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Dolphin Dies Hours After Beaching Itself In Far Rockaway

The 5-foot female dolphin was found around 9:30 a.m. Friday, but died several hours later.

2012/09/28

Queens Maid Accused Of Stealing A Combined $42,000 From 3 Houses On Long Island

She cleaned their homes and then cleaned them out of their prized possessions. That’s what police in Nassau County are saying about a Queens woman who worked for several families in the Five-Towns area.

2012/06/19

Survivor Of Rockaway Beach Tragedy Speaks About Death Of Best Friend

The crashing waves of Far Rockaway Beach is the last place anyone saw 15-year-old Akeem Craig of Jamaica, Queens alive.

2012/06/15

14-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Waters Off Of Far Rockaway

The boy — identified as Akeem Craig — and his friend had been trying to swim to a buoy in the ocean off Beach 19th Street and Seagirt Boulevard around 12:30 p.m., according to police.

2012/06/12

LIRR Train (credit: purist_andrew/Flickr)

MTA Expanding Quiet Car Program On Metro-North, LIRR

If seated in a quiet car, passengers are asked not to talk on cell phones, to turn off the sound on any electronic devices and conversation must be subdued.

2012/04/02

Vandals caused $100,000 worth of damage at a Far Rockaway playground (credit: Handout/Parks Department)

Police: Teen Charged In Far Rockaway Playground Vandalism

Allan Swafford has been charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, criminal mischief and burglary. Police say he was at the controls of a stolen excavator that was used to wreck a brand new playground in Far Rockaway.

2012/03/30

Troubled Peninsula Hospital Center May Shut Its Doors For Good

In a court filing Monday, the troubled hospital’s bankruptcy trustee said she’s focusing on the best way to wind down the operations of the 173-bed facility in the Rockaways.

2012/03/27

Vandals Cause $100,000 Worth Of Damage At New Far Rockaway Playground

Police said someone commandeered a front loader parked at the Beach 29th Street playground and used it to plow through the property, damaging almost every piece of equipment at the park.

2012/03/21

Officials Order Residents To Vacate Queens House Following Floor Collapse

Authorities say a floor of a New York City three-story house where a large party was taking place collapsed, injuring a dozen people.

2012/03/18

Police have identified 53-year-old Charlie Mitchell as a suspect in the stabbing. (credit: DCPI)

Suspect Sought In Fatal Stabbing Of Far Rockaway Woman

Police are looking for a 53-year-old man in a stabbing incident that left one woman dead and two teenage girls injured in Queens early Thursday morning.

2011/10/20

Hazmat team investigates car in Lawrence. (credit: CBS 2)

Father Charged With Attempted Murder Of 2-Year-Old Daughter In Nassau County

Khemchan Sulaiman, a man police say poisoned his 2-year-old daughter as part of a murder-suicide plot, has now been charged with attempted murder.

2011/10/05

New York City Battens Down The Hatches As Irene Begins Her Run Up Coast

Mayor Bloomberg said that senior citizen homes, nursing homes and hospitals in low-lying areas “must evacuate” by 8 p.m. Friday unless they are able to show that their location or provisions for back-up power would allow them to stay safe.

2011/08/25

Weekend Flooding Has LIRR Riders Concerned Over Monday Morning Commute

“The Far Rockaway branch has been bused since about 6 a.m. this morning. Busing will continue indefinitely because a lot of the yard is underwater,” Margie Anders, LIRR spokeswoman, told WCBS 880. “There’s a pump truck but it’s not doing much against the forces of nature.”

2011/08/14

Rainfall Record Broken At JFK Airport Sunday

Heavy rain and flooding Sunday has caused power outages, train service disruptions and has stranded motorists throughout the area. So much rain has fallen that New York City set a record for rainfall on Sunday.

2011/08/14

Far Rockaway Family, Neighbors Living A Raw Sewage Horror

Imagine having to worry that ever time it rains that the smell of raw sewage will waft into your home. That’s what one resident said he’s been living with for years– and he wants help.

2011/08/04

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