TODAY’S FORECAST Wednesday: Overcast. High of 36 with a windchill as low as 14F. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday night: Overcast. Low of 25. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 10 mph. EVENT of the DAY: 3D Theater Presentation: The Last Reef At the New York Hall of Science’s 3D Theater Presentation: The [...]
Life is getting back to normal in south Queens nearly two months after Sandy struck the area. On Wednesday, December 12, staffers from the Cross Bay Boulevard Rite Aid, along with State Senator Joseph Addabbo and Assemblymember Phillip Goldfeder, officially cut the ribbon to reopen the store, which saw significant flooding as water from Jamaica [...]
In the days before Sandy, the quick-thinking staff of Vetro by Russo’s on the Bay removed many of the wine bottles that had been stored in the cellar. “We were able to save a lot of it the day before by taking it out of the building,” said manager P.J. Connolly. But when Howard Beach [...]
Sharon Goldfarb was sitting with some fellow members of the Howard Beach Senior Center on a recent morning, discussing the condition of their homes and how the recovery process was going. Their temporary center reopened December 3 at Father Dooley Hall at St. Helen’s School in Lindenwood. Its original location was just across the street [...]
BY STATE SENATOR JOSEPH ADDABBO As if a sluggish economy wasn’t enough for our local businesses to deal with, they now have to deal with the aftermath of Sandy. But as business owners start to pick up the pieces, many of whom also experienced personal losses at their own home, it is imperative that our [...]
Along with floodwater and debris, Sandy swept in windows for individuals to take advantage of the storm and the suffering of others. At a meeting in Howard Beach on Tuesday, November 27, one woman said she witnessed someone hose down the interior of his car in an attempt to claim the vehicle was damaged by [...]
When Sandy’s wrath started to hit Howard Beach, the channel — one of the main links of the community — started to flood. Pockets of low-lying areas of Cross Bay Boulevard became pools of icy water. The result was catastrophic damage to area homes and to the string of small businesses that characterize the neighborhood. [...]
Residents in Howard Beach are still seeking relief for Sandy damages that, at the moment, seem irreparable. “Everything we’ve worked for was gone within three minutes,” said Judy Hintze, an area homeowner. “The water filled up to the ceiling.” Hintze’s elderly mother lives in her basement, which was inundated by seven feet of water during [...]
TODAY’S FORECAST Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 9 to 13 mph. Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 7 to 10 mph. EVENT of the DAY: Borough’s Largest Holiday Tree Lighting Borough’s Largest Holiday Tree Lighting at Resorts World at 5 pm. A special Christmas choir and Santa Claus [...]
At $9,000 a year, JoAnn Ambrosio thought she had the “Rolls Royce” of insurance. But when four feet of water flooded her Howard Beach home during Sandy, she was left scrambling. Living in Zone B, Ambrosio was not required to purchase a policy that provided protection from floods — a service that for $400 extra, [...]
