When Michael Jurewicz completed his medical residency in Miami five years ago, he came to Far Rockaway to practice alongside his father-in-law Dr. Vinod Sinha, who had recently become the president of Tri-Med Home Care Services in Far Rockaway. In August, the 36-year old urologist expanded his business partnership with Sinha when he opened a multispecialty medical facility on the […]
Native Neighbors
JBRPC gallery hosts artwork of Rockaway’s native plants and wildlifeTucked away at 114-04 Beach Channel Drive, a hidden treasure adorns the walls of the Jamaica Bay Rockaway Parks Conservancy’s offices—an art gallery, featuring works created by Valentina Gallup Salerni, that depict a variety of our local plants and wildlife, all in beautiful, vivid color. The gallery, JBRPC Director of Strategic Partnerships and Projects Shanna Blanchard explained, goes hand in […]
Cat Caretakers Rejoice!
Itty Bitty City Kitties helps organize massive community eventItty Bitty City Kitties, the 501c3 cat rescue organization run by Arverne’s Samantha Knox, is hosting a massive event for local cat caretakers, and everyone with a heart for helping Rockaway’s feline friends is invited. CatFixer and Far Rock Cats will be joining the Itty Bitty City Kitties for the event, which will be hosted at 7219 Catamaran Way and […]
Bye Bye Bench!
After months of complaints from locals, the bench on B116th Street has been removedFor months, local residents have complained about a bench located near the bus stop in front of the A-Train station on Beach 116th Street. Many have alleged that the bench has become a gathering place for individuals engaging in all manner of unsavory activities —often drinking or doing drugs at all times of the day and using the bench as […]
Turkey Trot With AllThe Fixins’
The PS/MS 114 PTA’s Annual Turkey Trot was a huge success! The parents’ efforts raised over $20,000 to support enrichment programs in the school! The PTA would like to thank our corporate sponsors, parents, and children for their participation. Everyone had a great day!
‘Iced Coffee, Bagels, and Graffit i’
The artist behind Bagel & Barista Station’s graffiti art interiorWith a wide array of fresh bagels and coffee, Bagel & Barista Station has brought some new life to Beach 116th Street, but there is more to the store than its delicious menu. Prior to the store’s opening in September, Rob Pisani, the store’s co-owner, had a vision of what he wanted the store to look like. “While we were […]
100th Precinct Community Council Food Drive
Locals give back ahead of ThanksgivingProbation. Members of the 100th Precinct Community people Council were joined by several local volunteers last week, collecting donations to stock local food ownpantries and ensure that everyone in our area has a meal on their table this Thanksgiving. The volunteers set up and the Stop and Shops in both Rockaway Park and Arverne, braving the cold weather to collect […]
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Students volunteered to upkeep Seagirt Avenue Wetlands in Far RockawayMembers of the Mary Louis Academy’s Service, Learning, and Leadership Program volunteered on Nov. 20 at Seagirt Avenue Wetlands in Far Rockaway. Twelve students, alongside SLL Advisors Mrs. Josephine Russo and Ms. Ali Pepe, planted new grasses, put up a goose fence, and cut back an invasive NYPDspecies in order to restore the ecosystem atCommissioner begin.Seagirt. Shea and Chief Ruben […]
Real Estate
The ups and downs of selling estateowned propertiesAt any given moment I’m working on a handful of estate-owned properties that are in some phase of the sale process. I’ll often start working on these types of listings early on, prior even to the actual paperwork being signed, and begin advising the heirs on what should or shouldn’t be done in preparation for the sale. Throughout the entire […]
The Financial Wave
Post-Thanksgiving Holiday Shopping TipsAs we enter the post-Thanksgiving holiday season, I was thinking about what I am thankful for. In addition to good health, my family, and friends, I am thankful to “The Wave” for giving me the opportunity to create “The Financial Wave” back on May 1st, 2020! This weekly column started in late March 2020 as an “informal Covid-19 briefing” to […]