter Tim my Klein did with the organization that he helped found, in Timmy and Firefighter Steven Pollard’s name.

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As he took his first ride down the newly built ramp, Bender agreed. “This is marvelous,” Bender ex claimed as he got to the bottom. “Look at how many guys showed up. They did it in two hours!” he said, clearly impressed with the work the men had done in a short time to help make his life a bit easier.

Last Thursday, the FFFF found themselves at the home of Belle Harbor resident Jack Bender. After a broken hip and related injuries left Bender in need of a wheelchair, leaving his home became a difficult task. That’s where the Fight for Fire fighters Foundation stepped in. It’s a job Timmy Klein, who was a board member for the organization and never missed a ramp build, would have been proud of. After all, Jack Bender was his former basketball coach for the Summer Classic, and Bender, a veteran, is a hero in his own right, making this job a special one.It was made even more special when the many volunteers on the project realized that among the tools they were using was a DeWalt drill with some special initials on them— TK. “I’m getting choked up because we found Timmy’s drill,” Kevin “Rusty” Roth said. “It has his initials on it. It’s his drill that he built many a ramp with us and he was at every build.”Itwas also the drill handed to Pat Klein, Timmy’s father, a retired fire fighter who has since joined the FFFF to help continue the work that his late

Since it started in 2017 by FDNY firefighters from Canarsie's Bravest Engine 257/ Ladder 170/ Battal ion 58 , the FFFF has been building ramps on homes for those in need who find themselves suddenly us ing a wheelchair. Through donations and the volunteer work of the fire fighters in the organization, they’ve been able to build ramps for many families all across New York. Among those volunteers were firefighters Steven Pollard and Rockaway res ident Timmy Klein of Ladder 170. Both died on the job, Pollard in 2019 and Klein in April of this year. Now every ramp build is done in their memory, sealed with a plaque bear ing their names.

After that job was complete and the plaque was put in place, the FFFF volunteers continued on to a job Timmy himself had worked

Though it was an old job and Frank has since passed, when Pat ti found out about the dedication plaques, she insisted the ramp have Timmy’s name on it. “I think of him every time I see it, and now I have his name on it. It’s beautiful,” she said after Pat Klein screwed the plaque to the old ramp on Thursday, mark ing the completion of the job. “This ramp wasn’t complete. We consider every ramp complete when we hon or Steve Pollard and Timmy Klein,” RothReflectingsaid.

on in October 2019. When the late Frank Mangano, a correction officer, was diagnosed with ALS, the family thought they would have to sell their Rockaway Park home. “This is the house of steps,” Frank’s wife, Patti Mangano said. But Timmy, who used to live around the block from the Manganos as a kid, insisted that they build a ramp for the family. “Timo thy was the point guy for me. He kept saying, ‘Patti, we have a ramp.’ I said ‘Where are you going to put a ramp here?' He said, ‘We’re going to make it work, don’t worry,’ and they did,” Mangano said. In October 2019, the FFFF built the ramp, giving Frank easier access to and from his home until he passed away in March 2020.

By Katie McFadden

Jack Bender is thrilled with his new ramp.

on everything her hus band went through, and on the loss of Timmy, to see his name on the now-completed ramp, was bitter sweet. “As much as everything was horrible, you think of everything that was beautiful that came along with it,” Mangano said.

And the work continues. Their next ramp build is expected to take place this weekend. To help support the work of the Fight for Firefighters Foundation, check out: FirefightersFoundation.comFightFor

Timmy's father, Pat Klein, installed the dedication plaque.

Pat Klein explained that he had recently found Timmy’s drill while working on the home Timmy Klein had just purchased before he died.

good of a carpenter as Timmy. I’m just trying to show my support for what they do, which I think is fan tastic. I don’t do too much but when I’m here, it gives me a little diversion from the every day of realizing that he’s gone. It helps me get through the day," Klein said. “Timmy was very dedicated to this. He loved do ing it, and they really do a great job. The guys are so involved and ded icated. The craftsmanship of these builds is amazing.”

Bringing a little light to a tough sit uation is what FFFF President John Vaeth says it’s all about. “It’s our way of giving back. We’re able to help first responders and vets gain access to their house. I think everybody here feels blessed that we’re firefight ers and blessed that we get to know some of the best people around, and we all like to give a little back,” Vaeth said. “And this is my way of mourn ing. We all miss Timmy and Steve. Every time we do this, it reminds me of them, and it’s just a nice thing.”

son did. At the end of last Thursday’s ramp build, a job completed within just two hours, Pat Klein was given the honor of screwing in the plaque dedicated to his son and Firefighter Steven Pollard, onto the newest ad dition to the Bender home.

For Klein, joining in on the ramp builds is a way for him to give back, and a therapeutic experience, in the wake of his son’s passing. “I’m not as

Continuing the Work in TK’s Name

hood people dependent on the Q35 bus, including elderly and people with disabilities, were in convenienced—indeed put at risk—by longer, often difficult and painful walks, and nursing and service employees who help them were inconvenienced, apparently didn't

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What's next? Does this vigilan te have plans to remove other signage that displeases him, say: "stop" signs, "school zone" mes sages, "speed limit" signage or "summer parking restriction" no tifications just because they dis please him?

tick?"About

Some passengers asked sym pathetic drivers, but the drivers said they knew nothing about changes in where the bus was supposed to stop. If one was lucky or the arriving bus had a driver that was familiar with the route the bus might stop. Often the helpful driver would say "If there is no sign I don't have to stop (but I did)".

than any other two stops on the peninsula. It would seem that this was the only sign removed along the entire bus route. Some of the affected passengers contacted the MTA and were informed that it wasn't an MTA matter, signage was a NYC Department of Trans portation function. When con tacted, DOT said no sign removal had been authorized.

Isn't this destroying/vandaliz ing of public (government) prop erty a criminal act?

The Bender family would like to express our most heartfelt grati tude to our friends and neighbors who have supported us during the past year as we’ve been chal lenged with medical issues.

Thank you to The Fight for Fire fighters Foundation and the Klein and Pollard families. We’re hon ored to be a beneficiary of Timmy and Steven’s legacy of selfless giv ing.

We often ask what makes a good neighbor? And now we have to ask, "what makes a bad neighbor

It’s difficult to guess at the mentality of whoever removed the sign. Someone who appar ently doesn't like having a bus stop where it was. What kind of attitude would that signify? May be "Who cares; people should have cars if they want to travel."

The fact that several neighbor

Heartfelt Praise

Until last week, we struggled getting Jack into and out of the house. Luckily, friends including the Graybeards, connected us to The Fight for Firefighters Foun dation. This amazing group of ac tive and retired firefighters built a wheelchair ramp that will, literal ly, be life changing.

Disappearing Bus Stop Dear Editor:

Actually,matter.itwas Ciara Donley of City Council Member Joann Ario la's office who got things moving. After a short interval, the DOT sent a team to replace the bus stop sign… This must have upset the selfish vandal jerk because he dug up and disposed of the re placement sign within a couple of days of its installation!

Stephen Keller

Jack & Ann Bender & Family

Dear Editor:

a month ago, the bus stop sign at Beach 145th Street and Newport Avenue mysteriously disappeared. The consequence was that anyone waiting for a bus at the place that formerly had a Q35 bus stop sign risked being by passed by younger drivers unfa miliar with the fact that this was a legitimate stop.

The nearest stops were Beach 147th and Neponsit Avenue and Beach 143rd and Newport Ave nue. Disappearance of the 145th Street stop would make the dis tance between those stops greater

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Twenty-one years later, 9/11 will never be forgotten. On Sunday, September 11, crowds gathered at Tribute Park on Beach 116th Street for the annual ceremony to remember the events that took place that day 21 years ago, and the many lives that were lost. A color guard and a procession of bagpipers opened the cere mony as members of the FDNY circled the central mosaic of the park. Members of the ceremo nial unit of the FDNY unfolded a flag and raised it to half-mast. Afterwards, Community Board 14 Chair Dolores Orr let people know that the ceremonial unit was missing a member this year— Firefighter Timmy Klein—who was killed on the job in April. “We miss him dearly,” she said. Father Bill Sweeney of St. Francis de Sales led a prayer. Then the names of the more than 70 members of the community who were killed on 9/11 were read aloud as a bell was

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lice bench in memory of the FDNY and police officers who died on 9/11. The ceremony concluded with a water display on the bay by the FDNY harbor unit, with the Freedom Tower in the backdrop.

For more information about Tribute Park and additional pho tos from the ceremony, see: www. rockawaytributepark.org

Never Forgotten 21 Years Later

tolled and family members, elect ed officials and members of the community placed roses around the center mosaic in their mem ory.Music duo Aerial Acoustics played instrumentals while Chaz mond Peacock sang during the ceremony. Roses were placed on the firefighter rock and on the po

Photos by Katie McFadden.

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It can be harder to sell real estate during the summer due to vacations by buyers and sellers alike. Summer activities can also occupy people instead of allowing them to focus on the home sale process.

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The summer season has mixed effects on the Rockaway real estate market. On the one hand, we are a beachfront community and the draw of the summer activities does bring people here for: beaches, swimming, cycling, running, surfing, organized teams for kids and adults (although the pandemic may crimp some of these this year; thankfully the “end” is in sight). On the other hand, some sellers are reluctant to sell during the summer because they enjoy the aforementioned activities and don’t want to give them up so fast!

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The “bulls and the bears” is ter minology used by financial market participants. Often, the “bulls and/ or bears” is used to imply that some people are on the rising side of the market and other people are on the falling side of the market. A bull market is a rallying market which is what we had for a long time in real estate. A bear market is a declining market.Cramer of TV notoriety has a standard introduction: “there’s al ways a bull market somewhere….” Occasionally, people on either side of the market refuse to take profits. They stubbornly maintain their po sition and watch profits dissipate as the market rotates.

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There’s an analogy between Wall Street and the housing market. Some buyers (“the bears”) bid ri

Some sellers ask too much (“the bulls”) and refuse to adjust the price. They waste time and are of ten sorry because the property re mains on the market longer. This may make the property less valua ble and/or costs money (taxes, in surance, etc.) The proper way to price a house is use of a compara ble market analysis and a good bro ker. Call me. Love, Robin.

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diculously low – this almost never works nowadays even though the rally in real estate prices has ceased (at least temporarily). The rally is over (for now) but the market is stable with low inventory levels. The “bears” usually end up buy ing a house which is not their first choice. They usually lose the first choice because they bid too low– or, they don’t buy anything.

THE BULLS AND THE BEARS

On Monday, September 12, the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy was selected by the National Park Foundation to receive new funding through their Strong Parks, Strong Com munities program – totaling $1.7 million of historic investment in expanding national park philan thropy.

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If I were rushing this, I could boil it up; that is not the way, though, if I want it to be of quality - taste good. So it simmers slowly and gets a gentle stir now and again. All good things take time. I have slowly come to understand this with something that was an idea, then a concept,

I was making “spaghetti pomodoro” last Friday night after a heartwarming FT call. Fresh tomatoes from the garden, onion, olive oil, salt, pepper and fresh dried oregano. Water is boiling for spaghetti. Aroma is moving through the music. And I thought about how long it was simmering and how really: all good things take time. These tomatoes need to bask and simmer in the slightly caramelized

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got from that experience. What we have have (yes, there are 2 haves editor) to take in is that a minute is a minute and how you live that minute determines your

If you are chopping an onion - let’s face it you probably have a pace for how you chop an onion and you probably don’t do it faster or slower. But if you approach it in a rushed way, like, I have to get this onion chopped asap -ugh ugh ugh… or if you just tune in to some music you have on or another pleasantry, that minute of you chopping is the same minute. So why not slow in to it? (Meaning sinking into the moment - the moment is still the moment, you are just relaxed in it.) Things will become less superficial also. Experiences could feel fuller. All good things take time.

ALL GOOD THINGS TAKE TIME

May you be happy. May you be free. May you be grateful. May you be compassionate. May you let go of things that do not serve you. May you have inner peace.

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onions - coarsely chopped, not finely. The tomatoes are hearty and sweet at the same time as I will come to taste soon.

then developing. There is a pace to every thing, and the pace is always different so we can’t expect things to move along if all the steps have not been climbed. All good things take time.

If we take the “rush” out of what we do, be in the moment, then, we feel better. My experience. I know I have a calm demeanor. Maybe slow. I was checking out at a kiosk in the airport, and I couldn’t understand how much the person was telling me the water was - so I asked her to repeat it. The person behind me on line, a young person, yelled it out. I turned around and thanked her. When my transaction was finished, I asked her if she thought that I was slow because I was older - that I was just curious. And she said that she was sorry and “we’re just in a rush.” Whether she just said that, and she really did think she had to help the older lady out, I will never know. But it got me thinking. And this is what I

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2020, employment on the peninsu la declined, although by a slower percentage than in Queens or cit ywide. Job losses were reversed by 2021, however, with employment growing in all sectors except trans portation and warehousing.

• School enrollment increased slowly but steadily in the years prior to the pandemic, then fell by 2.8% in 2020-21 and 3.5% the fol lowing year; enrollment in charter schools has continued to rise de spite the pandemic.

addition to being severely im pacted by the COVID-19 pandem ic in 2020, Rockaway was ravaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, and experienced extensive damage to essential infrastructure and private property. The TRIE designation and impacts of these public health and storm emergencies reflect the vul nerability of the area. The U.S. Cen sus Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates 2019 data showed that more than one-half of Arverne and Far Rockaway residents were at me dium risk of experiencing disaster in an emergency event with more than two-fifths of Edgemere residents categorized as high risk.

NYS Comptroller Releases Economic Snapshot of Rockaway

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“Though geographically isolated from transportation hubs, Eastern Rockaway communities remain economically resilient, increasing by nearly 60% since 2000, with a bur geoning small business communi ty,” said NYC Council Majority Whip Selvena N. Brook-Powers, Chair to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. “Steady employ ment and population indicators show Eastern Rockaway continues to progress; however, more must be done. We must look towards strengthening our health and phys ical infrastructure to accommodate our growing Additionalcommunity."Economic Snapshot •FindingsFrom2010-2020, the Rockaways’ Asian population increased nearly 40% (by 1,004 residents) while the Hispanic population increased by nearly 19% percent (by 4,483 resi dents).

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• Major crimes (seven major violent and property crimes) in the Rock aways declined in both years since the start of the pandemic in 2020, in contrast to citywide figures. This trend continued for violent crimes as of July 2022.

Food insecurity has also been an issue for Rockaways residents, par ticularly in Edgemere and Ham mels, where more than one-half and one-quarter of households, respec tively, relied on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program be tween 2016 and Compounding2020.economic chal lenges that existed prior to the pan demic, Rockaway residents were particularly hard hit by the COV ID-19 pandemic, which prompted the city’s Taskforce on Racial In clusion & Equity (TRIE) to des ignate an area comprised of four out of five ZIP code areas in the Rockaways as one of the city’s 33 hardest hit areas by the pandem ic. This area also had some of the lowest vaccination rates across the city. As of July 11, 2022, one of these four ZIP code areas, 11691, which includes Far Rockaway, had the highest number of COVID-19 deaths and cumulative death rates across the peninsula, as well as the second-highest death rate in Queens and the fifth-highest death rate of all 177 ZIP code areas in the city.In

Communities in the Rockaways were some of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, more than two years after the pandem ic first struck, an economic report released on Monday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. Di Napoli finds positive signs of busi ness and employment growth that offer reason to believe the Rocka ways is on the road to recovery. The comptroller visited the RISE Center on Monday to discuss his findings with the community and local elect ed

“Afterofficials.the devastation of Super storm Sandy and massive efforts to rebuild, The Rockaways was battered by the pandemic. Now there’s good reason to be optimis tic about the Rockaways’ recovery from the COVID-19 setback,” Di Napoli said. “Jobs have returned, and new businesses are opening, adding strength to the local econ omy. Despite these positive steps, many Rockaways residents remain unemployed and there are stark in come disparities between commu nities on the peninsula. It’s critical that social and economic inequities that existed prior to the pandemic are addressed as part of the recov ery.”Rockaway saw steady business growth since 2000, with the num ber of businesses increasing by nearly 60% (459 firms) to reach a peak of 1,281 firms in 2021. This was substantially greater than the borough of Queens (43.8%) and citywide (28.5%) business growth. Almost 82% of the businesses on the peninsula were microbusiness es, defined as having fewer than 10 employees. As of 2021, retail trade accounted for the largest number of firms, followed by health care, leisure and hospitality and profes sional and business services.

shows some encouraging signs of economic growth in the Rockaways as the peninsula emerges from the devastation wrought by COVID-19," said Queens Borough President Do novan Richards Jr. "Still, much more needs to be done to address the eco nomic and social inequalities that have been long felt in the Rockaways and were exacerbated by the pan demic,” Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said.

Rockaway also had the highest share of households living below the federal poverty threshold (18.3%) among the 14 Census-defined neighborhoods in Queens in 20162020. Household poverty rates were lowest in Belle Harbor (1.3%) and highest in Far Rockaway (22%) and Edgemere (28.6%).

At the press conference at RISE, Comptroller DiNapoli also pre sented St. John’s Episcopal Hos pital with a check for nearly $27K from unclaimed funds.

Population on the peninsu la increased by 8% between 2010 and 2020. This was slightly higher than population growth in Queens (7.8%) and citywide (7.7%), and was accompanied by a shift in com position, as the share of residents who identified as either Hispanic or Asian increased significantly.

The 54.5% share of Rockaways res idents aged 16 and over that were employed in the 2016-2020 period was higher than the share of those who were working in the 2006-2010 period, but still lower than the bor ough and citywide shares. Howev er, employment growth rates over the decade varied drastically from community-to-community, rang ing from 73.6% in Arverne to less than 2% in Edgemere and Rockaway Park, signaling uneven economic growth across the peninsula.

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Rockaway also experienced strong employment growth follow ing a decline in 2013 caused by Su perstorm Sandy, with the number of workers employed on the penin sula growing by almost 40% by 2019, just prior to the start of the pan demic. As with businesses, this ex pansion in jobs outpaced borough and citywide employment growth. With the onset of the pandemic in

Despite Rockaway’s improving economic trajectory, the COVID-19 pandemic underscored and exac erbated longstanding inequities in the area, where rates of unemploy ment, food insecurity and poverty vary widely between communities.

• During the analysis period, the average commute time (49.7 min utes) for residents was the longest of all the city’s 55 Census-defined neighborhoods.

ing issue for Rockaway residents during this period, as 51% of rent ers were considered rent burdened, with at least 30% of their income going towards rent, and 25% were considered severely rent burdened, with at least 50% of their income put towards rent. Notably, the rent burden level for the area was not as acute as it was for Queens (53%) or citywide (28%).

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On Saturday, September 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., head to Beach 94th and Shore Front for Animal Rock. Join for a celebration of our relation ships with animals. There will be in formation on ways to help animals, raffle prizes, pet adoptions, animal blessings, and more! Contact Jill@ HealingWithAnimals.com to volun teer or donate.

Poseidon’s Parade

noon, put on your nautical best and head to the boardwalk at Beach 106th to watch or participate in this end of summer art parade. Parade continues to Beach 97th conces sions, where the after party will be.

From Saturday, September 17 through Sunday, September 25, head to the Arverne Cinema (72-02 Gouvernuer Ave) at 6:30 p.m. each night for film screenings, musical performances and more, $10 tickets. For full lineup and more info, see: www.rockawayfilmfestival.org

318-4340. 1.5 miles.

On Wednesday, September 21 at 3 p.m., head to the Jamaica Bay Wild life Refuge to embark on a quest to spot and welcome all the blooms that Jamaica Bay has to offer. Join us each meeting to watch the landscape change, or come and go as you like. All ages welcome. All-weather walk.

Fall Equinox Walk

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, head to Beach 102nd at 8:30 a.m. for yoga on the beach with Kevin Soupy Campbell. Got events? Send an email to ka tie@rockawaytimes.com with details for consideration to be listed.

Rockaway Film Festival

On Saturday, September 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., head to Beach 59th and the boardwalk to join RISE for the annual International Coast al Cleanup in partnership with the American Littoral Society. All ages encouraged. All trash collected will be entered into the national data base, which goes to help establish legislation to reduce trash along our shores. Students can receive com munity service hours for their efforts.

On Sunday, September 18 at 2:30 p.m., head to the Jamaica Bay Wild life Refuge to join a park ranger for a relaxing meditative stroll where you can watch the clouds, listen to the wind, and throw your troubles away to the sky. Call (718) 318-4340 to make a reservation.

On Saturday, September 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., head under the el evated A train track at Beach 60th for an outdoor market including ven dors such as: Blacksmith’s Breads, Edgemere Farm, Horman’s Best Pickles, Mushroom Queens, Rock away Soda, Saratoga Peanut Butter Company, and more! Live music.

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On Thursday, September 22 at 5:30 p.m., head to the Jamaica Bay Wild life Refuge to take a sunset walk to welcome the autumn. Observe the changing season in an urban Na tional Park and experience the shift for yourself. All ages are welcome. This is an all-weather walk, so please dress for the conditions. Space will be limited, so register by calling 718-

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On Sunday, September 18 on Beach 91st Street, the late firefight er Richie Allen will be remembered with a day of surf kids contests and more. There will be music, food, giveaways, paddleboarding, boogie boarding, a memorial paddle out and surf contests for boys and girls up to age 16. Sign up at 8 a.m. Con tests start at 9 a.m.

Wildflower Wednesdays

On Saturday, September 24 at 9 a.m., head to the Beach 108th hock ey rink for a day of roller hockey in memory of Ryan Rudden. Puck drop at 9 a.m. DJ music, t-shirt sales, raffles to support the Timmy Klein Foundation.

Animal Rock

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OAKS JS LLC. Filed 7/29/2022. Ofﬁce: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 6135 DRY HARBOR RD, MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY 11379. Purpose: General.

150-40 113TH AVENUE, LLC. Arts. of Org. ﬁled with the SSNY on 08/09/22. Ofﬁce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Marchese & Maynard, LLP, 1129 Northern Boulevard, Suite 400, Manhasset, NY 11030. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of We Pipe LLC, Articles of Organization Filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/18/2022. Ofﬁce location: Queens, NY. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to We Pipe LLC, 5911 Madison St, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Any lawful purpose.

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to the lien granted by the New York Self-Storage Facility Act, notice is hereby given that the undersigned self-storage units will be sold at a publ c sale by competitive b dd ng to satisfy the lien of the Lessor with Metro Storage LLC as managing agent for Lessor, for rental and other charges due from the undersigned. The said property has been stored and is located at the respective address below Units up for auction will be listed for public bidding on-line at www.StorageTreasures.com under the guidance of Christopher Rosa (License 2001174 DCA) on behalf of the faci ities management, beginning five days prior to the scheduled auction date and time. The terms of the sale will be by ot to the highest bidder for cash only A 10% buyer’s premium will be charged per unit. All sales are final. Metro Self Storage LLC reserves the right to withdraw any or all un ts, partial or entire from the sale at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. The property to be sold is described as “general household tems” unless otherwise noted. All contents must be removed completely from the property within 48 hours or sooner or are deemed abandoned by bidder/buyer Sale rules and regulations are available at the time of sale Ozer David 3023 Boxes, TVs, Clothing Christine Puleo 3333 Cabinets, Clothing, Couch Fatima Soto 4458 Doll House, Chair, Toys Occupant Name Unit # Property Description

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• have experience working in the food service industry

•Qualifications:Previousexperience in customer service, sales or other related fields.

• Must be comfortable on the phone, computer proficient and a team player.

• Ability to build rapport with clients.

• Prospect and contact potential customers, set appointments, quote and meet insurance sales quotas.

• be ﬂexible with shift times and be a team player

Meanwhile, between 1926 and 1930, the New Lots Salt Meadow was

filled and its adjacent creeks bulkheaded. Then, in 1956 and 1961, the manmade peninsulas became Pennsylvania Avenue Landfill and Fountain Avenue Landfill, respectively.In1974, the City of New York deeded the property to the National Park Service to incorporate into Gateway. However, the City retained the right to continue landfill operations until they reached capacity. The Pennsylvania Avenue Landfill closed in 1980 and the Fountain Avenue Landfills followed in 1985. From 1991 through 2002 the New York City Department of Environmental Protection rehabilitated and cleaned the property. In 2004, after the waste was capped, the first seeds were sewn to create new parkland. In 2018, Governor Cuomo announced plans for a New York State Park atop the former landfills. On July 2nd following year Shirley Chisholm State Park opened to the public further cementing her legacy within Brooklyn.

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• bilingual (either spanish or chinese)

• *NYS Personal Lines or Property and Casualty licensing preferred but not mandatory

differentiating itself from the "older lots" of Flatlands.

All Applicants will be asked for references. Motivated and professional individual wanted for full time sales and client service position in a local insurance office.

• Deadline and detail-oriented.

• Resolve customer inquiries, assist in claim filing and overall client policy servicing.

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Creek is known as Old Mill Creek in recognition of that heritage, while Second Creek was renamed Hendrix Creek, possibly to honor Representative Joseph C. Hendrix, and the Fresh Creek name remains as a likely reference to a critical source of freshwater for the colonial settlements.In1924, 72 years after the establishment of New Lots, Shirley Chisholm was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Chisholm championed issues of early education and child welfare in the local political arena. Then, from 1965 to 1968, Chisholm served in the New York State Assembly. After which, in 1969, she became the first Black woman elected to Congress. In the House of Representatives, she sat on the Agriculture Committee and created the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

• hold a qualifying certiﬁcate in food protection

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• Familiarity with CRM platforms.

Shirley Chisholm State Park represents a collaborative endeavor between city, state, and federal agencies. The former saltmarsh turned landfill turned park, with its once meandering creeks, has passed through various administrative hands and its many name changes reflect that history.

A 1797 map reveals a landscape referred to plainly as Salt Meadow at the southern reaches of New Lots. The same map identifies three creeks as Fresh Creek, Second Creek, and Third Creek from west to east. Each of these freshwater creeks flow into Jamaica Bay to create the estuary’s brackish water. Being affected by the tides, the tributaries of Fresh Creek and Third Creek supplied the energy for tide mills along the water’s edges. Today, Third

These park features lie within the ancestral lands of the Canarsie Tribe, who refer to the area as Keskateuw. Colonial occupation of the region by the Dutch began in 1636 when New Amersfoort was established. In 1664, the town was renamed Flatlands when the British empire captured New Netherland. The name remained through the American Revolution, and on February 12, 1852, the community of New Lots was established out of the eastern periphery of Flatlands. The New Lots name served the rather straight-forward purpose of

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Sjogren syndrome, and a history of stem cell transplant. Dry eye disease may also be caused by vi tamin A deficiency (can occur with weight loss surgery and malnutri tion) or Bell palsy (the eye on the affected side cannot fully close).

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A higher risk of dry eye is seen in those with a sedentary lifestyle, metabolic syndrome (increased blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol levels, and excess ab dominal fat), and anxiety and de pression, even without the use of psychiatric medications.

Dry eye disease is usually diag

Dry eye disease is caused by de creased tear production, exces sive evaporation of tears, or both. It leads to inflammation of the surface of the eye. This inflamma tion typically results in a gritty or burning sensation and blurred vi sion. Dry eye disease affects about 5% of the U.S. population and is more common in women and in dividuals older than 50 years. Risk factors include the use of contact lenses, certain medications (di uretics, antihistamines, isotreti noin, and some antidepressants), connective tissue diseases like

ment in symptoms. For individu als who wear contact lenses, de creased frequency of use or total cessation of use may be recom mended. Patients with moderate to severe symptoms should be referred to an ophthalmologist, as should those who fail to im prove on initial therapy. Ophthal mologists may prescribe anti-in flammatory medications such as steroids or cyclosporine, autol ogous serum eye drops (made from components of the patient’s blood), or platelet-rich plasma. Another form of treatment may involve the use of scleral contact lenses. These have a built-in res ervoir for tears or ophthalmologic medication. Rarely, surgery may be recommended for patients with abnormal eyelid function or anatomy.

Sadhana Gupta, MD Zoya Koroleva, DO Stanislav Kaminyar, DO Alla Buzinover, DO

nosed based on symptoms and an eye examination. Care must be taken to differentiate from other conditions that present similar to dry eye such as a foreign body in the eye, infection, allergic con junctivitis, and toxic conjunctivi tis (eye inflammation caused by medication or environmental ex posure). Initial treatment is usual ly the use of artificial tears, which lubricates the eye. It is important to be aware of the fact that some over-the-counter artificial tears products contain a preservative that limits the number of times a day the product may be used. Overuse can cause toxic conjunc tivitis. Likewise, products that re duce eye redness by constricting blood vessels (i.e., Visine) should also be used sparingly. Ophthal mic gels and ointments may cause blurred vision and should only be used before bedtime.

For more information go to the National Eye Institute senttions-and-diseases/dry-eyeabout-eye-health/eye-condiwww.nei.nih.gov/learn-at:Questionsorcommentsmaybetoeditor@rockawaytimes.com

Aerobic exercise should be encouraged as it increases tear production. Also, ingestion of low-glycemic-index foods like vegetables and whole grains have been associated with improve

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By Peter Galvin, MD

A few friendly rivalries picked up right where they left off. The

4-18th Grade- 2 games- SFDS tie with BT 1-1 and SFDS win over St Cam/Virg 7-1

5th Grade- SFDS 2 wins - 2-0 over BT and 4-0 over Hope 6th Grade- SFDS 2 wins - 6-0 over BT and 3-0 over Andrew’s 7th Grade- SFDS win over BT 2-18th

3rd Grade- SFDS tie with BT 3-3 4th Grade- SFDS lost to BT 4-0 5th Grade- SFDS win over BT 2-17th

3rd Grade- SFDS win over BT 5-04th Grade- SFDS 1 win over SFDS 2 4-1

SFDS 2022 CYO SOCCER SEASON BEGINS

Finn Keane and Matt GaNun, with Dominic Mazzola and Luca DiGennaro splitting time at goal.

Girls

Grade- SFDS win over BT

Alexa Hernandez and Maddie Youngberg shut things down defensively, with Erin Hogg turning in a strong game at goal.

Grade- SFDS win over BT 6-1

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Boys

8th grade girls, in their last season together as CYO teammates, defeated Blessed Trinity 6-1 on Saturday night. Olivia Teich led the way with five goals. She was helped by teammates Morgan Harkins and Maria Tomassetti, as their deft passing assisted in providing Olivia with her scoring opportunities. Elle Riches got in on the fun, with a goal of her own.

As Summer draws to a close and school begins, the soccer season is back, to help ease the transition. Players, coaches and parents arrived at their opening games, in fullforce this past weekend, and while not all of the game outcomes were victories, the teamwork, camaraderie, sportsmanship and competition on display, certainly were.

The 5th grade boys were under the lights on Friday night, also against Blessed Trinity, in a game that pitted the last two Diocesan champs against each other. SFDS came away victorious, by a score of 2-1, in a hard-fought game. Goals were scored by T.J. Gampero and Timmy Stines. The defense was led by Kevin Papadopoulos,

Here are the outcomes of all of last weekend's games:

2 handfuls of baby arugula

Heat a grill pan until very hot. Put the skirt steak on the pan and cook 6 minutes per side. (You can always broil or pan fry it.)

Plate your arugula between 2 dishes. Add a little sea salt on each. Put the sliced steak over the arugu la and add the vegetables. Pour a little Peter Lugers Sauce … Enjoy!

1 yellow pepper, sliced thin

Put in oven for 20 minutes, mix ing them after 10 minutes.

1 small red onion, sliced thin

By Sharon Feldman

Salt and pepper the steak and put to the Preheatside.oven to 400 degrees. Put the pepper and onions on a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder over the vegeta bles. Mix so they are coated.

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1 red pepper, sliced thin

Directions:

Spotted: Happy In Hilton Head

Remove steak and let stand for at least 10 minutes.

1 orange pepper, sliced thin

Serves: Ingredients:2

Rainbow Skirt Steak Salad

1 piece skirt steak

PeterOliveGarlicPepperSaltpowderoilLugersSauce

Wow, this looks like a honeymoon photo! Larry and Sue Orsini on Hilton Head Island are simply aglow, and it doesn’t hurt that they are wearing Rockaway Times t-shirts (each with its own design and color—nice!) Larry and Sue made Hilton Head even more beautiful.

Encore! Crossfade is back at Rog-

The 2015 epic concert, “Fare thee well, Celebrate 50 Years of Grateful Dead” reincarnates with tribute band, Rainbow Spirals, at The Wharf.416Beach 116th Street

Saturday, September 17 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Love the wedding vibe? Ready in 10, Long Island’s favorite wedding band plays all your party favorites at Bungalow Bar. 377 Beach 92nd Street

OPEN MIC

10 a.m.

Wednesdays 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday, September 18 4 p.m.

Saturday, September 17 9 p.m.

Wednesday, September 21 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The parade may have stepped off from Caracas, but the Venezuelan seaside spot is still poppin’ with dead heads’ tribute band, The RainbowBeachSpirals!106th Concession

Every Wednesday, bask in an evening of rhythmic storytelling

With the friends and family of Firefighter Richie Allen, Boarders Surf Shop invites the community to a day at the beach for this annual paddle out in memory of a local hero. Plus, live DJ music, beverages, T-shirts for sale, prizes and giveaways. Also, surf contest for age categories: Boys 10 and under, 11 to 13, 14 to 16, and Girls 12 and under, and 13 to 16. Sign up at 8 a.m. Contest begins at 9 a.m. For more info, call Boarders Surf Shop at 718-318-7997. Beach 91st Street

ARTS & CULTURE

91-11 Rockaway Beach Blvd

ROCKAWAY GOOD TIMES

Beach brunch is back at Riis Park, presented by The Dropout. Good eats, bloody Mary’s, mimosas and live music on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bay 9. This weekend, DJ A Kid from Queens spins some tunes on Saturday and Chris Long plays acoustic onBaySunday.9,Riis Park

Thursday, September 15 6 p.m.

By Kami-Leigh Agard

15 Bedford Ave, Breezy Point

Saturday, September 17 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Friday, September 16 9 p.m.

Friday, September 16 7 p.m.

FILM/ \THEATER RTC PRESENTS “HONEYMOON IN VEGAS”

MINDFULLNESS MEDITATION AT THE RAA

BEACH BRUNCH

Long Beach comes to Rockaway with Mexican restaurant, The Cabana, headlining The Rockaway Hotel’s Rooftop Dinner & A Band series. Music by DJ Mouse. $20 admission includes one drink, plus one plate. For tickets, visit: ings/dinner-and-a-bandtherockawayhotel.com/happen-www.108-10RockawayBeachDrive

Friday, September 16 7 p.m.

406 Bayside, Breezy Point

Saturday, September 17 6 p.m.

with Ireland’s Cork-born folk songsmith, Niall Connolly at Sayra’s.

Friday, September 16 6 p.m.

IT’S POSEIDON TIME!

Friday, September 16 7 p.m.

End your weekend on a dreamy note with Phil Kadet’s unforgettable songbook at Whit’s End.

ers, playing rock tunes from yesteryear.203 Beach 116th Street

Friday, September 16 7 p.m.

Sunday, September 18 7 p.m.

97-04 Rockaway Beach Blvd

Revel in the last drops of musical summer nights with LL Duo’s dreamy lineup at Kennedy’s.

8 a.m.

Got info. on local live music, arts and more? Email: editor@rockawaytimes.com

155 Beach 95th Street

TGIF! So treat yourself to fine wine, fine food and fine grooves with The Knobs jammin’ at Bar Marseille. 190 Beach 69th Street

The Rock-A-Wades don’t just play music, they play with the crowd! Don’t miss them tonight at The BayHouse.500Bayside Drive, Breezy Point

HALFWAY TO ST. PADDY’S DAY

Only two weekends left for The Rockaway Theatre Company’s musical comedy, “Honeymoon in Vegas!” For a preview, visit RTC’s production trailer on Instagram. Remaining show dates: September 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. For tickets, visit: denatrecompany.org.www.rockawaythe-T4PostTheatreBuilding,FortTil-

Saturday,CELEBRATIONSSeptember 17

Sunday, September 18 5 p.m.

It’s Poseidon time, and life’s a beach—so, why not head to Beach 97th and the boards for the official Poseidon Parade After-Party with JunXion.Beach 97th Rockaway Beach Bazaar

It’s Poseidon Day all over Rockaway, and the merfolk frolics rock on at Solshyne’s Post Poseidon Party at RBQ!97-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd

LIVE MUSIC

Locals Rule the BHYC’s Foggy Wharf Deck with your favorite rock classics.533Beach 126th Street.

ROCKAWAY FILM FESTIVAL

Come strut what you’ve got, plus jam with Rockaway’s finest at Connolly’s Open Mic Night! 7 p.m. sign up, 8 p.m. start.

We may be halfway through September, but summer heat and good times are still sizzling with The Poseidon Parade and Half Way to St. Paddy’s Day celebrations this weekend! Get it all in Rockaway’s ultimate to-go-to event guide—The RT’s Good Times’ page!

At Rogers, you can always reach for a beer and sweet tunes with Gerald203Bair.Beach 116th Street

Spanning nine days, September 17 to 25, this year’s festival features 67 films and seven musical performances, plus more at Arverne Cinema. In honor of the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, a storm that forever changed Rockaway’s landscape, this year’s program begins and ends with stories set during ocean-town floods and contains a sequence of films with a deep current of water. For more info about film schedule, special events and to buy tickets, visit www.rockawayfilmfestival.org72-02Gouverneur Ave

Saturday, September 17 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate life at the sea with your fellow costume-clad ocean lovers

At The Sugar Bowl, live music with Allen Gogarty and Bernadette McFee. Plus, performances by O’Malley Irish Dance Company. For $20, get a free Guinness glass and halfpriced pints. Proceeds go towards St. Camillus Special Olympics.

Sunday,CLASSICSeptember 18

Saturday, September 17 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Studio 7 Gallery, Fort Tilden

at Rockaway’s annual Poseidon Parade! Parade kicks off at noon at Caracas. Check-in and line-up is between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The parade continues along the boardwalk to Beach 95th Street, where they’ll be music and fun activities for all ages. Judging and award presentation 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. To register and for more info, visit: com/poseidonsparade2022.splashthat.https://Beach106thConcession

RICHIE ALLEN MEMORIAL SURF

Saturday, September 17 2 p.m.

Folks uptown definitely won’t be sittin' down with Interboro jammin’ Callie’s tonight!

410 Beach 129th Street

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Celebrate at Jamos with Irish grub, half-priced Magners, music and more!421Beach 129th Street

It’s Saturday night and the time is just about right for some craic in Irish town with Paul Grey at Rogers. 203 Beach 116th Street

Wednesday, September 21

Rockaway Artists Alliance presents, “Mindfulness Based Meditation on the Labyrinth” with Rev. Dr. Nancy Gahles, spiritual director, Spirit of Love-The Rockaway Sangha. Donations accepted.

Marie Curcio

Erin Steiner

LOCAL COLOR: READERS SEND IN THEIR PIX

Ken Lavery

Petra Becker

Tim Moriarty

Kate Egan Johnson

Jackie Patti

We might be a little biased, but we think some of the best photographers in the world live in Rockaway. Here are some shots that readers shared with us this week. Send your photos (limit to 2 per week) to mail@rockawaytimes.com and we’ll do our best to print them (space permitting). We do receive more than we can print.

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All games are played at St. Camillus. Anyone from the 4th to the 8th grade is eligible to play. The Mini program (Kindergarten to the 3rd grade) will be having registration at a later date. The Boys’ program (4th to the 8th grade) play on Wednesday and Thursday nights, and the Girls’ program (4th to the 8th grade) play on Wednesday nights. All players signing up who are in the 6th to the 8th grade must bring a birth certificate to registration. The registration fee will be $75 for the first child and $10 for each additional child.

tember 28, also from 7 to 8 P.M.

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Please be aware that only a parent can sign up a child to play.Ifyou are interested in volunteering as a coach, please come to registration and let us know.

Registration for the St. Camillus/St. Virgilius Community Basketball programs will take place in the St. Camillus gym (Springman Hall) on Tuesday, September 20, and on Thursday, September 22 from 7 P.M. to 8 P.M. There will be a final registration held on Wednesday, Sep-

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to hire more experienced wrestling people to help him run AEW. In addition, AEW has hired a third-party firm to further investigate the whole incident. Like always, we will keep you posted.

Thank you everyone for your questions and support. Please send any questions to eavil183@yahoo. com have a great weekend!

WRESTLING NEWS & A LIVE APPEARANCE

Wrestle Talk

and WING Promotions - FMW Leatherface. This match is billed as two cancer aurvivors fighting it out to bring awareness to this horrible disease. Tickets for this event are available by contacting 410-8291114.

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By Eric Jayden

So, we have more news regarding the CM Punk incident last week that we reported. At this time, Tony Khan, the owner of All Elite Wrestling has suspended everyone involved in the situation, that would include CM Punk, Kenny Omega, Colt Cabana, Ace Steele, The Young Bucks and a number of other talents involved in the physical altercation. There are also reports that some talent will not be returning as they may be let go from the companyThcompletely.eissueIsee here is that even with Tony Khan having Kenny Omega, Nick and Matt Jackson as Vice Presidents, he (Tony Khan) has stretched himself out too thin. One person cannot run a wrestling company, it's impossible! Tony needs to delegate more of the responsibilities that he had taken upon himself to others. He needs

The Question of the Week comes from Danny K, in Rockaway Park and he asked "Now, that Triple HHH is back and is the Chief Content Officer in charge of Creative, do you believe his return will make a difference with WWE Programming and televised views?" Great question, Danny, and I most definitely do believe that Triple HHH will start making positive changes to not only the roster but to current and future storylines. I already hear many positive things from his current creative decisions he has made.Ok,for the many people who are always asking me where they can see me perform live…. This Saturday, September 17, I will be per-

forming for 1CW Pro Wrestling in Houston, Delaware. Matches already announced are 1CW Championship Match Myles Millennium (c) vs Sam Beale - 1CW Work Horse Champion Chris Wylde vs Breaux Keller - A #1 Contenders Match between LSG vs Killian McMurphy and the Main Event will feature myself, Eric Jayden vs Japanese Hardcore Legend from the FMW

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