High Tide
“People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.” – Martin Luther King Jr. Happy MLK Day to everyone!
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As far as we can tell, no one from Rockaway has been named in the Jeffrey Epstein court documents — good on you, Rockaway!
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Well, we have had our first taste of winter weather this past weekend. Although we saw some snowflakes, the storm did not have much of an effect on our area. And with that, the city’s record-setting snowless streak continues hitting 700 days without an inch of snow in five days and will hit two years in a little over a month. There may not have been snow, but it was certainly wet! The city continues to be clobbered with rain! On a bright note, there are only 137 days until Memorial Day weekend!
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The rain and wind were so formidable this past week that on Tuesday the city decided to move the migrants that it was housing at Floyd Bennett Field to James Madison High School in Brooklyn before the storm hit. This caused Madison High School to go remote for the day with the plan being for students to return to class Thursday. Confidence in the tent housing structures does not appear to be at an all-time high, especially after some concerning reports after the last storm passed through the area in December.
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Interest in serving this community? Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is now accepting applications to join Community Board 14! The application is available online at www.queensbp.org/communityboards. The deadline is Friday, February 16, 2024. This deadline applies to both new applicants and existing community board members seeking an additional term. The two-year term of service will begin on Monday, April 1, 2024.
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More and more, there has been some chirping from the back seats about how our Word Search is “too easy.” I bet that’s just people jealous they haven’t found themselves among the answers yet! Well, we did our best to step it up a notch this week. Let’s see if you notice it being any more challenging or not — it is still just a word search after all.
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If you haven’t said goodbye to the holidays just yet, you may want to at least take down your tree. The designated dates for the Department of Sanitation to pick up “naked” Christmas trees and wreaths — no lights, ornaments and tinsel — ends this Saturday, January 13.
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The NYC Ferry will be operating on a weekend schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 15. To check the schedule and plan your Monday trip to the city accordingly, visit their website: www.ferry.nyc
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It’s almost that time, get your cameras out… you know what’s coming up in just over a month? You got it! The kick-off of the Rockaway Times Photo Contest! Start snapping! We know you’ll want to submit your awesome photos when the contest begins. More details to come in upcoming issues.
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Opening up beaches on Manhattan was one thing, but this is starting to get ridiculous… Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul have recently announced a new plan to have floating swimming pools in some of New York’s larger bodies of water to provide more access to public pools. These new pools, touted as first-of-their-kind, would be “a water-filtering, floating, portable pool that will offer New Yorkers a new space to swim in the waters surrounding New York City.” The pools are set to be tested this summer and if all goes to plan, they will be open to the public next year.
