The Ramones, the famous punk rock band established in Queens in 1974, could find its name enshrined in the Rockaway Beach community, if one local gets his
Back in 2018, when community members and NYC Parks were discussing plans for a new performance space at Beach 94th and Beach 95th Street, longtime Rockaway advocate John Cori suggested the name “Ramones Plaza” after the legendary rock and roll band whose hit “Rockaway Beach” put our peninsula on the map. The new amphitheater is
Community Board 14 met last Tuesday, May 10, to discuss a new berm in Mott Basin, beach access for Edgemere residents, and a Business Improvement District in Far Rockaway, among other issues. L to R: Board Members Nancy Martinez and John Cori, Board Chair Dolores Orr, and District Manager Jonathan Gaska. Update on New Mott
MOMI AWARDS IN SHULMAN’S NAME: This May, Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) inaugurates a special event honoring business innovators and leaders in Queens. The 2023 Claire Shulman Awards will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. at MOMI’s Redstone Theater. At 6:30 p.m., the program in the Redstone Theater will
Ozzie Edwards never considered himself a community activist, but the Brooklyn native admits things changed when he moved to Arverne. After he and his wife Belinda bought a condo on Beach 62nd Street a little more than a decade ago, Edwards began to investigate why the beaches near his new home weren’t manned by lifeguards.