Howard Beach

02/08/13 11:00am

New FEMA maps classify Howard Beach as a flood zone

If you’ve paid attention to the flooding in the Rockaways from Hurricane Sandy, it’s probably not a surprise that much of Howard Beach (GMAP) is now considered to be in a flood zone in the new FEMA maps, which were released last week. The Queens Chronicle reports that the flood zone includes “the entire neighborhood south of the Belt Parkway and a section of Lindenwood west of 84th Street are now considered flood hazard zones.”

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Food and Drink

11/30/12 12:00pm

Lindenwood’s Tuscany Deli helps out Howard Beach, Broad Channel neighbors after Hurricane Sandy

News

Image source: Yelp

The Queens Chronicle published a heartening piece about the Tuscany Deli, located in Lindenwood, which is just north of Howard Beach, who has been very generous to Hurricane Sandy survivors in Howard Beach and Broad Channel, aka their neighbors. During the Thanksgiving holiday, they catered 86 free meals, gave away 100 turkeys to hurricane survivors, and raised $2,000 to feed people whose homes were damaged in the storm. (more…)

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Music

11/12/12 2:00pm

A train, ferries – more steps toward normalcy to southwestern Queens after Hurricane Sandy

Rockaways

Image source: Youngking11 on Wikimedia Commons

NY 1 reported on another step toward normalcy in southwestern Queens, which got hit hard during Hurricane Sandy – the return of the A train to Howard Beach, which allows for easier transit access for those on the Rockaway peninsula. Trains started back up at 7:42am on Sunday, ahead of schedule (8am was the scheduled start time).

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Featured

Astoria

by Anne Shisler-Hughes

11/02/12 12:00pm

How you can help post-Hurricane Sandy – donation and volunteer centers around Queens

by Anne Shisler-Hughes

Forest Hills, Glendale, Howard Beach, Hunters Point, Jamaica, Middle Village, Richmond Hill, Rockaways, Woodside

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It was almost instantaneous – our friends and neighbors around New York City identified the needs of those hit hardest by the surges of Sandy and swung into action.

Want to help, too? The following resources are designed to connect your resources – good stuffs, man-power, funds, blood, and clothes – to those in need in the Tri-State region and in Queens.

American Red Cross The Red Cross is uniquely qualified to handle the most serious issues affecting victims of Sandy. You can donate money, skills, and importantly, blood, for which they are specifically asking. They’re also at work in the Caribbean, Sandy’s first stop in her path of destruction.

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Real Estate

08/28/12 1:00pm

Real estate listing of the day – 86-10 151 Ave, Howard Beach

this 2 bed/2 bath co-op in Howard Beach is going for $145K. The thing that especially catches our eye are the handsome hardwood floors that catch the light from the windows.