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Rockaway Beach (New York)

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Sam Mason Is Opening an Artisanal Mayo Shop, Signaling the Brooklyn Food Movement's Total Descent Into Self-Parody

    This is your future, Brooklyn.​Oh, Brooklyn. We stood by you as your chocolatiers congratulated themselves on their "childlike curiosity." We had your back when the owner of your new-wave soda fountain described the mise en place required for making an egg cream. We even stuck around when your ... More >>

  • News

    August 17, 2011

    Anatomy Of A Greenpoint Bike Accident

    If a car slams you off your bike, the cops won't do anything

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Two More Bicyclists Killed in NYC Traffic This Week

    Salim VirjiTwo more NYC cyclists were killed in traffic this week.​Two more bicyclists were killed in New York City traffic this week. Last night a 60-year-old man was killed near Rockaway Beach as he attempted to change lanes. The cyclist, whose identity hasn't yet been released, was taken to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    U.S. Postal Service May Cut More Than 30 NYC Post Offices to Save Money

    ​Today in things we don't really worry about until we order something from Amazon, the Post Office, which lost $8 billion last year, is considering closing 1 in 10 retail outlets and is studying 3,653 local offices, branches, and stations throughout the U.S., many of which could be replaced by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Con Edison Warns New Yorkers: There May Be Outages

    ​Con Edison is asking everyone to pitch in and maybe turn off some lights and stop blending so many frozen margaritas or taking elevators up and down just for fun, because things could get bad in this heat. The word that must not be named here is "blackout." Yes. Remember when the lights went ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Motorboat & the Big Banana's Frozen Bananas Are Summer on a Stick

    Rebecca Marx​ As anyone who has ever stuck a bowl of grapes in the freezer can attest, frozen fruit is a criminally underrated dessert. Particularly when you're at the beach and don't want to sink under the weight of whatever you've just eaten or end up with a blanket full of crumbs. All of wh ... More >>

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    June 15, 2011
  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Open and Closed: Say Hello to The Lot on Tap, Goodbye to Café Charbon

    Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. New Roma Pizza on the Lower East Side has been closed since Memorial Day and will not reopen. [Bowery Boogie] The New York Film Academy Café will close its doors on June 30, as the building t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    The Meat Hook and Roberta's Join Forces for Rockaway Beach Bar

    Kristine Paulus/flickrTacos no longer the only game in beach town.​Brooklyn Based has the details on the gastronerd paradise that will be Rockaway Beach this summer. And the plan sounds like a foodie hipster's wet dream.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Rockaway Beach May Become the Next Gastronerd Paradise

    Like this, but with sustainably sourced fish tacos.​Back in February, Fany Gerson told us that she was thinking of partnering with Rockaway Taco to open a La Newyorkina concession stand on the Rockaway Beach boardwalk. It her plans materialize, it looks like she'll be in good company.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Asshole Pilot Landed Plane on New York Beach Because He Felt Like It

    Jason Maloney (NY Post/Alex Rud) ​​Jason Maloney, the 24-year-old pilot who landed his small plane in Queens on Monday night, sounds like a pain in the ass. Today, the New York Times reports that Maloney chose to land his single-engine Piper Warrior on Rockaway Beach because he really likes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Jerk Pilot Who Landed a Plane on a New York Beach Had a Seizure Today

    Sick Maloney (Harbus for NYDN)​Jason Maloney, the 24-year-old private plane pilot who landed on Rockaway Beach after lying to air traffic controllers on Monday, was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday after experiencing seizures, according to an emergency worker and the New York Daily News. We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Former Jet Blue Flight Attendant Steven Slater Will Always Be News

    ​Steven Slater, the renegade airline steward who shot to cult stardom when he walked off the job by sliding out of a plane's inflatable emergency slide and onto the tarmac at JFK with two beers in-hand, can't catch a break. While he was in court yesterday, copping a plea that would allow him t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2010

    The Problem With the First Date Ideas in the New York Times

    ​People are like lemmings, the New York Times teaches us in this weekend's Style section meta-trend piece on dating, entitled "Watching Trends in Dating." More specifically, this is "The Ritual of the First Date, Circa 2010" and New Yorkers are lemmings because they collectively migrate, in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Adult Foodies Go to Farm Camp; Growing Dining Trend: 'Linner'

    ​Egon Ronay, the Hungarian food critic who helped shape British culinary culture, has died at the age of 94. He had been ill for a number of weeks, but never fully retired. [Guardian] Parade Publications is planning to introduce a new food newspaper magazine and website called Dash, with the ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    December 15, 2009

    Jason Zeh & Pimlo

    ​Egon Ronay, the Hungarian food critic who helped shape British culinary culture, has died at the age of 94. He had been ill for a number of weeks, but never fully retired. [Guardian] Parade Publications is planning to introduce a new food newspaper magazine and website called Dash, with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    The Dawn of the Food Truck Trend; A Guide to Flushing, Queens

    ​Whole Foods shares recently fell 8.6 percent after more than tripling over the past year. CEO John Mackey said he expects no "positive change in the economy over the short term," adding that 2010 sales should improve slightly. [Bloomberg] Kraft is expected to make its hostile takeover offer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Ulrich Turns Seven Months of Incumbency to His Advantage

    By Amanda Sakuma ​City Council member Eric Ulrich of Queens' 32nd district proved he's no longer "just a kid," reclaiming not only his seat in yesterday's election, but also his title as the council's youngest member. The 24-year-old Republican won even though 60 percent of registered voters ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Several City Beaches Closed for Hurricane Bill

    ​Hurricane Bill is at this writing hundreds of miles off the coast of Florida, but it's still strong enough to whip up surfs in our area. So the Department of Parks and Recreation has closed Rockaway Beach, Coney Island Beach, nearby Manhattan Beach, and Staten Island's South Beach, Midland Be ... More >>

  • Music

    August 11, 2009

    On the Abandon Ship Label and Its Noise-Tape-Trading Brethren

    ​Hurricane Bill is at this writing hundreds of miles off the coast of Florida, but it's still strong enough to whip up surfs in our area. So the Department of Parks and Recreation has closed Rockaway Beach, Coney Island Beach, nearby Manhattan Beach, and Staten Island's South Beach, Midland Be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Rockaway School Bus Aide Charged with Sexual Wedgies

     Darnell "Michael" Washington, a school bus aide working for Philippe and Elmer Transportation and serving P.S. 183 in Rockaway Beach, is up on charges of molesting young boys in his care, the Rockaway Wave reports. The Queens D.A.'s office says that Washington's M.O. was to give what were char ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    This Weekend! Not-at-Bonnaroo-and-Don't-Care Defiance Edition

    So it's awful outside, and your friends ditched you for Bonnaroo. Quit sulking; Tennessee is flooded in state troopers and Phish acolytes, while you have countless local offerings to gorge on. If you haven't already picked up your Northside Festival badge, order online for pickup at 60 North 6th St ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    May 30, 2006

    Love and Warsaw

    Two thriving Greenpoint dance clubs vie for Polish nightlife supremacy

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    May 16, 2006

    A Shore Thing

    Mini guides to five waterfront neighborhoods worth your salt

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    March 9, 2004

    Music

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    December 30, 2003

    Swimming

    Wet Dreams

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    October 14, 2003

    Letters

    Wet Dreams

  • Music

    September 2, 2003

    Just Like Psychocandy

    The '80s Revival Jesus and Mary and All Their Swaggering Fans Have Been Waiting For

  • People

    February 18, 2003

    Times Square Trash!

    The '80s Revival Jesus and Mary and All Their Swaggering Fans Have Been Waiting For

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    November 26, 2002

    Listings

    The '80s Revival Jesus and Mary and All Their Swaggering Fans Have Been Waiting For

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    September 3, 2002

    Close-Up on Rockaway Park

    The '80s Revival Jesus and Mary and All Their Swaggering Fans Have Been Waiting For

  • NYC Life

    July 23, 2002

    Listings

    The '80s Revival Jesus and Mary and All Their Swaggering Fans Have Been Waiting For

  • NYC Life

    May 28, 2002

    Hooky for a Day

    The '80s Revival Jesus and Mary and All Their Swaggering Fans Have Been Waiting For

  • Music

    March 26, 2002

    Music

    The '80s Revival Jesus and Mary and All Their Swaggering Fans Have Been Waiting For

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    October 2, 2001

    Music

    The '80s Revival Jesus and Mary and All Their Swaggering Fans Have Been Waiting For

  • News

    June 12, 2001

    Show Me the Money

    Landlord Rep Tried to Keep Public Info Private

  • NYC Life

    May 29, 2001

    Open City

    Parades, Beaches, Festivals: What's Out There

  • Music

    November 21, 2000

    Pretty Snide (For Some Orange Guys)

    Parades, Beaches, Festivals: What's Out There

  • Specials

    November 9, 1999

    Letters

    Parades, Beaches, Festivals: What's Out There

  • Music

    July 27, 1999

    Sheena for Ex-President

    Parades, Beaches, Festivals: What's Out There

  • Specials

    January 5, 1999

    Letters

    Parades, Beaches, Festivals: What's Out There

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