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VOL. 2, NO. 43 - THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016

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Bayview is BackBy Katie McFadden

T e Bayview is back! Nearlythree-and-a-half years since theBroad Channel restaurant metthe bay during Hurricane Sandy,the Bayview is nally ready toopen its doors. It’s opening witha new name, Bayview Grille &Marina, and a completely dif-ferent look that is sure to blowpeople out of the water.

When you walk into the newand improved Bayview, the word, “wow” may slip out of your mouth. T ose who remem-ber the Bayview Restaurant &Lounge will nd themselves walking into a completely dif-ferent place, but it’s a transfor-mation that won’t disappoint. With a variety of blues on the walls, decorated with beach andnautical items, the new Bayviewfeels like it’s meant to be righton the water, which can be seenthrough its many glass doorsand windows. Taking advantageof the view and waterfront spot,the owners made the back deckeven larger, with 100-square-

feet of space that will featurean outdoor bar, live music andbayside dining. Inside, you’ll

nd a 28-person bar featur-ing 12 di ff erent taps, 16 bottledbeers, wine, and frozen drinksand specialties like the Colossal will make a comeback. T e bar will feature 10 65-inch TVs allaround, which will play all of thesporting events you could want,even things like UFC ghts, box-ing and soccer. T e owners, in-cluding Rob Pisani and Nickyand Anthony Martelli, put incareful consideration to detail,making sure to match the stain-less steel and light tan wood ofthe ceiling with the tables onthe oor. Not wanting to give itall away, customers can expectother big surprise changes.

As much of the area has re-covered since Sandy, three-and-a-half years may seemlike a long overdue return, butthe Bayview comeback almostdidn’t happen. “Everything was destroyed. T e doors weregone, the retractable glass atri-um was gone, the deck disap-

peared, the kitchen basically fellinto the bay, the wood ooringlifted and cracked. T ere hadto be $750,000 in losses and we weren’t covered by anything. I wanted to bring this place back.I had it since 1999, but we didthe paperwork for FEMA andgot nothing, we went to SBA, which said they would give usa $330,000 loan, but after a few

months, they came back andsaid they don’t o ff er money toplaces over wetlands. T at’s when I gave up,” Pisani said.“Financially I couldn’t do it. It wasn’t even a thought to comeback until a year ago, aroundFebruary or March, when thelandlords came to me and said,

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T ese politicians come and tryto prove how New York they are.T ey’re all lame. Consultants,probably hired through a de Bla-sio non-pro t, are paid gobs ofmoney to tell their candidatesto fold and eat pizza with theirhands. With pizza, you don’tuse a fork in New York.

What consultants can’t do istell them how to be New Yorkfunny. T e Daily News took aimat Ted Cruz because the Grand-pa Munster–in-the-making hadmaligned “New York Values.”T e front page of the tabloid of-fered directions to the candidateupon his visit to here last week:Hey Ted: Take the FU train to theBronx.

It’s a pretty good bet T e DailyNews headline writers are fromNew York. But I wonder if they’llbe replaced. Cleaned up and

gentri ed. Like too much of oldNew York. I don’t miss the graf-

ti or crime of the old days but Ithink New York might not be asfunny.

Good thing Rockaway is so farbehind the times. We should beable to hang on to real New Yorklong after it’s left the other bor-oughs. Our collection of kooksand characters isn’t going anywhere any time soon. And I’mguessing we’ll keep our humortoo. It’s the only way to manageour insanity.

Every now and then we getfooled into thinking Rockawayis the next hot spot because Wil-liamsburg shows up. But thething is, hipsters are like mi-gratory birds. T ey ock herein the summer and after LaborDay they return to cooler placesalong the L train line. It’s just asummer ing.

T ere’s hardly any evidencethey were here at all.

Rockaway goes back to beingRockaway. Rockaway fads areanother place’s nostalgia. Any

day now crocs are gonna replaceip ops and Beanie Babies will

be the hot item at Rogo ff ’s.Gentri cation, schmentri ca-

tion.T ere’s a lot to be said about

these intrepid kids from Kansasand Iowa who move into highcrime areas and help placesturn around. T ey move in anda coff ee shop follows. And thena restaurant and a bike shop.

But they’re like aliens fromouter Disney World. T ey comein peace but not equipped.T ey speak English but theydon’t speak New York.

Some people don’t like gen-tri cation because, they say, itdisplaces poor people. Maybe,but it’s hard to argue that classicstreet characters and humor arebeing displaced, too.

Maybe they exist but I don’tthink anyone funny ever camefrom Kansas or Iowa or the en-tire Midwest if you subtract Chi-cago. I’m pretty sure people who are gentrifying neighbor-hoods like T e Big Bang T eory.

I don’t know if you get this inother places but when a ratherlarge woman tries cutting a mov-ie line and a guy in a thick Brook-lyn accent says, “Hey, QueenLatifah there’s a line here.” Youknow in you’re in New York.

I forget where I heard this onebut it kinda captures New Yorkas well as anything I’ve heard.T e guy says, you know how wesometimes greet people with,“How ya doin’?” You mightstep on an elevator and nod atthe guy and say “How ya doin?” You might even say it as you passsomeone on the street. But I’mstanding on a checkout line andlook at the guy behind me forlike a second. So I say, “How you doin?” T e guy gives me thislook and says, “What, are you mydoctor?”

T e guy who tells the storyadds: Pretty rude, huh? But fun-ny as hell.

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Foul Wind:Parts of Boardwalk And Beaches

Won ’t Open Unti l J u ly A city offi cial sent the fol-

lowing to the Rockaway Times:“We are moving the expectedopen date for the smaller sec-tion - from Beach 108th to Beach126th - to July 2016, as a result ofsafety measures put in place lastmonth following the tragic cranecollapse in Lower Manhattan.

“T ese new safety regulationsrequired that all crawler cranescease operation and go into safe-ty mode whenever steady winds were forecast to exceed 20mphor gusts to exceed 30mph; as aresult of these safety measures, work along the boardwalk has

been halted a number of timesin recent weeks to ensure thesafety of pedestrians and those working on the boardwalk pro- ject.

As T e Rockaway Times wasgoing to press more disappoint-ing news arrived. In addition toan un nished boardwalk, beachaccess will be limited for about

a mile. According to the ParksDepartment access to the beachfrom Beach 106 to Beach 126 will be restricted to three accesspoints. “ T rough July, beach ac-cess will remain open at B108and B116th Streets. Access willbe provided at B126th St start-ing on Memorial Day 2016.”Residents and visitors on oth-er streets will have to make it tothose access points to get to thebeach.

Many residents were notpleased with the news. Someof the comments on the Rock-away Times Facebook page in-

cluded: What about the mild winter? If they worked like theyshould have the wind wouldn’tbe an issue….How many days were there gusts over 30 milesan hour? T ose few days pushesthe boardwalk back six weeks?!….If they’re using wind as an ex-cuse in Rockaway, it’ll never be

nished.

CB 14 Monthly Meeting RecapBy Pat Morgan

Community Board #14 held itsregular monthly meeting on Tues-day, April 12 at the Knights of Co-lumbus Hall on Beach 90th Street.

Queens Borough President,Melinda Katz, kicked o ff themeeting with an overview of var-ious topics. She said the designphase of the Far Rockaway libraryis moving; there will be $2M forSandpiper Park, and money forupcoming work at Tribute Park(repaving and improved lighting).She noted that the Broad Chan-nel Street Raising Task Force is inPhase II (14 & 19 Road).

BP Katz remained neutral onthe Rockaway Beach Rail (akaQueens Rail) Line. She cited that

this solution as well as the Queen-sway option have significant issuesand she is letting these plans playout before she supports either one.

CB14 welcomed three newBoard members (Desiree Maple,Edward Benson, and Khaleel An-derson).

CB14 District Manager, Jona-than Gaska, announced that NYC

has provided funding to updatethe CB14’s currently “lame” web-site and improvements shouldbe made by July 1. He noted theDepartment of Sanitation will becleaning the usual areas that arebreeding grounds for mosqui-toes and that we can do our partby emptying any containers lled with rainwater. He moved on tothe park in Arverne (B62-72 northof the El) and how Arverne By T eSea will donate $3M to the ParksDepartment once they start their

nal phase, which is estimatedas being two years from now. T e$3M is not enough and Gaskastated that a Parkhouse with bath-rooms with a few swings will cost$1.2M alone. More funding fromelected o ffi cials will be needed tomake this happen.

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Channel at the All AmericanChannel Market at 925 CrossBay Blvd. Get stamps, send yourpackages and pick up some milk!

*****T e Rockaway Beach Civic

Association has a new presidentafter a vote at the Knights ofColumbus last week. Activist andcolumnist John Cori can nowadd President to his resume ashe takes the reins from long timepresident Dolores Orr. Doloresis still the Chair of CommunityBoard 14.

*****PS 114 and many in Belle Harborare reeling from the news of the

death of David Greenspan, aSpecial Education teacher andson of school secretary SherryGreenspan. He was just 37. T eFuneral was set for T ursday, April14 at West End Temple at 11 a.m.

*****T at springtime classic is back

on the calendar. T e Taste of

Rockaway – Rockaway Beach’smarathon of fun is set for Saturday,May 7.

*****T e 13th Annual St Francis de

Sales Golf Outing is Friday, May13. T e fun event helps supportthe school. Jamie Agoglia isurging you to get a foursome andreserve space as soon as possible.

Contact Jamie at 516-316-0807 orby email [email protected]*****

Rockaway has a big presence inPuerto Rico and was more thanrepresented in a St. Patrick’s DayParade in Rincon last month. Well, now Puerto Rico is gettinga Rockaway treasure. UMA’s, thespectacular central Asian eateryon Rockaway Beach Boulevard issetting up a place on the beach inPuerto Rico. Stay tuned for moredetails.

*****T e City Council is expected to

approve the Mayor’s a ff ordablehousing proposals. A report inCrain’s New York says Rockaway won’t be getting any new nursinghomes as a result of the newplans. Rockaway ranks NumberOne in the city with the mostnursing home beds and becausethere is already a ‘signi cantconcentration’ Rockaway isexempt from proposals that

encourage developers to buildsuch facilities.

*****Kathy Louis has an interesting

report on the state-mandatedtests for students. Her story is onPage 8 and she’ll have follow-uparticles in the coming weeks.

*****Parents are not required but

are welcome. Natural Highs:Supporting Teens in MakingHealthy Choices is a presentationbeing held at St. Francis de Salesgym on Wednesday, April 20th (6p.m. – 7th and 8th graders) and7:15 pm (high school students).It’s a combination of stand-upcomedy, demonstrations, andinspirational stories. It’s free ofcharge. For more info, email:Offi ce@T eGraybeards.com

*****Mute swans and other birds

are subject to “elimination” by thegovernment agencies in an e ff ort to

ensure air safety from nearby JFK.Plenty of people object to this andhave signed online petitions. Goto change.org and search “muteswans” and you’ll nd petitions setup to ght this practice.

*****Claudettes will have a summer

spot at the Riis Park this summerand so will Whitney Aycock of Whit’s End. Great to see the Riis

folks have learned that you don’tneed all Brooklyn vendors toattract great crowds looking forgood food.

*****Deputy Inspector Craig

Adelman of the 100th Precinct ismoving on to the School Safetyarm of the NYPD. He stayed longerthan a lot of past commanders

at the 100th. We now welcomeCaptain Janice Holmes who willbe the rst woman to take thepost. Good luck, to Captains pastand present.

*****Pretty neat, huh? Katie

McFadden wrote a beautifultribute to her dad in T eRockaway Times Father’s Dayissue last June. T e New YorkPress Association honored her with an award at their annualBetter Newspaper Contest.

***** A little birdie told us that the

Rockaway Brewing Company will have some kind of pop-up presence on the yet-to-bedeveloped lot at Arverne By T eSea just o ff the ocean.

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This Year?By Kathy LouisFor the past two weeks,

Rockaway and Broad Chan-nel students in grades 3through 8 have been du-tifully slogging throughNew York State mandatedEnglish Language Arts andMathematics assessmenttests. This is the third yearthe tests have been used tomeasure achievement inCommon Core standards.However, this year therehave been reportedly few-er stress-induced tears andstomach aches as well asfewer parents opting theirchildren out of taking thetests. Time limits for theindividual tests have been wa iv ed th is ye ar as an-nounced by the NYS Educa-tion Department in January.

Public school teachersand school administrators

have also been under lessstress this year. In Decem-ber 2015, the state Board ofRegents voted in favor of afour-year moratorium onusing state test results as ameasure of teacher effec-tiveness and school succe ss.NYS DOE spokespersonJeanne Beattie affirmed last we ek that st ud en t resu lt s ofthe 2016 state tests wouldnot be used to evaluate theperformance of teachers orschools until the 2019-2020school y ear.

Anot her bi g change inthe state tests this year isthe publication compa-ny that designed them. InJuly 2015, the state Educa-tion Department droppedLondon-based testing gi-ant Pearson in favor of US-based Questar Assessment,Inc. The new tests purport-edly have fewer questionsand the questions are sup-posedly more appropri-

ate for the grade levels for

wh ic h th ey are in te nd ed .Changes this year are the

direct result of parent andteacher protests the previ-ous two years of NYS Com-mon Core assessments.Teachers protested the useof tests as tools for profes-sional performance evalua-tion. Parents and educatorsbelieved the tests were inap-propriately difficult. State- wi de, ne ar ly 20 -perce nt ofstudents “opted-out” ofmath and reading tests last ye ar.

A lo ok at the resu lt s oflast year’s assessmentsmay well justify the teach-er and parent protests. Notmade public until August,NYS Education Departmentscores for public (and char-ter) school students indi-cate only 31.3 percent oftest takers passed ELA and just 38 .1 pe rcen t pass ed th e

math test. Although theseresults are a bit higher thanthe previous two yea rs, theyare still indicative of fail-ure to meet Common Corestandards.

Test results are presentedin four levels: Level I, wellbelow standards; Level II,below standards; Level III,proficient; and Level IV, ex-cels in standards. (NYC DOEreport card or progress re-port “grades” use the samelevel designations.) NYCDistrict 27, which includesHoward Beach, Ozone Park, Wood hav en , Ri chmo nd Hi lland parts of Jamaica, 2015test results were signifi-cantly lower than those ofthe state as a whole. PS 114in Belle Harbor and PS 47 inBroad Channel were amongsome of the highest scoringschools in the district. MS53 in Far Rockaway, desig-nated a “struggling” school

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by the state, had one of thelowest scores in the district.

Al th ou gh it ta kes so meeffort to find the 2015 testresults for your child’s in-dividual school, you maydo so by going to www.p12.n y s e d . g o v / i r s / p r e s s R e -lease/2015800/home.html.This is a PDF file nearly2000 pages long. District27 school results begin onpage 1024. Charter schoolresults are found there as we ll . Char te r sc hool s arepublic schools adminis-tered by private boards un-der contract to the city.

Private and parochialschools must teach childrenaccording to Common Corestandards as well. Howev-er, the testing schedule isdifferent. Catholic schools wi th in the Broo klyn Dio-cese used the same stand-ardized tests on the samedays the past two weeks,but only grades 4, 6 and 8 we re te st ed . In divi du al pr i-

vate sc hools may or may notchoose to make their s coreson the tests public. Thereason private schools havedifferent rules is “compli-cated” stated the State D OEspokesperson. Those dif-ferences will be explainedin a future article.

The Federal No Child LeftBehind Act of 2001 sup-ported standard-based ed-ucation reform with thepremise that setting highstandards and establishingmeasurable goals could im-prove individual outcomesin education. In 2013, NYSredesigned assessmenttests to align with nationalCommon Core standards.It was one of the first statesto do so.

To date, roughly 60 to 70percent of our students donot meet those standards.Results of last year’s testsdid not reach schools un-til late July or early August.The state spokespersonsaid this year’s results maybe published sooner thanlast year.

Keep the Dragon Boat AliveBy Katie McFadden

The Dragon Boat has beenslayed and is in need of a lifepreserver. The colorful vesselthat makes its way around Ja-maica Bay was severely dam-aged by 60 mph winds duringa storm in early April. Hersupporters are hoping to bringher back to life, but they coulduse some help.

Her real name is “The Drag-onfly’s Banquet,” but is affec-tionately known as the “Drag-

on Boat.” The dragon-inspired vessel was designed by Pop-pa Neutrino and built in the1990’s. Poppa Neutrino akaDavid Pearlman was a musi-cian, philosopher, environ-mentalist and raft builder whoonce made a trans-Atlantic voyage on one of his self-made vessels. Poppa Neutri-no died in 2011. Dragonfly’sBanquet was built in the win-ter of ’95-’96 in Provincetown,

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It was a magic night at St.Francis de Sales for kids of allages as the Graybeards host-ed the Harlem Magic Mas-ters. Highlights included thesharpshooter contests, BlackJack Ryan’s half time showand the game itself with theGraybeard All Star’s keep-ing it close, only to come

up short 113-109. Specialthanks to John Ronayne andthe Brooklyn Nets, Rudy andthe Magic Masters, and toJoe Courtney who was greatas the master of ceremonies. Also kudos to the Graybeards who volunteered and greatthanks to Monsignor Brack-en and the SFDS parish.


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of the top 10 finalists with ourbusiness idea for the grant!Unfortunately, we werenot the top winner (we stillreceived a Canon Printer forbeing top 10- so not a totalbust).

“Lizzmonade” was theoverall winner, you may haveseen her lemonade stand upat the Riis Park bizarre lastsummer.

Overall, it was a greatexperience and we had theopportunity to meet andnetwork with Gregg Bishop,the NYC Commissioner ofSmall Business Services,his staff- who were veryknowledgeable andinformative, as well as othersmall business owners fromaround NYC. At the veryleast we had some Rockawayrepresentation at the contest, which is a good t hing!

Thanks for including thearticle in the paper!!

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Praise for Aram

Dear Editor:Every once in a while

we meet someone who isexceptional. Someone whotakes the time to go the extramile and does it with ease,it’s just part of their nature.I am writing to you because Ihad the pleasure of meetingsuch a person, his name is Aram, the Manager of Stop

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Wit hin the past few monthshe went out of his way to helpme. Once when I was lookingfor a specific Organic Breadand again when I lost my cashin his store. How lucky am Ithat it was Aram who foundthe money and immediatelygave it to Customer Service!

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Gas Skimming, 4-7-16).Long ago gas stations figu-

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Adelman Farewell

Dear Community: After three - plus years

of service to the Rockawaycommunity, I have beentransferred out. It has beenmy honor to serve as theCommanding Officer of the100th Precinct. I am sad togo and will always have fondmemories of my experiences whi le I was here. There areso many great people I wouldlike to thank, but there are toomany to list. My replacementis captain Janice Holmes who I know will continue thegreat relationship that weall fostered together. I wisheveryone the best of luckand I truly will miss servingas your commanding officer.Thank you all.

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decks and cabins of an older vessel and recycled materialsfrom beaches and constructionsites. Builders, Tim Johnsonand Gretchen Neutrino sailedthe boat from Provincetown toMartha’s Vineyard and then toNew York. T e Dragon Boat isNeutrino’s last surviving vessel.T e Dragon Boat is now main-tained by a group of local art-ists, including Geo ff Rawling.It has been sailing around Ja-maica Bay for the past 18 yearsand has become a local icon tothe pirates, mermaids, musi-cians and artists who have goneaboard for a voyage.

The Dragon Boat had aneasy winter docked at ThaiRock on Beach 92nd street, buta wild wind storm earlier thismonth did some severe dam-age. According to Rawling,the storm “tore up her moor-ings, flipped the dock overand smashed her relentlesslyinto the pilings,” leaving thecaptain and crew in great de-

spair over the work that needsto be done. However, they re-fuse to let the Dragon Boat godown. The Dragon Boat crewhas committed to rebuildingthe boat and adding somemuch-needed upgrades, but it will take many hours and dol-lars to tow the boat and have itrepaired in time for summer.The crew is enlisting the helpof all of those who wish to seethis icon stay afloat.

Geoff Rawling has started aGoFundMe campaign to raisethe money to rebuild and re-new the Dragon Boat. Morethan $1,200 was donated toward the $5,000 goal over thecourse of 24 hours. To helpcontribute to this campaign,head to www.gofundme.com/SAVEDRAGONBOAT.

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The Lazer Speaks THE BRID GES

By Lou Pastina

Ever come over the Cross-bay or Marine Parkway Bridgeafter a hard day at work orschool and look out upon theocean, with the sun reflect-ing far off over the horizon? As soon as you hit the bridges you can immediately feel thebreeze, slightly cooler than wherever you were before,and welcomed.

The horizon stretches outforever and it’s just at the topof the bridges that you realizethat the world is really roundbecause you can almost seethe crested edges of water justdrifting off into infinity. Anoccasional cloud drifts by asto say, hey you, come on overto this spit of land and enjoythe sandbar called Rockaway.

It’s at those times that youreally love that you live here.The peninsula beckons to thedriver to park their car, forget

your t roubles and enjoy life abit. In the summer, there areships that line the waterways wai ting to enter New Yorkharbor. They stretch all the way toward Long Beach. OnSaturday nights the cruiseships move in the oppositedirection heading to adven-tures and points unknown.

But I am happy to just behere, because the warm winds caress, and the gen-tle waters rehabilitate. Fromtime to time, fish run alongthe shore and chase the bait-fish causing a stir and ripplealong the waves.

It’s at this time of yearthat the seagulls own thebeach, alone in their searchfor scavenged relics. Thosebrave enough to walk theirdogs along the beach, givetheir pets that sense of free-dom, unbounded by a leash.They chase the seagulls from jet ty to jet ty. The sun is get-

ting stronger, and despitethe March winds that havefollowed us into April, Mayflowers are on their way.

Trees are beginning tobloom too, and a few daffo-dils have been tricked intoblooming as well. Can tulipsbe far behind? The cherryblossoms, redbuds and Brad-ford pear trees are preparingto unfold before us, and de-spite allergic reactions, willthrill us all with their splashof colors against the blue skyand ocean.

Yes despite winter ’s pro-tests, spring is breakingthrough, and with it the hopethat is summer. Soon the pen-insula will be a buzz with visi-tors, and we will have to shareour paradise with our neigh-bors. But’s that ok, when weneeded help they came andthey helped us, so they aremost welcomed to enjoy thisphysically beautiful area we

call home, Rockaway. Andhopefully our aquatic friends will vis it us too, as in past years, the whales and dol-phins that poke their headsabove the waterline to sayhello. And maybe, just may-be when we look out over thehorizon, perhaps a mermaidor two. Ah, spring is here atlast, time to hope for summeras we cruise over the bridgesinto Brigadoon.

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1865 - Abraham Lincoln wasassassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

APRIL 15Phil Goldfeder was born.Kelly Kalisak was born.Catherine Murphy was born.

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APRIL 161972 - China sent President Nixontwo giant pandas as a gift.1999 - Hockey great Wayne Gretzkyannounced his retirement.

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APRIL 19Jay Ferriola was born.Christina O’Shea was born.Kathleen Straub was born.

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APRIL 20Erika Farrell was born.Raymond Scott was born.

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Jose Velez from the CB Parksand Public Safety Committeeclosed the meeting by discussingthree issues. T e rst was the De-partment of Parks EnforcementPatrol (PEP) who will be the shore-line patrol from 6-9 pm during thebeach season. T ey will have ap-proximately 36 Park Security Of-

cers, who do not have the powerto arrest anyone and will basicallyask people to get out of the water.

T ere will be nine peace o ffi cersthat have the capability of issuingsummonses and arresting peo-ple. T is staff is responsible for allof the Rockaways. T e Committeehas asked the City for more PEPoffi cers as well as details on howthey will be deployed.

T e topic of kayaks on theocean was discussed as there are

no landing facilities on the beach.T is will be discussed at the nextmeeting.

T e most popular issue dis-cussed during this segment wasthe bikes on the boardwalk. T eParks department has agreed toallow bikes on the boardwalk sev-en days a week with no time re-strictions. CB14 passed this after a15-minute debate on whether theappropriate signage for the bikelanes should be displayed. T eDOT representative at the meet-ing could not commit to puttingsignage on the entire boardwalk.

T e committee moved on tothe $1.5M allotted to the hand-ball courts by the boardwalk fromB103-B105. T ere will be eightcourts, a 16-foot fence and threeseparate entrances among otheramenities. T e implementation

design is scheduled to be com-pleted in 2017 and constructionsometime in 2018. T e designpresented to the committee in-cluded everything that was dis-cussed in the prior workshop.

T e next monthly board meet-ing is on May 10 at the Knightsof Columbus Hall located at 333Beach 90th Street at 7:15 p.m.

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Eating Around T e World: In Rockaway D run k en Nood les at TKBTS

By Pat Morgan

T e borough of Queens is themost ethnically diverse urbanarea in the world. We boast over150 diff erent ethnic groups and we speak 138 di ff erent languages. We have the unique advantage ofhaving access to the wonderfulcuisines of these countries, somein our own back yard and the restless than an hour away. In this col-umn, we’ll visit some of the lesserknown dishes at the more recentarrivals to the peninsula and sur-rounding areas, as well as our“tried and true” local institutions.

T ai cooking places emphasis onlightly prepared dishes with strong

aromatic components plus a spicyedge. It is known for its complexinterplay of sour, sweet, salty, bit-ter, and spicy. Sitting in the middleof Southeast Asia, the cooking ofThailand has been influenced byIndia to its west, Laos and Vietnamto its east and China to the north.

Drunken noodles (or “pad keemao”), is a Chinese-in uenceddish popular in T ailand. In theT ai language, “kee mao” means“drunkard.” It is a stir-fried dishtypically made with the combi-nation of broad rice noodles, soysauce, sh sauce, garlic, some sortof protein, vegetables and variousseasonings. Chili and holy basilprovide its distinctive spiciness.

There are several theories on howthe dish was named. My two fa- vorites are that it was either inventedby someone who came home drunkand threw available ingredients intoa wok or someone thought the dish was so spicy that drinking a beer wasnecessary to cool down the palate.

Like any ethnic cuisine, thebest way to experience an au-

thentic dish is to have it preparedby someone who came from thatcountry and uses recipes thathave been passed down fromgeneration to generation.

T ai Kitchen By T e Sea fea-tures Pad Kee Mao in the noodlessection of their menu. T eir ver-sion includes freshly-made broadnoodles infused with garlic, on-ion, tomato, bell pepper, basil,mushroom, carrot, baby corn andchili soy sauce. T e dish can beprepared to your requested levelof spiciness. T e accompanyingphoto is from my recent visit.

Chef and co-owner SompornOottamakorn hails from north-eastern Thailand. She has beeninvolved in the restaurant busi-ness since 1986. Her husband andco-owner Chanyute Oottamako-rn is from southern Thailand. Hehas been involved with the res-taurant business along with Som-porn, even while working variouspositions during his career at theManhattan Prosecutor’s office. Herecently retired so he can focus on

his second career as restaurateur.Their objective is to create a trulyauthentic Thai cuisine experience.

As far as a liquid accompani-ment to pair with the DrunkenNoodles, you can go with a coldT ai Beer called “Singha” or fora non-alcoholic beverage option,a refreshing T ai Iced Tea (madefrom strongly brewed tea import-ed from T ailand, a little sugarand half n’ half).

If you have a sweet tooth afterthe meal (which is not uncom-mon), you can choose from ahalf-dozen dessert options.

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Chili Cook-off Kicks Off on Friday

By Katie McFadden

Love chili? Find out who hasthe best on the Rock at theKnight’s of Columbus on Fri-day. T e 100 Precinct Commu-nity Council’s 7th Annual ChiliCook-o ff kicks off at 7 p.m. on April 15.

Bring your appetite becausethere are 30 entrants this year!Several restaurants will take ashot at the crown, includingPICO, T e Wharf, Wildfeast,Playland, Whit’s End, Daltons,Last Stop, Bungalow Bar, Panin-ico, Breezy Dogs, TruBurger andSlices & Ices. Other competitorsinclude local rehouses and po-lice precincts, DSNY, the ParksDepartment, Far Rockaway Li-brary, Millennium Develop-ment, Councilman DonovanRichards’ O ffi ce, Saint John’sHospital, the Knights of Colum-bus, the VFW-Broad Channel,Deirdre Maeve’s Supermarketand T e Rockaway Times.

Admission is $12 for adultsand $6 for kids. All proceeds gotoward the 100 Precinct Com-munity Council for future com-munity events. T ere are rst,second and third place trophiesfor the winners, which will judged by Sergeant Jim Biggsof the 100th Pct, Sergeant JeanDaouphars of the NYPD Har-bor Unit, Mark Healey, Editorof T e Wave and Cydnee Davisof NYPD Explorer Post 2241.Last year’s champion was T e Wharf.

For the rst time, there will beprizes donated by local busi-nesses raffled off and a 50/50drawing. Law EnforcementExplorer Post 2241 will helpset up and serve the chili. If you want to wash down yourchili, there is a cash bar avail-able at the Knights. Ticketscan be purchased in advancefrom Joe at 718-634-4970 orfrom Kathy at 917-284-0410,or at the door.


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At the south end of the channelare the Broad Channel Baths andbathing beach and then the originalCrossbay Bridge to The Rockaways.

The Crossbay Road officially ope-ned in late 1926. If you look closely, you will notice there are NO TOLLBOOTHS at the south end of BroadChannel. Tolls came in the late 1930’s.

You can see that the marshislands shown are much larg-er than in present times, due toerosion over the years causedby higher water levels and overdredging of the bay bottom forchannels and land ll.

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at at low tide, with one navigablechannel to Far Rockaway along theRockaway Beach bay front. T eRockaway Inlet was located in thearea of P.S. 114 in Belle Harbor.

AviatorCelebrates

Its 10 th Anniversary By Pat Morgan

Where do you think New York City’s Largest Sports andEvents venue is located?

Well, it ’s right across the Ma-rine Parkway Bridge at AviatorSports & Events Center. Theirspace includes a whopping175,000 square feet of indoorsports and event space, along with the adjoining outdoorturf fields, plus free parkingfor 2,000 cars. By the way, theyhave two NHL-size skatingrings.

Did you know that they arecelebrating their 10th anniver-sary this year?

I sat down recently with Ka-trina Doell, Aviator’s Direc-tor of Marketing. She and theentire organization are very

BROAD CHANNEL BACKIN THE DAY – 1929

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Today’s aerial oblique view isof the Broad Channel Commu-nity back in the late 1920’s.

Old Hamilton Beach is shownat the top right with the old Long

Island Railroad coming downthrough Goose Creek, T e Rauntand then Broad Channel Station.

To the left of Hamilton Beachis Howard Beach and the NorthChannel Bridge leading toCrossbay Road heading down toBroad Channel. Continued on page 22

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“For 10 years, Aviator hasbeen a family friendly, af-fordable and safe destinationfor families in the Rockaways,as well as all across NYC. Be-tween the open activities likerock wall and public skatingand the instructional sports with world class coaches, weare a place where familieshave grown up. We’re proudof our Aviator family,” Doellsaid.

If you haven’t been therelately, there’s a ton of activi-ties that they offer. There aresports leagues of programs forbaseball, basketball, figureskating, flag football, gym-nastics, ice hockey, lacrosse,pickleball (a paddle sport),soccer, tennis and volleyball.There is also sky jump and thearcade.

For anyone wanting to un- wind, there is Aces Loungeand Patio on the second floor.

This summer, Aces will behome to “Summer Series”, fea-turing some of the top bandsin the area. Doell explainedhow they also have expand-ed their food selection. “Wealso added Kosher food to ourfood court. Aviator partnered with Eat ’n Run café to providethis often asked for food courtoption. They are also our offi-cial Kosher caterer.”

In the celebratory spirit, Aviator is having 10-Year An-niversary Monthly Promo-tions. She went on to say “Weadded a new day pass as partof our anniversary celebra-tion. We thought it was timeto offer this added value toour customers. It includes un-limited public skating, unlim-ited rock climbing, unlimited

sky jump, and one session ofopen basketball and volley-ball. It’s been going very welland customers are happy that we have created this value forthem to spend the day with us.It’s available on Friday, Sat-urday, Sunday and holidaysand school breaks.” I checkedtheir website and the All DayPass is currently $32.50 perperson (plus tax).

Doell added “We’re doing alot of special promotions forthis year. We have a di ff erentdiscount for every month ofthe year at AviatorSports.com/10yearpromos. T ey rangefrom free trial classes to saleson parties and summer camps.”

The Aviator Staff pridethemselves on delivering thehighest standards of custom-er service. They want you feellike part of the Aviator family.Doell loves telling stories ofkids who took their first steponto the ice years ago and arenow playing hockey in col-lege. She has similar successstories for members who areactive in gymnastics and oth-er sports.

She explained that a lot haschanged as far as the pro-grams. “Our camps programis COMPLETELY overhauled. A new director brings in a wave of changes, includingnew age-appropriate divi-sions, new science, reading,and math programs, ped-al carts and healthy menus.Every day will be a differentactivity, and kids are buildingon what they learn. Remem-ber, camps are about makingmemories and having fun while enhancing social ski lls. We are avai lable to scheduleprivate tours.”

The weather is getting nicer,so cross the bridge and checkout what’s going on. AviatorSports & Events Center is lo-cated at Floyd Bennett Field,3159 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn,NY. Telephone: 718-758-7500.Their hours of operation are:Mon -Fri 5:30 a.m. – 12:00a.m. and Sat & Sun – 6:00 a.m.- 12:00 a.m. The website ad-dress is www.aviatorsports.com. You can also follow themon Facebook, Twitter and Ins-tagram.

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Without love, life would bechallenging. We are connectedto one another by the essenceof love. Our true self is purelove. Often we are comforted bysimple words, a soft touch or akind face. Recently, our com-munity su ff ered the loss of ourdear dance studio owner ElaineFreeburg.

T e kindest, most loving per-son I have ever known. Gener-ous, big hearted and so happyto be herself. We strive all thetime to be in the moment and

to be ourselves but somehow

Elaine knew how to do this ef-fortlessly. It was love that keptElaine going. Her love for herfamily, dance, and community.She lived a full life and taughtus all so much about what loveis. To be kind is the greatest at-tribute one can have and Elaine was full of kindness. When yourlife is turned upside down youneed to have a strong supportsystem and love. It is only withthis love that you can move forward. Community, sangha, is ofutmost importance.

We are meant to live in a nur-

turing environment. For thedancers at Mrs. Elaine’s Schoolof Dance they are at home

dancing with one another in thebeautiful space Elaine provid-ed. Elaine created an environ-ment for children where theyfelt safe, loved and respected.It wasn’t only about the com-petition, Elaine taught the chil-dren to be good to one another.In fact, I believe one of her last wishes to the girls were, “Begood to one another.” Profoundand life changing. If only we were all good to one another.

T ank you Elaine for teach-ing our children to be kind andgood people. You will be for-ever in our hearts and we willmake you proud.

T e yoga community atOcean Bliss was over owing with love and support duringthis time. T eir compassionand kindness was felt in thestudio every day. As teachersit is our job to guide, comfortand support the students. Weare their leaders. T e studentsshowed so much concern, loveand a ff ection that the studio

became a healing sanctuary.

We realized how strong andconnected our yoga commu-nity had become. Elaine was

responsible for allowing us tobe a community. T e seed wasplanted and we fed it with loveand devotion.

In life there are a few thingsthat can really make for agood life. Love, communityand kindness. If you are luckyenough to have these threethings, you will always be hap-py. When darkness clouds your vision, light will shine through with love. Be thankful for thelove you have in family andcommunity. It is a blessing tobe surrounded by love. T ereis no greater gift in life than tohave had love in your life, evenif it’s for a short time. We are ina world created by love. All cre-ation comes from this place oflove.

T ank you Elaine for the love you gave to us all. You will always be remembered as thekindest, loving dance teacher,mother, wife, sister, daughterand friend. You lived a greatlife and we will always love and

miss you. XOXOXO

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For the second year in arow, the Rockaway Times isan award-winning newspaperafter receiving another awardin the New York Press Asso-ciation’s Better NewspaperContest. On Saturday, April 9,Rockaway Times Assistant Ed-itor Katie McFadden was hon-ored by the NYPA for feature writing during the 2016 NYPASpring Convention in Sarato-ga Springs, NY.

Last year, the RockawayTimes won a second placeaward for Best Special Sec-tion for its Hurricane Sandy2nd Anniversary edition. T is year, the NYPA honored KatieMcFadden with an honorablemention in the Best FeatureStory category. Best FeatureStory is the most entered cat-egory in NYPA’s Better News-paper Contest. T is year, there were 324 entries in the catego-ry altogether.

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NYPA, founded in 1853, hasheld the Better NewspaperContest since 1930. Each year,more than 150 newspapersacross the state enter for achance at a prestigious awardthat recognizes newspapersand its sta ff for excellence in writing, photography and advertising. T is is the rst soloNYPA award for McFadden, who has been a local journal-ist for more than three yearsand has worked for the Rocka- way Times since August 2014.

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T e Waterside School for Lead-ership, MS318, is excited aboutthe technology upgrades they re-cently received to bene t all theirstudents in the coming school year! Waterside was a recipient ofa technology grant from QueensBorough President Melinda Katz.T e school plans new up-to-datetechnology which includes newIPADs, brand new Prometheanboards in every classroom, lap-tops and printers.

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