https://rockviv.com/read-rock-solid-columns-from-2009-2010/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/bnfmoct2012a.jpgBNFMOct2012ABarnes & Noble Bookstore in Fresh Meadows hosted my book talk for St. John's University students in October, 2012https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_2284-e1335197041239.jpgIMG_2284Three delegates from the Environment, Health and Public Safety Committee of the Participatory Budgeting Project in the 32nd New York City Council District. Four of the five projects we offered to the electorate received funding. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/rca-baywall-biggroup2-e1306720355676.jpgRCA-BayWall-BigGroup2The Bay Wall Painting Crew--Beach Channel Drive and Beach 125 Street, May 2011https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/beach-88-cleanup-crew1.jpgBeach 88 cleanup crewCleanup at Rockaway's Newest Public Park--July 18, 20102016-03-19T23:25:20+00:00weekly0.6https://rockviv.com/how-to-get-images-of-america-rockaway-beach/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/raabooksigning.jpgRAABookSigninghttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kevinstokesswap.jpgKevinStokesswaphttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/booksigningciroswithpat.jpgbooksigningciroswithpathttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/blue-bungalow.jpgBlue Bungalowhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bhcards-len.jpgBHCards-LenLen, proprietor of Belle Harbor Cards & More!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/giftislovestorefront.jpgGiftisLoveStorefronthttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/giftislovedenise.jpgGiftisLoveDeniseThe Gift is Love x5 has always carried Arcadia Books. The elegant proprietor, Denise Diehm, peeks out of the door of her store, holding a copy of my book! https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0091.jpgIMG_0091The Gift is Love x5, on Beach 116 Street, has always carried Arcadia Books. Proprietor Denise Diehm was thrilled to get mine in her store in time for Father's Day! That's Denise peeking out of the door with a copy of my book in hand. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0098.jpgIMG_0098Belle Harbor Cards and More! is the only gift shop on Beach 129 Street. Proprietor Len is pleased with sales of my book in his store. Pay him a visit for a Father's Day card, as well. The space used to be Sammy's Variety Store. 2016-03-19T23:17:50+00:00weekly0.6https://rockviv.com/2015/08/14/schillings-roadhouse-gets-a-new-life/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/schillingsign-e1439591076217.jpgSchillingSignhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/communitybanquettes.jpgCommUnityBanquetteshttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/communitymaitred.jpgCommUnityMaitreDhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/communitybar.jpgCommUnityBarhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/communitybar2.jpgCommUnityBar2https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/communitysign.jpgCommUnitySignhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/communitypatio.jpgCommUnityPatio2015-11-21T17:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2015/10/30/all-good-things/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150808_193405.jpg20150808_193405https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150903_195234.jpg20150903_195234https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150801_152613.jpg20150801_152613https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscn06411.jpgDSCN0641https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscn0641.jpgDSCN06412018-08-23T12:06:50+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2015/10/05/archipelago-in-queens-tour-broad-channel-in-october/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/diamondbackterrapin.jpgDiamondbackterrapinhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ospreyonnest.jpgospreyonnesthttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscn1748.jpgDSCN1748https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/jfk-meeting-sign-in.jpgJFK Meeting Sign-Inhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0188.jpgIMAG0188https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0187.jpgIMAG0187https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0186.jpgIMAG0186https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0195.jpgIMAG0195https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag01961.jpgIMAG0196https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0196.jpgIMAG01962015-11-17T15:01:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/just-fun/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/crocattack.jpgcrocattackhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/lion1.jpglionhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/lion.jpglionhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/headlesshorseman.jpgheadlesshorsemanhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/knight.jpgknighthttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/leprechaun.jpgleprechaunhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/scubagear.jpgscubagearhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/threeheads.jpgthreeheadshttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/yoda1.jpgyoda1https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/wolfasgranny.jpgwolfasgranny2015-10-05T22:01:46+00:00weekly0.6https://rockviv.com/2015/07/22/the-high-bridge-beats-the-high-line-for-history-2/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/highbridge3.jpgHighBridge3https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/highbridge1.jpgHighbridge1https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/high-bridge2-e1437538022798.jpgHigh Bridge22015-07-22T14:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2015/05/14/amtrak-casualty-zemser-excelled-in-every-way/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/science-work-023.jpgscience work 023Sixth-graders after beach clean-up, Fall 2006. Justin Zemser's in the gray t-shirt in front row.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/science-work-035.jpgscience work 035Justin was a stand-out in collaborative team science explorations like the one pictured, which his class conducted in Fall 2006. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/science-work-054.jpgscience work 0542015-05-15T01:17:21+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2015/04/27/too-many-tastes-of-rockaway-beach-walk-it-off-this-weekend/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/janeswalk3.jpgJanesWalk3Jane's Walkers, Rockaway Beach, May 2012https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image.pngimagehttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image_31.jpegimage_31Jane's Walkers, Rockaway Park, May 2014.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/sayras.jpgSayra'sBack garden at Sayra's. 2015-04-28T01:16:11+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2015/01/27/with-apologies-to-gordon-lightfoot/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jillwithpoppact.jpgJillWithPOPPACThttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bhdunessnowunedited.jpgBHDunesSnowUneditedBelle Harbor dunes after snowstorm of 1/27/15. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jillwithpols.jpgJillWithPolsWeber is praised by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and a bevy of pols and colleagues, 1/8/15. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/boardwalksunrise.jpgboardwalksunrisehttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/spenglerinvocation.jpgSpenglerInvocationhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/grouppic1.jpggrouppic1https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/culkidsherbs.jpgculkidsherbshttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/aam-kidsseated.jpgAAM-KidsSeatedhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscn64581.jpgDSCN6458Jill Weber at Tribute Park, copyright 2011 Vivian R. Carter. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dscn6458.jpgDSCN64582015-01-27T18:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2014/12/31/times-gone-by-tribute-to-a-new-years-baby-of-1931/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rattayfamily1974cropped.jpgrattayfamily1974croppedThe whole family, 1974 https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscn1674.jpgDSCN1674Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, PA, not far from Dad's birthplace.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dad-fave.jpgdad-faveMartin F. Rattay, May 1981. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20140816_165011.jpg20140816_165011https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/apple-tree.jpgapple treeIt may be sickly, but it survives and produced a couple dozen apples in 2014. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pahome.jpgPaHomeThe Pennsylvania homestead. 2024-02-15T19:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2014/12/16/2015-year-of-the-taco-again/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/persimmons2014qnsbotangdnflushing.jpgPersimmons2014QnsBotanGdnFlushingPersimmon tree, Flushing, summer 2014.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/peaches2014ozonepark.jpgPeaches2014OzoneParkPeach tree, Ozone Park, summer 2014https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/apples2014belleharbor.jpgApples2014BelleHarborBelle Harbor apples, summer 2014. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/egret2014brdchannel.jpgEgret2014BrdChannelEgret in Broad Channel home, summer 2014.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/qnsborobridge2014.jpgQnsboroBridge2014Ed Koch-Queensboro Bridge viewed from Roosevelt Island.2014-12-22T18:24:51+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2014/11/10/long-time-brooklynite-scores-u-s-attorney-nod/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lynchinstallation2010.jpgLynchInstallation2010Friends and colleagues congratulate Loretta (in white dress) after her 2010 installation as U.S. Attorney.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/blackhistorymonthposter.jpgBlackHistoryMonthposterhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/close-upsupremecourtcrop.jpgClose-upSupremeCourtcrop2014-11-10T05:58:09+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2014/09/23/people-marching-and-standing-for-something/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/vegansign.jpgVegansignMatch the colors of your sign and your shirt, and wear a backpack with a cool design, for maximum effect!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/soldout.jpgSoldouthttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/polarbear.jpgpolarbearPhoto courtesy of Joe Wachtel. Save the birds or the bears--your choice!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/55cpwspookcentral.jpg55CPWSpookCentral55 Central Park Westhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/marchpanoramajoew.jpgmarchpanoramajoewCentral Park West near 81st Street. Photo courtesy of Joe Wachtel. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/marchpanoramaviv.jpgmarchpanoramavivhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nosolutions.jpgnosolutionshttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/no-yolk.jpgno yolkhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mannajo.jpgmannajoManna Jo Greene, Environmental Director of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, walks the walk every day, not just on 9/21/14...https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/beethesolution.jpgbeethesolutionPhoto courtesy of Joe Wachtel. 2014-09-23T16:30:39+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2014/09/04/a-ferry-nice-world-long-ago/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/statenisland1770s.jpgstatenisland1770sStaten Island in Revolutionary Times2014-09-05T13:42:49+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2014/06/14/past-and-future-tents-in-the-rockaways/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tentsjpegcropped.jpgtentsjpegcroppedPast tents of the Rockaways, at Beach 98 Street and the boardwalk,late 1930's. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/camprockawaydrawing.jpgcamprockawaydrawingFuture tents of the Rockaways? Image courtesy Kent Johnson.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140613_175402.jpg20140613_175402You can't surf at Columbia County's Lake Taghkanic State Park, but you can boat, swim, and stay overnight in a rustic 2-bedroom cabin that rents for a little over $100 per night. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cleardot.gifcleardothttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tentsjpeg.jpgtentsjpegPast tents of the Rockaways, at Beach 98 Street and the boardwalk,late 1930's. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/campfirefloater.jpgcampfirefloaterhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/campfire4.jpgcampfire4Making s'mores at Riis Park campfire. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/campfire3.jpgcampfire3https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/campfire2.jpgcampfire2Campfire at Riis Park.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/campfire1.jpgcampfire1National Park Service ranger Ricky, surrounded by a bevy of marshmallow-toasting gals at the Riis Park campfire. 2014-09-25T17:13:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2014/05/01/janes-walk-2014-fifth-avenue-of-the-peninsula-beach-116th-street-and-rockaway-park-into-the-new-century/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cropped-dscn2726.jpgcropped-dscn2726.jpghttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/seavonvieweast1.jpgseavonvieweast1.jpghttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/cropped-b128trees.jpgcropped-b128trees.jpg2014-09-22T19:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2013/12/05/a-year-later-and-yes-were-still-here/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ccc.jpgccc2014-01-30T00:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2014/01/29/death-of-the-last-true-hero-goodbye-pete-seeger/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dscn4811.jpgDSCN48112014-02-07T21:17:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2013/07/23/rock-rock-rockaway-bard/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0177.jpgIMG_0177Despite the threat of rain, Hip to Hip squeezed their production of "A Comedy of Errors" under the walkway at Riis Park Bathhouse in July 2012. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0174-e1374622701335.jpgIMG_0174Hip to Hip Theater Company performs at Riis Park Bathhouse, July 2012. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0355-e1374622290512.jpgDSCN0355Damaged RTC props artfully arranged in the parking lot of the Post Theater, December 2012. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0354.jpgDSCN0354Seats lost at Post Theater.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0353.jpgDSCN0353Cleanup of the Post Theater began in December 2012. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0352.jpgDSCN0352https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn0351.jpgDSCN03512013-07-24T01:46:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2013/06/28/yes-there-were-once-double-dunes-and-triple-dunes/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hj-5.jpgHJ-5https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hj-21.jpgHJ-2https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hj-2-e1372457673495.jpgHJ-2https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hj-3.jpgHJ-3https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hj-1.jpgHJ-12013-09-14T18:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2013/04/22/again-we-celebrate-the-earth/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscn0662.jpgDSCN0662https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/imag0083.jpgIMAG0083https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/unknownbird4-30-12.jpgunknownbird4-30-12https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kinzualakecropped.jpgkinzualakecroppedhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/imag0090.jpgIMAG00902013-04-22T23:32:15+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2013/03/21/is-the-mailbox-about-to-become-obsolete/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/jamaicapostoffice.jpgJamaicaPostOfficehttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscn0656.jpgDSCN06562013-04-22T01:23:11+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2013/01/10/floor-space-only-as-beach-rebuild-plans-aired-at-cb-14/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn0490.jpgDSCN0490CB 14 panel member Noreen Ellis, President of Rockaway Civic Association, asserts concerns on behalf of homeowners. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn0491.jpgDSCN0491https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn0489.jpgDSCN0489Not a reading rug in sight. Commissioner Dotty Lewandowski speaks to the crowd.2024-02-15T19:50:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2013/01/29/remember-the-ouija-board/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn0470.jpgDSCN0470https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn0364.jpgDSCN0364https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn0362.jpgDSCN0362https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn0360.jpgDSCN0360https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscn0361.jpgDSCN03612013-01-29T22:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/12/28/should-we-stick-our-heads-in-the-sand/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dscn0459.jpgDSCN0459https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dscn0461.jpgDSCN0461https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dscn0465.jpgDSCN0465https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dscn0456.jpgDSCN04562013-04-22T13:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/11/15/we-demanded-the-sand-but-this-is-ridiculous/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/imag0023.jpgIMAG0023Breezy Point Fire Sitehttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/imag0018-e1353413061642.jpgIMAG0018The Harbor Light in flames, at about 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 30. I took this photo from the rear window of my home on the 400 block of Beach 128 Street. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/imag0025.jpgIMAG0025The now famous Breezy Point Madonna was featured in New York Times this week. I snapped this photo on Day 3. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0035.jpgDSCN0035https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn00281.jpgDSCN0028https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0026.jpgDSCN0026What's Left of the Vivino Residence on Beach 129 Streethttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0059-e1353004932510.jpgDSCN0059Copyright 2012 Vivian R. Carterhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0060.jpgDSCN0060https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0061.jpgDSCN0061The view from the balconies of The Ocean Grande is significantly less grand, with this to look at! https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0066.jpgDSCN0066Formerly Sunlites Stained Glass Studio 2012-11-28T21:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/10/26/are-you-better-off-than-you-were-in-1974/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/nuband.jpgNUBandNorthwestern Marching Band Performs Post-Game Show at Citrus Bowl, January 1997. The football team lost to Tennessee by an embarrassing margin that year, but the band was always a top competitor!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/vivatkiskiphone.jpgvivatkiskiphoneThe pay phone is still there! I wonder how much it is used nowadays. Thanks to Kiski Area student Hannah Milheim for snapping this photo for me. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/citrusbowlpanorama97.jpgcitrusbowlpanorama97https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/science-work-023.jpgscience work 023Channel View Sixth Graders, Teachers and Chaperones at Beach Clean-up, Fall 2006https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/rockcivicdebate2012-3.jpgRockCivicdebate2012-3Debate on October 11, 2012, between City Councilman Eric Ulrich (seated, left) and State Senator Joseph Addabbo, Jr. (seated, center), sponsored by Rockaway Civic Association (Rick Horan, Rock Civic Vice-President, is at podium). https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/rockcivicdebate2012-61.jpgRockCivicdebate2012-6https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/rockcivicdebate2012-6.jpgRockCivicdebate2012-6New York State Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (shown here at the Rockaway Civic meeting prior to the debate in October 2012) is to be commended for leading the charge to restore the Whitepot Junction Line. 2014-02-07T21:40:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/09/28/celebrate-book-month-by-rattling-the-skeletons-in-rockaways-closet/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bhyc2-e1351262458741.jpgBHYCBelle Harbor Yacht Club is Landlocked by the Roadway that Moses Builthttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mysterystructureonbay2.jpgmysterystructureonbay2https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mystery-structure-on-bay.jpgmystery structure on bayhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/oceanusbonediggersgraphic.pngoceanusbonediggersgraphichttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mysterystructureonbay11.jpgmysterystructureonbay1https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/halfhouse.jpgHalfHousehttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mysterystructureonbay1.jpgmysterystructureonbay12014-09-22T19:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/08/29/thanks-to-aunt-abby-ryder/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dragonflysbanquetdocked1.jpgDragonfly'sBanquetDockedhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wharffishtacos-june20111.jpgWharfFishTacos-June2011https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wharffishtacos-june2011.jpgWharfFishTacos-June2011Maurer's review is critical of the fish taco wrappers at the Wharf. But he fails to mention the most pertinent point--the filling is fresh Long Island cod filets, not refreshed tilapia. 2012-09-28T20:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/07/25/starbucks-arrives-on-the-rock-in-a-way/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_01661.jpgIMG_0166https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/leavenotrace-e1343166889405.jpgLeaveNoTraceIf trash cans are full, please take your trash to the next receptacle that is not full--even if it's at your home! https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0156-e1343166119838.jpgIMG_0156They've finally made their way along the North Atlantic Flyway--Starbucks Cups Have Arrived on the Rock!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0164.jpgIMG_0164https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0163.jpgIMG_0163https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0167-e1343226286859.jpgIMG_0167https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0166-e1343166350320.jpgIMG_0166https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0165.jpgIMG_0165https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0160.jpgIMG_0160https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0157.jpgIMG_01572013-05-09T02:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/07/03/we-used-to-vacation-and-other-lost-summer-rituals/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/beachflixhorannite1.jpgBeachFlixHoranNitehttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/janeswalkfishstory.jpgJanesWalkFishStoryAnything can happen on a Jane's Walk. The big catch from 2011 in Rockaway Beach. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/booktour-wharfdadsday1.jpgBookTour-WharfDadsDay1Fellow Rockaway author Kevin Stokes was at the Wharf for the Father's Day book signing event. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rcabchflxjaws11.jpgRCABchFlxJaws11https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rcabchflxjaws12.jpgRCABchFlxJaws12The Beach Flix Crowd on June 28. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/comedy_of_errors_postcard.jpgCOMEDY_OF_ERRORS_POSTCARDRiis Park Bathhouse Will Host Comedy of Errors. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hamlet_postcard.jpgHAMLET_POSTCARDJason Marr of Hip to Hip as Hamlet. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscn6576.jpgDSCN6576https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscn6577.jpgDSCN6577https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/beachflixhoranscreen.jpgBeachFlixHoranScreen2012-07-03T15:58:28+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/06/01/avoid-the-lines-buy-images-of-america-rockaway-beach-right-away/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/a-3-fccmembersearly-001.jpgA-3-FCCMembersEarly 001Early lay leaders of First Congregational Church, circa 1910. Courtesy FCC. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/arcadiabookcover.jpg9148ROCKcvr.inddYou'll be seeing a good bit of this photo around town in the coming months. Cover of Images of America: Rockaway Beach, courtesy Arcadia Publishing, lifeguard photo, circa 1927, courtesy The Wave. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/paradegroundsnewscan.jpgparadegroundsnewscanhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cropped-rockaway1947kiddieparty-compressed.jpgcropped-rockaway1947kiddieparty-compressed.jpgThis 1947 photo, which appears on page 94 of the book, had to be cropped to fit Arcadia's templates. Here it appears in its full glory, courtesy of The Wave. Pre-teen Sharon Gabriel (Rockaway Music and Arts Council Board Member), stands in front of the third window from the right, in a white shirt. Readers may be surprised to know that this building (formerly Greenrose's Restaurant) still stands, albeit somewhat altered. It's the storage facility on Beach 90 Street between the RBI's and the elevated subway station. 2012-06-05T04:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/05/20/living-fossils-among-us/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/horseshoecrabheader-e1338604820446.jpghorseshoecrabheaderhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_00691.jpgIMG_0069Horseshoe crab eggs exposed on the shoreline. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0057.jpgIMG_0057Mickey Cohen of American Littoral Society leads a talk on horseshoe crabs at the Broad Channel American Ballfield park. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0047-e1337574665800.jpgIMG_0047Shorebirds hover on the morning after the May new moon, waiting to feast on the horseshoe crab eggs. Chunks of asphalt dumped illegally on the shoreline can be seen. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0059.jpgIMG_0059Swirling trails in the sand like these have existed on Earth for 350 million years. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0069.jpgIMG_0069https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0054.jpgIMG_0054https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0055-e1337574438601.jpgIMG_0055A cluster of horseshoe crab eggs. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0056.jpgIMG_0056https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0023-e1337573028474.jpgIMG_0023Dr. Hal Paez of Rockaway Civic Association with gingko trees. 2012-06-02T02:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/02/16/in-praise-of-wfuv/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cropped-ianjonplattrotated11.jpgcropped-ianjonplattrotated1https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sunrisefiddler1-e1329419929400.jpgSunriseFiddler1A fiddler enjoys sunrise along the Hudson River at Clearwater 2011.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/redhorse1festival2011.jpgredhorse1festival2011The beautiful and talented Lucy Kaplansky with John Gorka at Clearwater 2011.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/smitherfestival2011-e1329421906611.jpgsmitherfestival2011Father's Day 2011--Chris Smither's simple acoustic tune "I Don't Know" ponders the mysteries of fatherhood.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mcmurtrydogsignfestival2011-e1329421992653.jpgmcmurtrydogsignfestival2011James McMurtry, called the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation, by Entertainment Weekly.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/redhorse3festival2011.jpgredhorse3festival2011https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/thomasinawinslowcloseupfestival2011.jpgthomasinawinslowcloseupfestival2011Country blues artist Thomasina Winslow on the Hudson Stage June 20112012-04-26T20:33:01+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/04/22/happy-earth-day-jamaica-bay/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/jbaytourgroup.jpgJBayTourGroupJamaica Bay Inspection Cruise Aboard M.V. Hayward, Fall, 2010, courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/elders-island.jpgElders IslandAerial shot of Elder's Island Marsh Restoration, courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/venues-riis-pitchputtgarden.jpgVenues-Riis-PitchPuttGardenRiis Park golf course may soon host an underground natural gas supply pipeline. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/venues-riis-pitchputtbdwalk1.jpgVenues-Riis-PitchPuttBdwalkhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/venues-riis-pitchputtbdwalk.jpgVenues-Riis-PitchPuttBdwalkhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscn5886.jpgDSCN5886https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscn5306.jpgDSCN5306Maura McCarthy of Department of Transportation (left) and Greg Clancy of EDC (right) listen during a Spring, 2011 discussion preceding the bay wall construction project. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_2049.jpgIMG_2049https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscn6607.jpgDSCN6607Jamaica Bay Guardian Don Riepe at Beach 88 Street Bayside Park Cleanup with Teachers and Students of Channel View School for Research, Fall 2011https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscn6560-e1335134038105.jpgDSCN6560Sunset on a Fall Holy Day, Beach 127 and Beach Channel Drive. 2012-05-16T18:58:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/03/08/inspired-at-the-laundromat/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wharffromboat-e1331247434845.jpgWharffromBoatThe Wharf from the water. Copyright 2011 Vivian R. Carterhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/crystaloyster-e1331250966761.jpgcrystaloysterhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/fastbreakchixdish.jpgFastbreakchixdishhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_2625.jpgMrs.Elaines Foyerhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/wharffrancese-june2011.jpgWharfFrancese-june2011https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscn5566-e1331247252975.jpgPatrickClarkGlassworkhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lildudesctr.jpgLilDudesctrhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscn6454.jpgtribute Park mosaichttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_2267-e1331244242559.jpgferryhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_2266-e1331244326462.jpgboats&skyline2013-01-15T19:54:20+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/03/30/wisdom-and-folly-in-action/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/eastersunrise2011.jpgeastersunrise2011.jpghttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/doubletruckbeach.jpgdoubletruckbeach.jpg2012-12-19T19:52:35+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/01/25/finding-fannie-holland/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/methodistcemeteryjamaica-hollandheadstones.jpgMethodistCemeteryJamaica-HollandHeadstonesThe Methodist Cemetery at Jamaica, Copyright 2011 Vivian R. Carterhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fanny-holland-1896.jpgFannie Holland's Granddaughter, Fanny Holland Bamman, circa 1896. Courtesy of Marie Velardi. Fannie Holland Bamman, grand-daughter of Fannie Brush Holland, circa 19002025-05-12T09:38:10+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2012/01/17/inspired-by-the-search-for-harmony-bay/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2191.jpgIMG_2191The bus shelters resemble breaking waves. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2189.jpgIMG_2189There is another mural depicting surfers, created in 1999. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2187.jpgIMG_2187https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2186.jpgIMG_2186"The Deep," painted in 2000, is the fourth mural.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2184.jpgIMG_2184https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2183-e1326985039218.jpgIMG_2183Monarch Landscapehttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2180.jpgIMG_2180https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2177.jpgIMG_2177https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2176-e1326840761922.jpgIMG_2176A Shore Front Parkway Bus Shelter Mural by Grillo, created in 1997. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2170.jpgIMG_21702012-02-07T14:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2011/11/12/drum-roll-please/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ioacover.jpgIOAcoverCover Mock-up Courtesy Arcadia Publishing, photo of lifeguards courtesy of The Wave. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/viv-book-invitation.jpgviv book invitationCover Mock-up Courtesy Arcadia Publishers2011-12-13T00:35:20+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2011/10/16/tourists-in-our-own-city/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/swordman1.jpgSwordmanDoesn't the natural backdrop seem incongruous?https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/departingcreatures-e1318768920442.jpgDepartingCreaturesTime to go--put the pink hair away for another couple of months!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/theeyes-e1321125275561.jpgTheEyesThe Eyes Have it...https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/thescream.jpgTheScreamI'm sure the character has a name...I call it "The Insect"https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/greenthing-e1318768473919.jpgGreenThingDon't know what this green thingie is!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/nailman-e1318768327502.jpgNailManYou'd need all the nail parlors in Rockaway, working full tilt, to take care of this set!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cats-e1318768216462.jpgcatsMaybe Mom or Dad was in the cast of "Cats" on Broadway!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/swordman.jpgSwordmanDoesn't the natural beauty of the background seem incongruous?https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/betsyfriends.jpgBetsy&Friendshttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/thefez-e1318767799757.jpgTheFezThe Fez is a recurring prop in cartoons--and a 'must have' for the Dr. Who fan in my house!2011-11-12T19:15:47+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2010/11/26/mailboxes-are-not-bulletin-boards-street-trees-belong-to-us-all/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/b128trees1-e1291216230634.jpgB128TreesCanopy of Trees on 400 Block of Beach 128 Street, Rockaway Park, NYhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mailboxeyesore2-e1290877234585.jpgMailboxEyesoreMailbox in front of PS 114Q--October 2010https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mailboxeyesore1-e1290828561731.jpgMailboxEyesoreMailbox In Front of PS 114Q--October, 2010https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mailboxkids3.jpgmailboxkids3Weiner's With the Cleaners!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mailboxkids2.jpgmailboxkids2Talking About How We Can Stop Graffiti https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mailboxkids1.jpgMailboxkids1Belle Harbor Adopt-a-Mailbox Volunteers-2002https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dscn2502.jpgDSCN2502https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mailboxeyesore.jpgMailboxEyesoreMailbox in Front of PS 114Qhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mailboxflyers2-e1290822657302.jpgmailboxflyers2Mailbox on Newport Avenue in Rockaway Park--Need a Mover?https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mailboxflyers1-e1290822848352.jpgMailboxflyers1Mailbox on Newport Avenue in Rockaway Park--Need a Tutor?2011-10-19T11:46:22+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2011/01/14/bus-hill-is-our-mount-snow/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/glass-pondsmall.jpgGlass PondsmallGlass Pond at Floyd Bennett Field--copyright Robert F. Carter 2009https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dscn5097-e1295018409461.jpgDSCN5097Mount "NO!" The pile at Beach 129 & Newport.https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dscn5106-e1295017903695.jpgDSCN5106Sometimes, parents can be like kids, too!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dscn5105.jpgDSCN5105Good crowd for a school day!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dscn5103-e1295018072766.jpgDSCN5103This "hill" is the only game in town...https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dscn5099-e1295018122722.jpgDSCN5099https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dscn5107.jpgDSCN5107Oh, THAT's why they call it "Bus Hill!"2011-10-19T11:45:00+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2011/08/29/a-paean-to-irene/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sandbags11-e1314640494690.jpgSandbags1The Sandbags Worked...Note the Wrack Linehttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sandbags21.jpgSandbags2https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/skateparkmess2.jpgSkateParkMess2Frolicking in the Mess Left by Irene at the Skateparkhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_4265.jpgIMG_4265Coffee-colored seafoam splashes onlookers at beach wall, 8 a.m., August 28. 2011, Copyright 2011, Robert F. Carterhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_4218.jpgIMG_4218Storm Surge Heads Down the Block, Beach 137 Street, 8 a.m. August 28, 2011, Copyright 2011, Robert F. Carterhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sandbags1-e1314638686257.jpgSandbags1These Sandbags Worked! Note the Wrack Line...https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/sandbags2-e1314631882446.jpgSandbags2Sandbags Break the Symmetry of Windows, Doors and Railingshttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/blvdbusstop.jpgBlvdBusStopBe Sure to Wear Your Galoshes Near This Bus Stop, Beach 138 & RBBhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/benchlake1-e1314637835852.jpgBenchLake1Come and Sit a Spell...But Maybe Not Here! Beach 94 & SFPhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bdwalkcoffee.jpgBdwalkCoffeeGuess Which Business Was the First to Re-Open on Sunday...2011-10-19T11:41:53+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2011/09/05/working-artists-enliven-labor-day-weekend/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/aprylsinging.jpgAprylSingingApryl Singing With the Group, "Hudson's Hope," on July 4, 2011https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/raa-guardians-1.jpgRAA-Guardians-1Surf Scenes by Local Artist Reid in the Background as Attendees Enjoy the Musichttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/raa-guardians-3.jpgRAA-Guardians-3Board Member Dan Guarino Contributes his Singing Talents at the RAA Show on Sunday https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/raa-guardians-2.jpgRAA-Guardians-2https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/russo-elena2.jpgRusso-elena2Gary Russo's Charisma Warmed Our Hearts. Rest in peace, troubadour. 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Carter2011-05-10T03:07:12+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2011/04/23/wont-you-marry-me-will/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/may1991weddingrecvngline-0011.jpgmay1991weddingrecvngline 001So Manhattan! Complete with fluorescent cones and the construction fence mural...https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/may1991weddingmoms-0011.jpgmay1991weddingmoms 001That's me in left foreground; couldn't ask for more of a contrast between the Mothers of the Bride (left center) and Groom (right center)https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/may1991weddingprizephoto-001.jpgmay1991weddingprizephoto 001My Dad serendipitously captured this Tribeca park scene as we walked from the church to the reception site. He entered the photo in a contest and won a free annual park pass for his efforts. Copyright Martin F. Rattay 1991. https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/may1991weddingmoms-001-e1303526990637.jpgmay1991weddingmoms 001My floral "prom dress" brought to mind Vivien Leigh. 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Swing Band in the groove at Riis Park--Summer 2008https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ilovegatewayheader-001.jpgilovegatewayheader 0012011-02-23T14:50:13+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2011/02/05/11th-plunge-into-surf-racks-up-big-bucks-for-cf/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/snowangel2.jpgSnowAngel2https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/snowangel1-e1296951006432.jpgSnowAngel1That's "Snow Angel!"https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/plungegroup-e1296950249887.jpgPlungeGroupReady, Set, Plunge!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/footwear-e1296951388663.jpgFootwearWarm Boots Are the Wise Choice After the Plunge!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dicko-e1296951088730.jpgDickoDicko Took the Plunge!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/beachtowel.jpgBeachTowelNothing Like a Beach Towel and a Warm Hug Afterwards!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/barefoot-e1296950962500.jpgBarefootLook, Ma', No Shoes!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/after-party-e1296951333688.jpgAfter-partySpringman Hall Was Packed for the After-Partyhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/the3graces-e1296951194603.jpgThe3Graces"The Three Graces," Beauty, Charm and Joy, Got Their Moment on Fox 5!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/spectators.jpgSpectators2013-01-31T21:33:58+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2011/02/02/please-pass-the-salt/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/groundhogsdayicestorm20111-e1296953496483.jpgGroundhogsDayIceStorm2011Rockaway Park street, 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 20112011-02-19T12:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2011/01/27/oy-vey-jfk/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/lastflightofconcordeplane.jpgLastFlightofConcordeplaneLast Flight of the Concorde, Oct. 24, 2003 (c) Vivian R. 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Event Filled the Big Room at Bayswater Jewish Centerhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dscn51562-e1295962910697.jpgDSCN5156The Mayor With Important Agency Heads of the Momenthttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dscn51551-e1295962768989.jpgDSCN5155Event Commenceshttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dscn51601-e1295962581212.jpgDSCN5160Those on the Mayor's Right-Hand--Doherty, Bruno, Farley & Parvizi2011-01-27T16:49:19+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2011/01/24/mayor-bloomberg-heads-to-bayswater/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/dscn19181-e1295969193974.jpgDSCN1918Mayor Visits Beach 116 Street in Rockaway Park (November 12, 2007)2011-01-25T15:42:45+00:00monthlyhttps://rockviv.com/2011/01/14/the-vandalia-dunes-are-gone-is-four-sparrow-marsh-the-next-to-go/https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/brooklynparrots.jpgBrooklynParrotsNot Four Sparrows--Just the Famous Monk Parrots of Brooklyn!https://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/glass-pondsmall1.jpgGlass PondsmallGlass pond at Floyd Bennett Field--copyright Robert F. 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Carterhttps://rockviv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/jbwrgeese-e1286634204955.jpgJBWRGeeseGeese Cross the Path at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge-Copyright 2008 Vivian R. 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