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Far Rockaway Bungalows Offer Welcome Escape for Beach-Starved City Dwellers
DNAinfo
Jan 30A beachside community in Far Rockaway is welcoming newcomers who are restoring its historic bungalows. »
Queens Teacher's Aide Charged With Raping Student
NY1
Jan 27A teacher's aide in Far Rockaway, Queens was arrested earlier this week and charged with multiple counts of rape and after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. »
VIDEO: Far Rock Mom Wins $1K Shopping Spree
Five Towns Patch
Jan 27A Far Rockaway woman on Wednesday claimed the second $1,000 shopping spree prize from the Cedarhurst Business Improvement District. Leah Mond, 27, received the prize at Lulu's, which he says is her favorite store. »
Far Rockaway charter school takes its fight 23 miles to Tweed
GothamSchools
Jan 26Parents from Peninsula Preparatory Academy get in one last chant before jumping on a chartered bus. Parents of Peninsula Preparatory Academy believe politics is what doomed their school to closure in the first place. Now, they’re hoping the very same f... »
At P.S. 161, a renewed call for more time to show improvement
GothamSchools
Jan 20Parents and children hold a brief press conference to oppose the closure of P.S. 161's middle school. At the same time that supporters of Satellite III were laying blame for their school’s decline Thursday night, backers of Crown Heights’ P.S. 161 said... »
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Weekend work impacting 14 subway lines
Second Ave. Sagas
Jan 27Have a great weekend. Subway Weekender has your map. From 4 a.m. Saturday, January 28 to 10 p.m. Sunday, January 29, downtown 2 trains operate express from East 180th Street to 3rd Avenue/149th Street due to track panel installation at East 180th Stree... »
Deal to Save Cabrini Center Is Off the Table
The Local East Village
Jan 19The new owner of the building that houses Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation has failed to come to terms with a for-profit operator vying to buy the building and keep the nursing home at its current address, making it likely that it will clo... »
LIE is the "Heroin Highway"
Queens Crap
Jan 15From the Times Ledger:District Attorney Richard Brown coined yet another unflattering nickname for a Queens thoroughfare Friday morning when he announced the results of a massive drug bust involving suspected dealers in the borough and well-to-do custo... »
Weekend work impacting 15 subway lines
Second Ave. Sagas
Jan 14As Friday evening dawns, we’re on the verge of a three-day weekend. NYC Transit will operate trains on a regular weekday schedule on Monday, but the intervening pair of days, service changes abound. Subway Weekender has the map. From 12:01 a.m. Saturda... »
Qpocalypse starts as work impacts 15 subway lines
Second Ave. Sagas
Jan 07For weekend straphangers, December is always a welcome month. Weekend work slows down considerably, and taking the trains on Saturday and Sunday is a decidedly humane experience. Now it’s January, and well, things are B-A-D. The MTA is conducting work ... »