Tag Archives: MTA

Snow Drifts on the Monday after Christmas–Let’s Call it a Block Party!

Posted on December 27, 2010 by rockviv

The great Boxing Day Blizzard of 2010 (sixth largest snowfall in NYC history) finally ran out of steam on Monday, December 27, late in the morning, and everyone was boxed-in! Rockaway residents began to shovel out their driveways…and their sidewalks…and their … Continue reading →

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Tolled Ya!

Posted on October 6, 2010 by rockviv

  The sky looked ominous–with that deep gray harbinger of possible thunderstorms–as the sun set on Tuesday, October 5.  Hundreds of fed-up residents of Rockaway and Broad Channel were undaunted.  By 6:30 p.m., a revved-up crowd had gathered along Beach Channel Drive at the foot of … Continue reading →

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You can’t fight City Hall…if you can’t get to City Hall.

Posted on September 5, 2010 by rockviv

Fight for transit justice. Come to Rockaway Task Force Meeting on Tuesday, September 7 at 7 p.m. Knights of Columbus, 333 Beach 90 Street, Rockaway Beach. Continue reading →

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