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Curbed NY
April 11, 2018
Though the news of Olatoye's resignation was made public last night, it was officially announced during an event at the Ocean Bay Apartments in Far Rockaway, which recently received major upgrades under the Rental Assistance Demonstration program. That initiative, championed by Olatoye, preservesÃâà...
NY1
April 11, 2018
After months of scrutiny, the embattled chair of the city's public housing authority is stepping down. The official announcement of Shola Olatoye's resignation came Tuesday morning during a tour of a public housing complex with Mayor Bill de Blasio in Far Rockaway. She served as the leader of NYCHA forÃâà...
Newsday
April 10, 2018
Long Beach Police Commissioner Michael Tangney said Gaines, of Far Rockaway, was arrested after an alert to police from the city's “Ring of Steel” automated plate-reader monitoring system. The system includes a series of plate readers around Long Beach that remotely read license plates, scanning forÃâà...
The Real Deal
April 10, 2018
The borough took six of the top 10 spots on the list, three of which were part of a large new mixed-use complex replacing a derelict shopping center in Far Rockaway. The others were located in Springfield Gardens, Astoria and Forest Hills. However, the top two projects planned for New York City last monthÃâà...
New York Times
April 3, 2018
An ex-convict was arrested on Tuesday and charged with killing the 3-year-old daughter of his girlfriend in their Far Rockaway apartment, the authorities said. Medics and police officers found the girl, Bella Edwards, unconscious on Monday evening with the man, Mark Jenkins, trying to resuscitate her.
City Limits
March 22, 2018
Half a year ago, the City Council passed the rezoning of Downtown Far Rockaway, the second neighborhood rezoning to be approved under the de Blasio administration. The rezoning permitted higher, bigger buildings within a 23-block area of downtown and is expected to result in the creation of overÃâà...
NY City Lens
March 22, 2018
Far Rockaway in Queens is a perfect example of one of New York City's food deserts, showing that even in the capital of the world people living in poor neighborhoods have to struggle to find affordable and accessible fruit and vegetables. Here, fast food restaurants outnumber supermarkets and farmer'sÃâà...
Patch.com
March 20, 2018
FAR ROCKAWAY, QUEENS -- Queens residents rang in the first day of spring with the grand re-opening of a Far Rockaway playground made to look brand new. A new track, soccer fields, and a basketball court were just a few of the new amenities unveiled at Grassmere Playground on Tuesday when theÃâà...
