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NYPD Commissioner Tisch rails against ‘broken criminal justice system’ at Mass honoring slain hero cop ...

New York Post 26 Mar 2025
... Kia Soul illegally parked outside a cell-phone store when Guy Rivera allegedly rattled off three rounds from inside the vehicle, shattering the silence of the quiet street in Far Rockaway that day.
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Slain NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller 'passed a whole lot of light into the short time ...

Newsday 25 Mar 2025
Jonathan Diller, 31, of Massapequa Park, was shot and killed when he confronted a gunman in an illegally parked car in Far Rockaway, Queens ... a gunman in an illegally parked car in Far Rockaway, Queens.
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Assistant Fire Chief Joseph Sanford remembered at Inwood Park ceremony

Newsday 24 Mar 2025
In 2018 the federal government renamed a water channel between Inwood Park and Far Rockaway in honor of Inwood Assistant Fire Chief Joseph Sanford Jr., who died in the line of duty in 2014.
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6 places not-so-near NYU for a spring break adventure

Washington Square News 20 Mar 2025
Rockaway Beach, Queens ... New York City is far from a beach town, but Rockaway Beach’s sandy shores and boardwalks are great for a vacation-like excursion ... From there, ride until Rockaway Beach Boulevard & Beach 108th Street.
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Newsday's Long Island All-Decade girls basketball players: The 1970s

Newsday 20 Mar 2025
The 1970s was the decade of transformation ... In an epic showdown, Riley, a two-time All-Suffolk selection, and Far Rockaway star Nancy Lieberman packed the gym with fans who watched what was considered the two best players from the local area ... ....
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Russian roulette for dessert: New ice cream shop picks the flavor for you

New York Post 19 Mar 2025
6 ... Olga Ginzburg for NY Post ... Their buddy Keegan Church, a 24-year-old who lives in Far Rockaway, said his ice cream tasted like cream cheese with everything bagel seasoning on top. 6 ... 6 ... “But only three flavors have been correctly identified so far.” 6.
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Meet the retired carpenter from Queens who will lead NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade

New York Post 17 Mar 2025
Patrick’s Day parade — more commonly known as the Rockaway St ... So far, the only difference Benn can discern from the Rockaway party to the city-wide one is the “volume” of crowds.
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Op-ed | Keeping the NYC subway system in a ‘state of good repair’

The Villager 15 Mar 2025
We talk a lot about "state of good repair" here at New York City Transit, and for good reason ... There are 850 miles of steel rails snaking from Van Cortlandt Park to Far Rockaway ... It starts in East New York at our Linden Shop ... ....
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Rockaway subway riders enjoy new public art displays as MTA Arts and Design turns 40

The Villager 13 Mar 2025
A trains are not running between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue or Rockaway Park-Beach 116 Street ... Free Rockaway Park Shuttle trains between Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue and Rockaway Park-Beach 116 Street.
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A Tale of Two Pineapples

Yated Ne'eman 12 Mar 2025
I did not have many friends in Woodmere; most of my class was from Far Rockaway ... The next stop was not so far away from the first, but it was worlds apart.
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Women’s Bar Association hosts legal careers panel for Queens high schoolers

AM New York 10 Mar 2025
Panelists included Maria Bradley, Esq., Chief Court Attorney and Co-Chair of the Queens Supreme Court, Civil Term, Equal Justice in the Courts Committee; Hon ... Audrey I ... Maria Bradley Esq ... A Far Rockaway native, Pheffer was a longtime community activist.
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NYC subway busker who overcame homelessness gets his shot of fame on American Idol

New York Post 08 Mar 2025
He’s on an express train to stardom ... 5 ... J.C. Rice ... suit ... reports. Turner, who also struggles with depression, was raised in Far Rockaway in an Orthodox Jewish family that had little, but instilled in him a love of music ... 5 ... J.C. Rice ... 5 ... J.C. Rice ... 5 ... 5 ... ....
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