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St. Johns Episcopal Hospital welcomed their New Year Baby on

Jan 1 at 1:15AM with the birth of a healthy girl. Skylar Faison was
born weighing 6lb 10oz according to mom Shakira. This is the first
child for the parents, and the mother claimed she was pleasantly
surprised at how well the entire birth process went.

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How to Discard Your

Christmas Tree
Still need to get rid of your
Christmas tree? The Department of Sanitation and the
Parks Department are here
to help.
DSNY is holding curbside
pickups of discarded Christmas tree until Friday, January 15. Be sure to remove all
tree stands, tinsel, lights and
ornaments from trees before they are put out for collection. Clean, non-bagged
Christmas trees that left on
the curb between now and
January 15 will be chipped,
mixed with leaves, and recycled into rich compost for
the citys parks, institutions,
and community gardens.
The Department of Sanitation collected more than
213,000 Christmas trees for
tree-cycling after Christmas 2014. Recycling gives
Christmas trees new life,
Commissioner Kathryn Gar-

cia said. The tree in our

homes now will be chipped
and reused as mulch in
parks and community gardens throughout the city and
enjoyed for the months to
come.
The Parks Department is
also holding a collection and
special event called MulchFest. MulchFest will be held
Saturday and Sunday, January 9 and 10, 2016 from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. at 30 chipping
sites. NYC Parks 48 drop-off
sites will be accepting trees
through January 10. All of
the Rockaway locations are
drop-off sites only. You can
drop off your trees at the
old Neponsit Nursing Home
parking lot near Beach 149th
Street, Beach 94th Street and
Shore Front Parkway or the
parking lot at Beach 11th
Street. All lights, ornaments,
decorations and netting

Law Enforcement
Appreciation Day is
Saturday

must be removed from trees

prior to drop-off. The trees
will be chipped and turned
into mulch at the events.
Those who attend a MulchFest event can have their tree
chipped and can take home
their own bag of mulch. The
nearest chipping locations
will be at Marine Park (East
33rd and Avenue U), Forest
Park (Forest Park Drive and
Woodhaven Boulevard) and
Brookville Park (Brookville
Boulevard / Caney Road /
144th Avenue). Bring your
tree to one of these locations
between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
on January 9 or 10, to have
your tree chipped and receive mulch.
For more information on
Christmas tree collection and
recycling or MulchFest, visit
nyc.gov/dsny, nyc.gov/parks
or call 311.

The widow of an NYPD officer

killed in the line of duty and her
organization are holding a Law
Enforcement Appreciation DAY
(LEAD) on Saturday, January 9.
Leslyn Stewart, whose husband
Dillon Stewart was shot while
attempting to pull over a car in
November 2005, is president of
the New York City chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), a
nonprofit supporting the families
of fallen police officers. COPS is
asking for the public to show their
support for all law enforcement
personnel in a variety of ways,
including flying blue ribbons on
cars and mailboxes, wearing blue
clothing, shining blue light bulbs,
making thank you cards for local
precincts, and simply thanking a
police officer if you see them.
LEAD T-shirts and pins are available on the organizations website copsshop.com. The NYPDs
Community Affairs Bureau is promoting the day of appreciation by
sending out flyers and sharing information on social media.

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ROAD BLOCK
Stretch Of BCD Closed Until ???
By Dylan Watton

Rockaway motorists got a New

Years surprise on Thursday, December 31 as a significant stretch
of Beach Channel Drive was
closed to all traffic due to imminently perilous road conditions.
Bright orange barrels sectioned
off the east-west thoroughfare
from Beach 108th Street to the
western terminus of the Rockaway Freeway, next to the Mobil
station. A Department of Transportation (DOT) press release
showed a diagram of the closure
and said that the agency has cre-

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of the road closure and is coordinating closely with NYC DOT as
they evaluate the condition of the
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DECs role at this site is oversight of the remedial work, a
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closure is being conducted solely
by the DOT.
Local politicians called on the
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Beach Channel Drive deteriorated and how to improve the bulkhead on the bay to prevent future storm-related damage. The
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016

By Kevin Boyle

Patronizing
This newspaper thing is brutal.
Brutal as in trying to maintain a
weight somewhat under a boardwalk lifeguard shack.
Its not all about sitting at a
keyboard and banging out some
words hoping they make sense to
my fans at the Sea Breeze- Golden Age club. No, no, no, having a newspaper means youve
got to get out there. Youve got
to meet the people (except for
those youve got to avoid like the
plague or White Castle), youve
got to breathe the air (except in
the vicinity of the sewage treatment plant), and youve got to
shop local.
The least I can do is try to support my advertisers. I need a
bike, Im going to Pauls. I need
tile, Im going to Classic Tile.
Weve got a couple of cars so
one goes to Bullochs and one to
Channel Drive Shell. Oh, those
cars are leased from advertisers.
After that, it gets tricky.
I cant patronize every advertiser as much as Id like to. I
feel guilty when I dont though.
Catholic high schools advertise
so I go to their Open Houses
dressed as an eighth grader. Its
a good thing none of the 4,000
Rockaway nail salons advertise
I wouldnt know what to do.
Though I guess Id just do what I
do now -- bite my nails.
And its a good thing funeral
parlors havent advertised yet.
How would I support them? Hey,
dont be a wise guy.
Its a different kind of challenge
for food and drink. In dedication to my craft Ive made sure to
patronize every bar and restaurant thats advertised in the paper. This is Rockaway so that aint
easy. And with places opening

or re-opening its only gonna get

tougher.
And by the way, you might
catch me out drinking a beer or
eating a delicious meal but dont
be fooled, Im doing field work.
Its Journalism 101. Ive got to research and build a file. Im not out
having fun. Im developing sources. Some might say thats getting
sauced for sources (Sauced for
Sources -- hmmm, sounds like a
non-profit).
When Im feeling antisocial
(and thats about five nights a
week) I dont abandon my advertisers, I order in. And this
allows me to make a confession: I used to eat frozen pizza.
I can now say I havent had any
godforsaken frozen pizza since
I started publishing. Elegante
and Boardwalk pizza delivery
guys can get to my house blindfolded by now. And Roccos in
Broad Channel? Im tellin ya
try the Grandma pie.
And Ive got to patronize all these
places in just eleven months. Because January is off the table. Im
not buying anything I read in Diary
of a Fat Man, who says diet is a dirty
word and getting healthy means a
lifestyle change. Phooey Im not
changing anything. Ive got to get
this over with in a hurry and Januarys a good month to starve and
make a couple of half-hearted attempts at getting healthy.
Hmmm now Ive gotta pick a
gym. Gliders, CROM, the Y. Good
choices.
Maybe 2016s the year I try yoga.
Gotta stick to my advertisers.
But first, Ive gotta go get a
healthy smoothie from Local Liquids and think about it. And if Im
gonna cheat in January, Ill head
over to Coastal Frozen Yogurt.

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Weekend of Fundraisers
By Katie McFadden

Two important fundraisers for

locals in need are being held this
weekend.
On Friday, January 8, the Fight
Like a Girl Raffle Night will take
place to raise money for Mrs.
Elaine. Elaine Freeburg, owner of Mrs. Elaines School of
Dance in Rockaway Park, was
diagnosed with Stage IV invasive breast cancer in the fall.
Freeburg and her husband John
have two little girls. Ella, 3 and
Jessie, who was just born in July.
Members of the community and
the dance school have been doing what they can to help Mrs.
Elaine and her family during
this difficult time. Fridays fundraiser dinner and raffle party at
7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus is already sold out, but there
are still ways to help. Tickets for
the grand prize raffle can still
be purchased. The grand prize
is a vacation to any destination,
valued at $1,500. Tickets are $10
each or buy two, get one free.
They can be purchased at Mrs.

Elaine

Elaines School of Dance (112-20

Beach Channel Drive) or email
elainesFUNdraiser@gmail.com
for more info. The winners will
be announced at Fridays fundraiser, but winners do not need
to be present.
Donations can also be made
to help cover Mrs. Elaines medical expenses at www.YouCaring.
com. People can also register to
make a meal for Freeburg and
her family at FoodTidings.com.

Search Elaine Freeburg for the

fundraiser and meal schedule
on these sites. For future fundraiser information, follow Mrs.
Elaines School of Dance on
Facebook.
On Saturday, January 9, all are
welcome to attend a fundraiser for Minerva Horan in Broad
Channel. Thirty-year-old Minerva, or Minnie, was diagnosed
with a rare form of fibromatosis. This leaves her highly likely
to develop tumors throughout
her body. On top of this she has
recently been diagnosed with
Stage III sarcoma of the peripheral nerve. She has undergone
at least two surgeries to remove
tumors, one of which required a
double blood transfusion during
recovery to save her life. Following a second surgery, she developed two blood clots and is on
blood thinners. Her friends and
family are hoping to provide her
with services at a good hospital
that will increase her chances
of a long, happy life, but her insurance doesnt cover all of the
expenses.

Delivery Now
Available
Including Breezy

Minnie

On Saturday, from 8 p.m.

to 12 a.m. at the VFW Post
260 (713 Shad Creek Road,
Broad Channel), there will be
a fundraiser for Minnie featuring some great bands. The
Solshyne Trio will perform at
8 p.m., followed by Indaculture at 9 p.m., Walker and the
Brotherhood of the Grape at
10 p.m. and The Poor House
at 11 p.m. For fun, guests are
encouraged to dress in their
favorite hippie gear, but it is
optional. The event is $10 at
the door. You can bring your
own food or snacks and there
is a cash bar at the VFW. There
will also be raffles. If you cant
attend the event, but want to
help Minnie, donations can be
made at www.gofundme.com/
minnieweloveyou.

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Arverne By The Sea will be expanding. A seven-story, 126
unit building will be going up
at Beach 69th and Rockaway
Beach Boulevard, right across
from the stores. Plans also include a restaurant and other
retail spaces.
*****
The Broad Channel VFW will
host a Friend in Need benefit
for Minnie Horan on January 9
from 8 p.m.-midnight.
*****
You cannot park a commercial
vehicle on a public street overnight or on residential property. It is illegal to park an unlicensed or unregistered car or
boat on your property. It is illegal to put your garbage out before 5 p.m. the night before pick
up. When it snows, you must
shovel your sidewalk within
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016

stopped falling or by 11 a.m. if
the snow stopped after 9 p.m.
Those are tidbits we found on
the Community Board 14 site.
*****
Maybe, just maybe its a coincidence, but in our We Get
Email section Mr. John Crozier
wrote: I would like to let people know that Beach Channel
Drive across from the National Grid site going westbound
around Beach 109th street, the
road is buckling and it is like
driving over a bag of asphalt potato chips. I hope by putting this
in the paper the Department of
Transportation is put on notice and gets around to fixing
this sooner rather than later.
Sooner it was! We went to press
Wednesday night and a crew
was there Thursday. The road is
closed until further notice.
*****
In last weeks issue we published a wedding photo from
an album that had been placed
on our doorstep. Someone
had found it after Sandy, forgot about it, then came across
it again and figured The Rockaway Times would be a good

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place to start to find the rightful owners. We also posted the

photo on Facebook and Alexa
Marchese, daughter of Lawrence and Mindy, recognized
her parents. Larry called us
and said hes be coming by to
get the photo album.
*****
E-ZPass is wonderful except its
easy to assume they are billing
you correctly. Well, Rockaway
residents, check your E-ZPass
statements. Weve gotten reports about people not getting
rebates for Cross Bay Bridge
crossings recently.
*****
Were not sure if cheesing is
a term born in Rockaway but
when you smile hard and are
over the top with joy, you are
definitely cheesing. We know
Phil Goldfeder was cheesing
when he was named on some
list that appeared in The New
York Post as one of the Top
Dressed Politicians.
*****
Love your block? Have something of interest youd like to
share about where you live?
Contact Dylan Watton at Dy-

lan@RockawayTimes.com and
maybe your block will get a
profile in The Rockaway Times.
*****
Its 2016. Calling Chuck Schumer, calling Army Corps of Engineers: Where are the jetties?
And while were asking, whats
happening with the extra $200
million for the boardwalk? If
Parks is looking for an idea,
they could widen at the concessions to where theres less of
a bottleneck on crowded summer days.
*****
If youre not reading this while
on a treadmill perhaps you better have a look on pages 9-13
for some great local options for
a healthy new year.
*****
Got the acting bug? The Rockaway Theatre Company is holding auditions for its production
of the Sunshine Boys Son January 31 from 6-8 p.m. and Monday, February 1 from 7-9 p.m.
Check out rockawaytheatrecompany.org for more info.
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to editor@rockawaytimes.com

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Hot Yoga: Magical and Moving

January 8, 2010 seems like
just a few weeks ago, so I
cant believe tomorrow is the
6th Anniversary of Hot Yoga
Rockaway Beach! A gigantic
THANK YOU to our dedicated students who have embraced the practice and give
it their all, and to the fabulous teachers Im so lucky to
have.
The Studio is a melting pot
of students ranging in ages
from 12-80+ years, with varying degrees of fitness, flexibility and injury so I am reminded every single day why
I love teaching hot yoga so
much. It brings the teachers and me tremendous joy
and satisfaction when we see
how the students progress
with each class compared
to their first day in the hot
room. They arrive as a beginner (some never took a yoga
class, let alone a hot one)

Come

detox that comes along with

sweating profusely gives you
a glow from head to toe!
From our yogis mouths...
Hot Yoga is great because
its physically and mentally
challenging, yet so accepting
of where you are at any given moment. There is always
something to learn and some
way to grow. It gives you that
time to focus on nothing else
but what is going on for you,
on your mat, in that moment.
And you just feel so amazing
after! - Victoria
I like Hot Yoga because
every time I walk into the
studio Im greeted by a new
challenge and experience
where Im constantly discovering new things about
my body. Its an awesome
workout and after each class
I feel invigorated, energized,
relaxed, healthy, balanced
and aligned mentally and
physically. And if thats not
enough, I get to hang out
with and learn from really

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I love Hot Yoga because for
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life. Its the part of your day
that belongs only to you!!
How often do you get that?
Really? - Therese
I love Hot Yoga because it
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Hot Yoga is great because I
feel better every time I come.
- Jennifer
So please come experience
the greatest feeling of euphoric exhaustion for yourself. No expectations. No
judgments. No fear. Youll
see the profound changes
in your body and mind after
only a few classes. Call 718945-YOGA (9642) or visit the
website: HotYogaRockawayBeach.com.
Namaste.

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Hot Yoga is a magical, moving mediation that enables
you to quiet your mind with
one-pointed focus, bend your
spine backwards (which you
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All Seasons Retreat

Fitness Studio for the Body & Mind
January 2016
Find us at 181 Beach 116th Street 2nd Floor
Call 718-318-YOGA or Text 347-921-2425
For updates to schedule you can check:
www.retreatandspa.com/Rockaway
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

9:00am
Pilates With Melt
Bridget
(75 Minutes)

9:00am
Yoga
Brenda

9:00am
Yoga
Kevin

9:00am
Mindful
Meditation
Dr Nancy

9am
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Bridget

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Movement
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5:15pm
Pilates Bridget

5:00pm
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5:15pm
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6:30pm
Yoga Bridget

6:15pm
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6:15pm
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7:30pm
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7:30pm
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Bridget

7:30pm
Relax & Restore
Yoga
Bridget

5:00pm
Yoga Cathy
6:15pm
Zumba
Miriam

7:30
Slow Flow
Vinyasa
Yoga
Brenda

10am Yoga Bridget

12:00pm
Mommy & Me
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All Seasons Retreat is a mindbody fitness studio with Yoga,
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Yoga for kids and teens. In addition we host dance events like
Country Line Dancing, Salsa
and Hustle/Disco lessons. We
want fitness to be something
everyone can engage in and we
also want people to find their
path to fitness as a fun lifestyle,
not another item on their ToDo List.
Our Yoga and Pilates classes have a therapeutic focus,
stressing alignment and form.
Pilates was designed as physical therapy, and can help treat
and prevent back pain, improve posture and strengthen
the core. These exercises heal
the body and help you move
your joints with ease. Some of
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therapeutic effects. Both Yoga
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Both are great for all ages and
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Our hope at All Seasons Retreat is to create a community where our service brings
health, fitness and happiness
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016

The Rockaway Times

SET GOALS GAIN RESULTS

FEEL STRONG & BE GREAT.
at CROM Physical Culture

By Chris Romulo

CROM Physical Cultures

goal is to provide the Rockaways and beyond with a
friendly, safe and inspirational environment for people of ALL ages and walks of
life. CROMs mission is to enrich members minds, bodies
and spirits through our tireless campaign of pro-moting
fitness, nutrition, wellness
and martial arts. CROM is
renowned for its regimen of
holistic training, which is a
combination of physical instruction alongside nutritional and mindset coaching. This approach brings our
community new and inspiring ways to grow through our
physical culture.
We believe that fitness is
attained through learning
and honing skills, community-building workouts, and
of course, fun! CROM produces lean, healthy, fit, and
strong bodies that are capable of conquering almost
anything, in both the fitness
world and real life! We are
committed to building and
fostering relationships inside

and outside of CROM Physical Culture through quality,

professional-level instruction
to all ages: kids, teens and
adults. Our programs are designed to meet the needs of
the beginner in martial arts,
the soccer competitor looking
to enhance their skills, or the
fitness enthusiast that wants
to try something new or different. Dont feel that you
need to get in shape before
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workouts will be tailored to
meet your abilities, regardless of your athletic experience.
Our most popular program:
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our Head Coach, Chris Romulo, that combines strength
training, cardiovascular and
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SHREDbyCROM offers a great
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power, speed, stability, and
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we encourage our members
to adjust their eating habits
and attitudes through timing, portions, and combinations of vital nutrients.
In this class it is not unusual to find a high school athlete participating side by
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doctors, lawyers, teachers,

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Women of Rockaway:
Mary Edwards of Rockaway Gliders
By Katie McFadden

Who runs the peninsula?

Women. A large number of local
businesses and organizations
are owned and operated by females, or female co-owners.
And they deserve recognition.
As part of an ongoing series,
the Rockaway Times is profiling local female entrepreneurs
each week. This week is Mary
Edwards, owner of Rockaway
Gliders
At 26 years old, lifelong Rockaway resident Mary Edwards
opened her own fitness studio, Rockaway Gliders in May
2013. The gym at 114-04 Beach
Channel Drive offers members
a series of unique group classes such as spinning, TRX, kettle
bells, Pilates, boot camp and
nutritional advice.
Having experienced the intimidating atmosphere of corporate gyms, Edwards wanted
to bring a fitness studio to her
hometown where people could
feel comfortable working out.
Prior to opening Rockaway
Gliders, Edwards worked at a
corporate gym for four years
in Washington, D.C., where
she had graduated from college. She then moved back to
New York and worked for another big gym in Manhattan,
but it wasnt for her. My goal
with Gliders has always been
to provide a sense of community instead of a sense of intimidation. When I worked for
the corporate gyms, I felt for
the people who would come in
and felt uncomfortable working out. I didnt want that in
my own studio. A feeling of
community and belonging is
lacking in big gyms and it can
be intimidating to the average person. Fitness shouldnt
be about judgment. I support
fitness for everyone who feels
capable of doing the workouts
that we provide, Edwards said.
Edwards wasnt on a fitness
career path until she realized
how important it was to her
own well-being. I was on a
law school route in college, but

Mary Edwards of Gliders

I went to college to run track

and I quit sophomore year because I didnt have the drive
anymore. I didnt realize at the
time but I was going through a
sophomore slump and I wasnt
as happy and energized because
I wasnt exercising or living a
healthy lifestyle anymore, Edwards said. In junior year, I got
back into it. Just integrating a few
workouts into my week and not
eating cheeseburgers and French
fries at every meal made a huge
difference. I was less stressed
and happier and I realized that I
no longer wanted to pursue law
school. I realized how much better my life was by being healthy
and I thought it would be great to
teach other people the benefits.
I had already taken the LSATs,
but I started to look into a career
in the fitness industry instead
and Im very happy I didnt go
the lawyer route. That conversation didnt go well with my parents, but eventually they got on
board and became my biggest
supporters.
After graduating college, Edwards worked for her father,
John Edwards, while studying
to become a personal trainer.
After obtaining certification,
she moved back to Washington, D.C. and worked in a corporate gym for a few years until moving back to New York.
When she realized she wanted
to open her own studio, her
father, who has many years of
business experience, backed
her with advice and financial

support. My dad has been a

huge help. We argue a lot about
the execution of the studio but
hes been great and supportive and he helps me financially when Im in a bind. He has
a much better business sense
than I do. I think mine has
improved over the past three
years, but I was really nave
when I started. I didnt want
to charge people because you
know everyone in Rockaway
and I wanted to pay my trainers
well and at the end of the day,
you have to learn to be more
shrewd. You have to pay rent
and stay open and there has to
be a balance between making
enough money while trying to
give back, Edwards said.
Edwards found being a young
business owner to be a challenge at the start. In the beginning, I felt that people would
see how young I was and they
would try to get one over on
me. That was tough but I think
thats gone away and Ive proven my worth, she said. Being a
female has also presented some
challenges. Ive found it hard
to tap into the male following.
I think it may be because men
dont like group instruction
and maybe its because Im a female. I could be wrong, but we
dont get a lot of men in class,
Edwards said. Keeping consistent business has been an ongoing challenge. We have a loyal
following, but the fitness world
has its highs and lows. Well get
a lot of business in January for

resolution time, but then people start to fall off. You have to
figure out how to make it work,
she said. Working in a fitness
atmosphere can be beneficial
when it comes to facing those
challenges. Even though there
are stressors involved in this
business, stress relief is built
into my job because Im always
exercising, Edwards said.
Providing people with a place
to relieve their own stresses has
also been rewarding for Edwards. It feels good to see people transform their bodies and
their lives for the better. Peoples demeanors change with
every class. They walk in and
you can see them wearing the
stress of the day and after, they
walk out smiling and laughing. Just one hour of exercise
can change someones day and
knowing that what were doing here is impacting peoples
lives in a positive way makes my
work meaningful, she said.
To help support her business,
Edwards comes up with innovative ways to keep it growing.
She recently launched a website
called FoodandFitnessByMary.
com. Through the professional
website, Edwards brings workouts into the home. I sell workouts that you can do at home
without equipment and meal
plans with clean recipes using
all natural foods. This is meant
for the person like the stay-athome mom or the guy that commutes to Manhattan every day
and doesnt have time to get to
the gym. You can do the workouts in the privacy of your own
home, she said about the website which launched in December. This will serve as another
way to generate income for the
business and its a way to expand
the health/ fitness and food
community to people that cant
come to the studio, she said.
Rockaway Gliders offers classes seven days a week. For more
information, check out www.
rockawaygliders.com or find
Rockaway Gliders on Facebook and head to www.FoodandFitnessByMary.com for athome fitness.

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January Boardwalk Update

Weve finally reached 2016,
the year when the Parks Department promises that well
have a full, continuous boardwalk by Memorial Day. Parks
recently released its monthly
update on boardwalk progress
and what will take place in the
month of January.
Phase 1 and 2, from Beach
86th to Beach 107th Street is
complete and open. The remaining plantings and the
land and beachside of the
boardwalk are also complete.
You may occasionally see small
work crews in these areas
while the contractor completes
punch-list items.
A lot of action will be taking
place in Phase 3, 4, and 5 this
month. In Phase 3, from Beach
108th to Beach 126th Street,
pipe and h-pile driving will be
completed this month, with
the exception of construction
access locations which will be
completed at a later date. You
may see extended work hours
Monday through Friday (until 5:30pm) as well as Satur-

day work for remaining pile

driving activities and pre-cast
cap installation. Installation
of sand retaining wall panels and boardwalk pile caps
will continue as well as utility
installation and sand fill under the boardwalk. Boardwalk
plank erection at the east end
of Phase 3 (near B106th island) and installation of access
structures pile caps and planks
will commence in January.
In Phase 4A, from Beach 73rd

to Beach 86th Street, pipe and

H pile driving, installation of
the sand retaining walls, precast pile caps, sand fill under
the boardwalk, electrical and
plumbing utilities for new
boardwalk and beach access
structures, pre-cast plank installation and grouting, and
placing concrete access structures are substantially complete. Boardwalk railing installation as well as RPL decking
and furniture installation will
continue in January. Beach
grass planting and sand fence
installation will continue. In
Phase 4B from Beach 60th to
Beach 73rd Street, installation
of the pre-cast pile caps, sand
fill under the boardwalk, electrical and plumbing utilities,
and pre-cast plank installation
for the new boardwalk is substantially complete. Boardwalk
railing, pre-cast plank joint
grouting, as well as beach access structure construction,
will continue this month.
In Phase 5A, from Beach 39th
to Beach 60th Street, remov-

al of the existing boardwalk,

chain link fence installation,
clearing and grubbing, and Hpile and pipe pile driving are
substantially complete. Sand
retaining wall panel and pile
cap installation, as well as utility installation and sand fill under the boardwalk, will continue in January. Pre-cast plank
installation will continue in
January. Boardwalk railing installation and access structure
pile cap and plank installation
will also commence in January.
Beach access will continue to be limited during construction. In Phase 3, access
will only be available at Beach
108th and Beach 116th Streets
until spring 2016. In Phase 4,
access is only open at Beach
73rd and Beach 86th Street until spring. In Phase 5A, there is
no beach access until spring
2016. Work Hours are between
7AM4PM, MondayFriday.
Extended work hours are between 4PM and 6PM. Saturdays
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The Lazer Speaks:

The Studio
By Lou Pastina

The band I play for uses the

winter to rehearse and build
new set lists for the upcoming
year. We are excited to be playing Thai Rock and Community
House in January and February.
But to prepare, we need a place
to play for several hours, to
work out the kinks, experiment
with new songs and practice
the old ones. Occasionally we
use one of our houses, but mermaids can only take the sound
of mermen so long. So we have
to play at a studio.
Studios are great because they
have soundproof rooms, some
great equipment, knowledgeable staff that know how to set up
sound equipment and in general when you split the cost across
seven people its very economical.
The problem is that there are
no studios in Rockaway. I know
its hard to believe because there

are so many talented musicians

and bands on the peninsula. At
one time the Grayriders used
an artists studio on Rockaway
Beach Boulevard. That was fun
because the Fecund Clown, as
it was known then, had sculptures and paintings throughout
and we would play in the storefront window on Sunday nights
to the delights of those cruising
the dirty boulevard, as it was
then known. But alas, Sandy in
her infinite wisdom put an end
to the Fecund Clown.
But now a brave entrepreneur has opened a new studio
in Rockaway called AB Studios
on Rockaway Beach Boulevard,
not far from the old Clown, but
on the other side of the street.
It has only one room, but perhaps can grow. Its a start, and
we will be using it in the coming
months.
But since Sandy took away the
Fecundity, we have been venturing into Brooklyn on Flat-

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bush Avenue for the last three

years. And what a treat that has
been. You see, a studio caters to
anyone who is willing to pay the
fee. And this particular studio
has four separate rooms, each
sound proofed, each outfitted
with equipment and staffed
by really nice people. But to
get into the studio you have to
navigate a few things first, like
parking. Flatbush Avenue just
north of Kings Highway is populated with Chinese food places, Caribbean food places, and
dollar vans, which all mean it is
virtually impossible to park. But
once you do, you then need to
press the buzzer to get past the
cameras at the door. Security is
taken seriously.
Then up a very narrow set of
steep stairs leading to the second floor. There are multiple
no smoking signs that greet you
upon arriving at the studio, but
it is difficult to see them through
the smoke. There is a fish tank
that appears to have no fish in it,
but we are told they are behind
the rocks. The fish are smart on
Flatbush Avenue.
The clientele however are as

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eclectic as they come. In one

studio there is usually a drummer all by himself, that drums
for literally hours. He is very
good, but have you heard the
term drums to the beat of a
different drummer? This is the
guy. In one of the other studios
is a group I can only describe
as Hassidic, and they rock like
there is no tomorrow. I wonder sometimes if they know
something we dont. Usually in
one of the other studios there
is a group that is comprised of
about fourteen players of all
races, ages and hairstyles. I
dont know what they do in the
studio because we have seven
players and on some nights can
literally wake the dead, they
have double the number and I
dont hear anything coming out
of the room! I am slightly suspicious of them, although apparently they have never seen the
no-smoking sign either, much
to the delight of some in our
band.
I read this weekend that there
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coons in Brooklyn. It seems
that professional trappers are
taking their prey to Prospect
Park to be set free because they
illegally care for the animals. I
think they may have deposited
a few skunks in the studio, how
else could I describe the aroma
emanating from certain studio
rooms.
All of this makes for a creative mix when in the studio,
with the seven of us working out beginnings and end-

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ings and musical fills over
the course of several hours.
And the by-product is that a
bunch of old guys can play together for several hours without anyone getting hurt. Well,
maybe the fish suffer a bit. Do
fish have ears? Anyway, here
is hoping that the new studio
grows, adds a diverse roster
of musicians, allows a skunk
or two to visit, and puts up
no smoking signs. A fish tank
wouldnt hurt either. Could
the Chinese restaurant be far
behind?

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Dennis Cook was born.
Patrick Clark was born.
Sarah McGonigle was born.

after a 117-year break.

1927
Transatlantic commercial telephone service began between
New York and London.
1953
Harry Truman announced that
the U.S. had developed the hydrogen bomb.

1935
Amelia Earhart became the first
person to fly solo from Hawaii to
California.
1973
Baseballs American League
adopted the designated hitter rule which allowed another
player to bat for the pitcher.
2002
The first al-Qaeda prisoners arrive at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

JANUARY 8
Jill Brady was born.
1958
Bobby Fischer won the United
States Chess Championship for
the first time at age 14.
2011
Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords is among 17 shot by
a gunman at a meeting outside a
grocery store.

JANUARY 11
Sylvan Klein was born.

JANUARY 12
Caitlin Boyle was born.

1932
Hattie W. Caraway, a democrat from
Arkansas became the first woman
to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
1991
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Paula Ann DiGioia was born.
Persian Gulf War.
Don Rossi was born.
1998
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Connecticut became the 5th human cloning.
state in the United States.
1861
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state to secede from the Union.
1990
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Douglas Wilder of Virginia
1967
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ator elected by popular vote, Ed- United States.
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The City Council recently proposed railroad fares be lowered
to the subway fare without considering the economics. Unnecessarily high railroad fares result
in making longer, more indirect
and time-consuming trips to
save money.
Similarly, it should not cost
double fare to use a bus, subway
and another bus, or three buses.
This causes longer, indirect two
bus trips resulting in having to
provide more unnecessary expensive bus service, since providing rail service costs less per
passenger. Unlimited rides for
trips where all transfers can be
made within two hours is fairer
than a system allowing for unlimited use of trains, but only
two buses or a bus/train combination.
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By Allan Rosen

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and its

scaled down version, Select Bus
Service (SBS), have been painted as the panaceas to improving
mass transit in this city. The entire New York City Council and
a variety of transportation improvement groups have gotten
on the bandwagon. The exceptions are those council members
who have not taken a position
and Daneek Miller, a former bus
driver, who supports the concept
but is opposed to how it is being
implemented. That mirrors my
view.
A press conference was held
recently in front of City Hall in
support of the Woodhaven/Cross
Bay BRT. Mayor de Blasios goal is
to institute another 12 SBS routes
by the end of his first term. He in-

tends to jam this down the throats

of New Yorkers without adequate
community input and study by
spreading incomplete and misinformation. Unfortunately, too
many are falling into the trap of
believing the SBS BS. This goal is
as unobtainable as Vision Zero,
which is designed to slow transportation in the name of making
our streets safer.
I previously wrote a column
for Ideas expressing my opposition to the Woodhaven/Cross
Bay plan mentioning an idea I
have for a simple change in the
law, which would speed buses
much more than SBS or BRT,
and without the expense.
The truth is there is no panacea to improving mass transit.
One size does not fit all. Solutions must be tailored to solve
different problems through a

multi-faceted approach. However, the politicians are more interested in getting their pictures
in the paper and going on record
for something that does not cost
them any money. The Feds will
be footing the bill for much of
SBS/BRT which is easy to get behind. Most of the real solutions
are not obvious.
The obvious ones are adequate maintenance and capital
expansion, both of which require adequate funding. Another is rationalization of intra-city
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The Rockaway Times

Blocks Of The Rock:

Beach 119th Street
By Dylan Watton

Whats in a block? Rockaway, like the majority of the city,

is mostly laid out as a grid with
intersecting north/south and
east/west streets, avenues, and
boulevards. But while the layout may seem cookie-cutter, the
makeup of each individual block
varies greatly from end to end,
even within the same neighborhoods. Every street in Rockaway
is unique, reflective of its own architecture, landscaping, location,
and most importantly people.
The middle block of Beach
119th Street, located between
Rockaway Beach Boulevard
and Newport Avenue, typifies
this idea. Theres a difference
between the 200 block and the
beach block on 119th Street,
Mike Honan said. Mike and
his wife Fran have lived on this
block for 33 years. I initially
bought this home as an invest-

ment in 1977 or 78, Mike said.

It was a legal three-family at the
time. This house has been very
adaptable to our ever-changing needs. Its still a place our
daughters come back to even
though theyve moved away.
Bobby Zimmers family moved
to Beach 119th just before he
was born in 1950. It was just the
sense of community on this block
that made it great, he said. Then
you had a broom, you swept a little in front of your house and the
kids played skelly in the street.
You didnt need a lot of money to
have fun in the street outside. A
refrigerator box could entertain
kids all day long.
The houses on this block are often towering with steep roofs and
wide bottoms while also being
located on slightly higher ground
than the counterparts south on
the beach block. We had six feet
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wrath of the nature more so than

we did, Mike said. They had
bulldozers and backhoes digging
out huge dunes of sand. Fran
Honan noted that their block
has a variety of housing and
people not found in other parts
of Rockaway. Were a mixed
block, not just Irish-Catholic.
We have Section 8 housing here.
Theres a lot of middle-class civil
servants whove been priced out
of Belle Harbor, firefighters, police officers, teachers. Everyone
is always neighborly.
Another longtime resident
is Tom Pulkoski, who has lived

here for 31 years. I love the people. Theyre all hard-working.

Theyre active, and as a community everybody sticks together.
We try to get things done together and were always trying to help
a neighbor out. Several years
ago, Pulkoski started a tradition
that continues on to this day, the
New Years Day polar plunge.
Me, my children, my niece, and
a friend of mine up the block just
wanted to jump in many years
ago and we just did it. He seemed
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came such an anticipated annual

event. I didnt convince anybody
to come! Somebody would say
are you going are you going and I
would say Im going January 1 at
12:00. Every year I see somebody
different. People just walking by
jump in sometimes. Its kind of
comical. They just stripped down
to their underwear and jumped
in with us.
Pulkoski and his wife Laura have made it something that
everybody on the block and
around Rockaway can look for-

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016

ward to. She comes from a tradition of having family friends on

New Years Day, so we mixed it
together. People come over to the
house. Now that our children got
older their friends come and participate, too.
For many years Beach 119th
Street was home to a block party
as well, including the two years
post-Sandy (though not in 2015).
We ran the parties for several
years, Fran said. There have always been people more financially able than others, so we devised
a plan. On Saturdays we would
run a 50-50 raffle where wed put
some of the leftover money in

a fund. We did that for a couple

of months until we had enough
money for the permits and
everything. This method created
a sense of community and belonging on the block, according
to Fran. Everybody felt welcome.
Even if they only contributed
once or twice to the fund they still
felt they had done something to
make it happen. Kids from other
blocks could always come as long
as they behaved themselves.
One more thing that brought
the block together was the installation of a flag pole at the beach.
One time we had an idea to do
something patriotic, Zimmer
said. Mike Honan was the steward behind running a 50-50 to
install a 30-foot flagpole at the
end of the block. We were able
to improve the garden in front of
the property and Parks granted us
the property to build it. The flags
really brought us together in the
summertime. One day I hope we
can get a flagpole back and renew
it. Honan added Residents from
the senior home up the block
would maintain the area around
the home. People from bay to
beach contributed to it.

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Things have not remained static
on Beach 119th Street. Its gotten
better over the years, Jim Warren,
a 20-year resident, said. There
were a lot of run-down houses
when I first moved here. Everybody is taking pride in their houses more than before. Pulkoski
noted Ive seen the older people
[sell] and move away then younger families came with their children. Its nice to see younger kids.
I felt like I was the young person
on the block when I moved here
and now Im like the older person
on the block. Zimmer said that
large buildings have taken the
place of smaller houses and some
characteristics have changed. It
used to be one car in the driveway
and three bikes on the lawn. Now
its two cars on the lawn and a bike
in the driveway. Nobody on the
block expressed a need to live
anywhere else, especially Mike
Honan. I have no desire to move.
Theyll end up carrying me out of
this house.
Well continue to feature other
blocks throughout the year. If youd
like to talk about what makes your
block special, contact the author
at dylan@rockawaytimes.com.

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Beach 108th Street exposed the
serious deterioration of this vital
protection and this weeks closure further underscores the need
for repairs. Councilman Eric Ulrich echoed his colleague, saying
Beach Channel Drive is the most
heavily used thoroughfare in the
Rockaways and is the only road
that runs the entire length of the
Rockaway Peninsula. The current emergency closure on Beach

Channel Drive demonstrates the

need for an immediate inspection of the entire stretch along Jamaica Bay to ensure that no other
areas are in a dangerous state.
DOT has not given an estimate on how long the road will
be closed. The Rockaway Times

reached out to the agency asking for a timetable and received

a response from a spokesperson
saying only NYC DOT and other
City agencies are still in the process of conducting inspections
of the one-block segment. The
roadway closure will be in effect
until further notice. Motorists are
advised of a detour in place.
Tom McNicholas owns The
Wave gas station on Beach Channel Drive across from the entrance
to Rockaway Freeway. I was very
surprised when they shut [the
road] down. I was never given a
heads up or someone telling me
You might be interested in knowing theyre closing it down. When
asked if business has changed
since the closure McNicholas said
1000 percent, yes. Eighty percent
of traffic came through Beach
Channel Drive. Now they come
flying off that turn [from the Freeway] like its the Indianapolis 500.
Business has been affected tremendously. He is hoping for more
information from the DOT soon. I
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Rockaway Playland
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By Emil R. Lucev,
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Lamarcus Adna Thompson, the inventor of the

Roller-Coaster
in
1884
was running his Midway
full of amusements at the
Pan-American Exposition
of 1901 held at Buffalo, New
York.
President William Mc Kinley was shot in the Temple
of Music and died a few
days later. As a result of the

assassination, attendance
at the Expo fell drastically
causing Thompsons to lose
revenue.
His good friend, George
C. Tilyou, who ran Steeplechase Parks in Coney Island
and in Rockaway Beach
persuaded Thompson to
move his midway to the
east side of Tilyous Steeplechase in Rockaway Beach
(between Bch. 97th and

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Doctor Of Subway Ad Fame Calls It Quits

Continued from Page 27

Bch. 98th Street) Blvd. to
Beach. Thompsons Midway
opened for the 1902 season
and was an instant success.
In
1905,
Thompson
bought the property from
Tilyou and opened the
L. A. Thompson Amusement Park on the property.
Thompsons Park thrived
and was rebuilt in 1924 with
a giant roller coaster some
700 feet long.
During the late 1920s the
park was sold to a local group

known as Geist Associates

and was rebuilt again, then
reopened as ROCKAWAYS
PLAYLAND!
Under the expert management of the Geist Family,
Rockaways Playland survived the destruction of Seaside Amusements by Robert Moses in the late 1930s.
Playland finally closed up in
1985, a victim of the day and
outlasted Coney Islands
Great Steeplechase Park by
20 years!!!
The park was torn down in
1987 and replaced by housing. R.I.P.

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about non-existent.
Remember, the good news
is that you can reset your
resolutions on January 14th
(Orthodox New Year) and
again on February 8th (Chinese New Year). After that,
even I cant help you.
In any event, may all your
troubles last only as long as
your quickly discarded New
Years resolutions.
This Saturday, January
9, the Broad Channel VFW
will be hosting a Friend
in Need fundraiser from 8
p.m. to midnight with a $10
donation at the door. There
will be three bands, door
prizes, raffles and 50/50s.
The fundraiser is to assist
Minnie Horan, a member of
the Broad Channel Horan
family, in dealing with some
serious and expensive medical problems. For additional information contact Eileen OHare at 646-388-2595
or Margaret Glade at 347752-7688.
Broad Channel why
would anyone want to live
anywhere else?

continually warn that alcohol may be mans worst enemy, may I state for the record that the Bible urges all
of us to love your enemy.
Speaking of New Years, I
personally believe the holiday was created by calendar
companies who dont want
us reusing last years calendar but that being said,
I know there are many of
us who firmly view the New
Years holiday like some
sort of life-changing event.
Since we are now fully one
week into 2016 I have to ask,
hows all those New Years
resolutions going for all of
you out there? As for me,
my 2016 resolution is a fairly attainable one - not to go
up in flames while attempting to balance myself on a
hoverboard! As my recently broken right foot attests
to the fact that I have difficulty maintaining my balance with both of my feet
planted directly on terra firma, you can bet the odds of
me climbing aboard one of
those contraptions are just

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ahead of the curve on this

one as can be attested to
the fact that the canteen at
the Broad Channel VFW was
packed New Years Day with
many Broad Channel residents enjoying the copious
food and libations on hand.
Dont just take my word for
it, Broad Channels former
and famous postal delivery
woman, Kathleen Reardon
Savino, remarked Stayed
in New Years Eve but spent
a great day withfriends at
the VFW New Years Day
We had delicious food,
snacks and of course lots of
fun!
As Kevin pointed out in
his Boyleing Points almost
three years ago, afternoon
dining with a side of drinking can help you maintain
the wild and crazy reputation you worked so hard
to achieve in your younger
days. You can still appear
really decadent and devilmay-care and no one has to
know youre planning to be
in bed by 9. To those who
chafe at such goings and

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Back in October of 2013,

our esteemed editor, Kevin
Boyle, penned a marvelous
Boyleing Points column entitled Early Birders Are the
Real Hipsters wherein he
redefined the term early
birding and, in doing so,
penned a classic homage
to daytime/afternoon tippling. Mr. Boyle was way

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The Real Diehl

Think Small, Baby Steps
By MJ Diehl

THINK SMALL - BABY STEPS

TO A BETTER YOU IN THE
NEW YEAR.
I hate to break it to you, but
chances are youre NOT going to
be featured on the cover of the
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition this year. You wont grab the
gold in the 2016 Summer Olympics. And, statistically speaking,
youre more likely to become
President than Powerball your
way to financial freedom (Go for
it- youre definitely more qualified than Trump). Nevertheless,
there are New Years goals you
can actually set and achieveas
long as you think resolution, rather than revolution.
Unless youre among the 16
percent of us whose only resolution is not to make any resolutions, weve all been victim of ERS
(Extreme Resolution Syndrome).
The ball drops and so does our
ability to think rationally. Christ-

mas visions of sugarplum fairies

are irreverently replaced with
insanely unattainable fantasies
of our Super Selves. Things we
havent achieved in a lifetime,
we resolve to achieve in a year
and typically give up at the sixmonth mark. In fact, fewer people are able to keep NYE resolutions than find legal parking on
129th Streeta mere 8 percent
actually achieve their New Years
goals according to the University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology. Smoking, sugar,
sample sales well resolve to
quit anything, except lying to
ourselves.
No worries though, Im here
to keep you honest, or at least
prevent you from facing that
soul-crushing sense of disappointment that comes with another year of unrealized resolutions. Believe it or not, experts
say that people who make realistic resolutions are much more
likely to commit to change than

those who just randomly try

to change. So, go ahead make
those resolutions, set some
goals, but keep in mind your resolutions may need a makeover
more than you do. Think small.
Take baby steps. And, with that
in mind, heres a few revamped
suggestions from the resolution
hot-list, to set you on the path to
success:
QUIT SMOKING: If you cant
give up cigarettes, give up other peoples cigarettes. This way,
youve baby-stepped yourself
to an achievable limit, and
helped both yourself and your
friends with that money-saving
resolution in the bargain.
GET FIT: Choose an exercise plan that does not involve a remote, an emoticon
or a selfie-stickyour other
body parts need to work out
as much as your fingers. Take
a walk on the beach; wean
your ten-year-old dog off the
wee-wee pads. Download a
militant app that shames you
into your ideal shape. I love
Sworkit, Myfitnesspal and
the scientifically proven seven-minute-workout. Added

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bonus: youll burn at least two

calories during the download
process.
EAT HEALTHY. Take Plum
Tomatoes off speed dial or, at
least, order pizza with veggies.
Eliminate soda/diet sodacontrary to popular belief, it
does not cancel out fat calories and health-wise, its carbonated Satan.
SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT: Accept that global warming is real
and recycle things other than
jokes and yesterdays socks.
SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH
FAMILY that doesnt involve a
court order, a monetary bribe,
or a goodie-bag worthy of the
Oscars suite.
MEET NEW PEOPLE: Spend
less time posting pics of your
cats and kids on Facebook, and
more face-to-face time with
people who have cats and kids.
STOP
PROCRASTINATION:
Stop reading this article and
start your New Year right!

(Rockaway native MJ Diehl

is an acclaimed designer, writer
and artist. For more on her work:
www.HouseofDiehl.com.)

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About Animals

Military Dogs Getting Whats Needed

By Payson Parmenter

While the devotion of military personnel to their working

dogs is indisputable, that love
has not always had the needed
support to ensure the well-being of military dogs upon their
retirement. The formal training
of dogs for military service began during World War 2. William Putney, a veterinarian
and marine in that war, played
a big part in forming the Marine War Dog Corps, and then
after the war retrained the dogs
and had them adopted, but
throughout the ensuing years,
retired military dogs, classified
as equipment, were routinely
euthanized (in the case of the
Vietnam War, they were euthanized or abandoned when the
troops were leaving) until the
passing of Robbies law in 2000.
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 included an amendment called the

Canine Members of the Armed

Forces Act. It was admirably
ambitious, and was introduced
by Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Walter
Jones. Its purpose was to have
retired military dogs brought
back to the United States, continue to receive veterinary care,
and be classified as canine
members of the Armed Forces
instead of as equipment. The
House passed the whole bill,
but the Senate took out the part
about reclassifying the dogs,
veterinary care was not authorized, and by the time the bill
became law, it only allowed but
did not require the transport of
the dogs to the United States.
Veterans, wanting to adopt the
dog they had worked so closely
with while overseas, still faced
the daunting tasks of transporting the dog at their own expense - sometimes first having
to locate it - and in some cases
having to fight for years to be

reunited with the dog.

The 2016 NDAA, just signed
by the President in November, requires that the dogs be
brought back. They shall be
brought back to the U.S., not
may be brought back, and
the dogs latest handler was
given first right of adoption.
The American Humane Association was a driving force behind this, with Senator Claire
McCaskill and Congressman
Frank LoBiondo introducing
the bill with the all-important
change in wording.
That is the good news. The
even better news would be the
change in the dogs classification from equipment to canine
members of the Armed Forces. Post-military career veterinary care can run in the tens
of thousands of dollars, and
would only be covered if the
dogs were considered members of the Armed Forces. Many
dogs are retired when they are

3 or 4 years old, but this is after having been deployed over

and over again until they are
not useable. They retire with
such disorders as PTSD, seizure disorders from having
suffered heat stroke, damaged
paws from the terrain in the
Middle East (even military-issued soldiers boots do not fare
well in that heat) and many
other serious problems. Their
care can be so expensive that
not all handlers (or well-qualified civilian adopters) wanting
to adopt them can afford to do
so. Surprisingly, some military
housing does not allow retired
military dogs, and so handlers
who are lifelong military and
live on base may have that second obstacle to adoption.
Senator Blumenthal has said
that he will continue to pursue the change in military dog
status, and the wonderful U.S.
War Dog Association is always
in the arena, so time will tell.

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Volleyball isnt just for the

summer anymore. Get set. The
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Center is here to serve.
The Rockaway Beach Volleyball League has proven popular
with hundreds heading to Riis
Park each summer for some
friendly yet fierce competition.
Now with West End Temple
opening its brand new gymnasium to volleyball enthusiasts,
you can work on your skills indoors. Marie McGoldrick-Raico has teamed up with West
End Temple to bring an indoor
Volleyball Center to Neponsit
and theyre looking for players.
On Sunday, January 10, there
will be an open house at the
new facility at 147-02 Newport
Avenue from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
People will get a chance to
check out the new gym and register for teams or clinics. Basketball is king around here, but
the people of the Temple have
helped me get a space dedicated to volleyball and now were
trying to get these leagues up
and running, Raico said.
Hoping to keep the thrill of
the Rockaway Beach Volleyball
League going, Raico is providing an outlet for an indoor
adult league. We can have up
to 12 teams, with about 12 peo-

ple per team. We already have

some team spots filled and
registration will be open until
the slots are filled, Raico said.
She hopes to start the adult
league games on January 19.
The adults will play on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Raico
hopes to make it a fun night
out for men and women. Shes
planning to partner with local
restaurants and bars to offer
after-game deals on Tuesdays
and Thursdays.
She is also looking to start a
boys volleyball clinic for middle school and high school
boys. Theres no place for
boys to really play. Volleyball is
seen as a girl-dominated sport,
but more boys are starting to
play so were trying to offer
more training opportunities
for the boys here, Raico said.
The boys clinic will be held
on Monday evenings starting
January 25. She will also a hold
high school girls league on
Sunday afternoons and there
may be opportunities for open
gym time by reservation.
Raico, a professional volleyball coach, brings many years
of experience to the court.
Over the past year, she has begun a league for young girls,
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growing it to more than 50 girls
from Rockaway Park to Breezy
Point. The girls, mostly sixthto-eighth graders, have continued training at the new indoor
facility since early December.
Raico has not only developed
a strong team and community
atmosphere among her players, but she also encourages
them to give back. During their
holiday party in mid-December, the girls were encouraged
to donate new pajamas for the
homeless children of the Abraham House in Harlem. The
girls were able to collect about
70 pairs.
Sometimes kids dont realize how good they have it, so
were not only trying to build
up a team, but were teaching
them how to give back. Some
kids dont even have pajamas,
so at our holiday party, I asked
them if theyd be interested in
using their babysitting money and buying a pair of pajamas for a homeless kid around
their age, Raico said. They

did it with such enthusiasm, it

made me so happy. Some kids
brought five or six pairs and
it was so moving to see that.
Sometimes I dont think we
give kids enough opportunities to give back to others and
these girls came through with
full force. It was overwhelming. The collection was held
in conjunction with Rockaway
WISH. Some of the ladies from
WISH were there to encourage
the girls who could be the next
generation of WISHers, Raico
said. After the pajamas were
collected, they were given to
Sister Mary of the Abraham
House and were distributed
to children in need. The girls
league may collaborate with
Abraham House and other
charities in the future.
Raico believes that providing
an outlet for local kids to play

volleyball year-round is also

good for their futures. Volleyball is such a big part of the culture of the community and until now, youve had to go over
the bridge to play in the winter. This is a convenient place
for people to hone their skills.
You cant just play in July and
August and put the ball down
until spring. Beach volleyball is
starting to become a Division I
sport in colleges. If we can get
our kids to start playing early and making it fun for them,
it could be beneficial for their
future and lead to scholarship
opportunities in college. The
Temple has allowed us another
opportunity to nurture a love of
the game in our younger generations and to continue the
love for adults, she said.
Those interested in signing up for the adult leagues or
middle school to high school
kids who are interested in the
clinics can find out more at
the open house on Sunday.
However, those who cant attend can get more information
by contacting Marie McGoldrick-Raico at memesetter@

The Rockaway Times

aol.com or call the West End
Temple office at 718-634-0301.
Incorporating volleyball into
the mix is part of West End
Temples mission to become
more of a community center,
which is open to all. The Temple took a beating during Hurricane Sandy and has had a
long road leading to recovery,
with more still to be done.
The Temple cannot use FEMA
funds to repair the religious aspects of the building, but opening its building and brand-new
gym to community use can
help them. The women at the
Temple are looking to maximize this space. Theyre still
struggling to come back and I
feel for them. Theyre looking
to use this as an opportunity
to continue to rebuild. Theyre
also very community oriented.
They see the vision of what the
community needs as a whole
and not just the Jewish community, Raico said. In addition
to volleyball, West End Temple
hopes to rent out the gym for
parties and other community
events. Call the office for more
information regarding rentals.

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Social Media Snapshots

Some great photos are found on Instagram and Facebook and various
social media outlets. But because not
everyone is connected and because
some of these photos should reach
the print audience we figured wed

1. The cute pooch, slaving at the

keyboard, is Lola Stars favorite
assistant. Follow Lola at Lola_Star
on Instagram.

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SEMESTER
Begins Jan. 19th

go old school and put some we find

in the newspaper. As much as people
like showing off their stuff in new age
ways, theres nothing like getting in
a newspaper! Heres a few we came
across this week.

3. With all the people jumping in the water on

New Years Day we came across this great one
2. Our own, Katie McFadden, snapped this by Sergio Costa reminding us that in Rockaway
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Diary Of A Fat Man

Theres Gonna Be A Resolution
By Bruce Bernfeld

He who breaks a resolution is a weakling; He who

makes one is a fool. F.M.
Knowles. I thought Id share
some of my 2016 resolutions
with you, being that it is my
first column of 2016: One
through nine are: Exercise.
Number 10 is to come up
with nine excuses for why I
didnt exercise.
Here are some weight loss
resolutions I hope you guys
didnt make. They almost always backfire.
I want to lose 20 pounds.
Dropping 20 pounds is a great
long-term goal, but you tend
to fall off track when they
have such a lofty resolution.
Im going to try the
________ diet. Fill in the
blank with any fad diet and
youre doomed for failure. A
typical diet-of-the-moment

requires cutting out one or

more major food groups,
like fruits, grains, or meats.
Thats simply unhealthy!
Im going to eat 900 calories a day until I lose the
weight. Sure, severely restricting your calorie intake
will spur weight loss, but
youll gain it all back as soon
as you start eating normally
again (not to mention that
starving yourself is dangerous).
Im going on a juice
cleanse. After a holiday
binge, a detox may seem like
a good idea, but an all-ornothing approach to weight
loss will fail.
Im going to cut calories by
skipping breakfast. Research
shows that skipping a morning meal will put you on the
fast track to weight gain, not
loss. A better idea is to stop
trying to overhaul your entire

diet in a day! Resolve to think

small and you can reach any
diet goal -- one focused step
at a time. Why not start with
these simple steps:
2016 Diet Resolution No.
1 : Go Slow. Resolving to get
more fiber in your diet this
year? Maybe more fish or
fresh fruit? Any diet change is
easier if you take slow, small
steps. For example: Vow to
add a piece of produce to
your brown bag lunch.
2016 Diet Resolution No 2:
Drink Water. A lot of water.
(I drink seltzer...by the case!
Just as good). Water is cheap
(well it used to be cheap)
fat-free, and gives your body
a quenching boost. And we
are lucky to live in NYC were
the water is delicious! Find
the idea of eight cups a day
daunting? Think small: Resolve to drink one more cup
of water today than you had

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used to say, drink water before, DURING and after your
meals. It goes a long way in
helping to fill you up! (Soup,
at the beginning of a meal
does the same thing!! A good
habit to get into, especially
since it is bound to get cold
here in Rockaway someday!)
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Go for the Gold ... and Red ...
and Purple. Colorful produce
is packed with disease-fighting plant compounds, so
when you shop, reach for a
rainbow. Designate a colora-day. Maybe Mondays are
yellow, with grapefruit or
golden apples, while Tuesdays are purple with plum
and eggplant. Try to stay
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DIARY OF A FAT MAN

Lets Start the New Year

Playing with Crayons

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Please dont feel youre
alone in making your diet
resolutions. It is hard to
START a diet, but I promise
you, once you start it gets
easier and easier! Take that
first step TODAY!!!
2015 was a great year for me
and I really owe it to the support and motivation I get from
you guys, my Rockaway peeps. I
thank each and every one of you!
Heres the scorecard:
June 9.
July 6.
Aug 5
Sept 9.
Oct 7.
Nov 4.
Dec 2.
Jan 3.

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house, if not you can pick up
a cheap one at any discount
store. Then all you need is
crayons, glue, a little paint
and some creativity.
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Blueberries and chicken

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4 boneless skinless chicken
breast halves (6 ounces each)
teaspoon salt
teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
cup blueberry preserves
1/3 cup raspberry vinegar
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard

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Minced fresh basil or tarragon, optional

Sprinkle chicken with salt
and pepper. In a large skillet,
cook chicken in butter over
medium heat for 6-8 minutes
on each side on until thermometer reads 120 degrees.
Remove and keep warm.
In the same skillet, combine
the preserves, vinegar, blueberries and mustard, stirring
to loosen browned bits from
pan. Bring to a boil. Cook and
stir until thickened. Serve
chicken with basil or thyme if
desired.

Using glue (most craft glue

will work), lay out the crayons
to create your letter or design.
You may need to cut some
crayons to fit as needed. Allow to dry.
If you want to get a little
more creative and decorative, once the glue is dry here
is an additional step that
would make this project more
unique.

Using a standard hair dryer

on high setting. Heat the crayons till they start to melt and
the colors start to run. If you
rotate the frame while doing
this, it will create an effect of
the colors all flaring out from
the letter (or your design).
Once done, most kids would
love to have this hanging in
their room.
There are much more creative things to do with crayon art that would look great
in other rooms of the house
(hallways, bathrooms even the
living room). If you would like
me to get into more advanced
projects with crayon art, email
me at rocktimesdiy@gmail.
com and I will gladly include
these in future articles.
Tell me what you would like
to read about in future DIYer
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Be Well Be Happy
RESOLVING TO GIVE
By Sarah Arikian

So now it is January, and I

am still mulling over December highlights. One of the best
things about December is giving, and whatever your faith or
traditions, a lot of us spend the
month of December thinking
about others. At home there
is excitement about wrapping
and sending off gifts to family living abroad, and of course
figuring out ways to please my
kids differently but equally and
fairly. Some years we have taken gifts to a shelter or a daycare or left unwrapped goodies at the church.
This year my daughter told
me about a wonderful organization called New York Cares.
Registration is easy: create a
profile on www.newyorkcares.
org and attend an orientation. There are dozens of orientation venues all over New
York City, including Arverne

Library; I chose the digital

version. The rep, Patrick, was
great - warm and passionate
about the benefits of helping
fellow New Yorkers. You can
pick and choose projects and
try several before committing
to any one longer term one.
There are more than 1,500
flexibly scheduled volunteer
projects each month that address a huge variety of community needs. He was really
inspiring so as soon as the online session wrapped up I did
an online search and signed up
for a few projects in December. I quickly found myself at
Visions, a center for the visually
impaired in Chelsea, surrounded by a group of fun, young volunteers dishing up vegetable
lasagna for a holiday meal, helping the guests with their finicky
plastic cutlery, trying hard not
to pet the lovely working service
dogs and singing along to some
boisterous and rather excruci-

ating holiday songs on a rickety

piano. I remembered at the last
minute to whip off the hairnet
before diving into the subway
a couple of hours later. Then
later on that week, I found
myself in a Greenwich Village library basement with 20
other women - several from
Scotland, so we had a good
chat about haggis and turnips as we knitted squares for
patchwork blankets for babies. This was a project called
Blankets of Love and it was
so special that I signed up for
subsequent Wednesdays going
into the new year. So I am really looking forward to spending
a bit of time this year helping
to make my city an even better
place, and meeting some caring, interesting people along
the way.
Another way of giving that
I really believe in is giving
yourself the gift of a regular
yoga practice. Yoga really does

bring about better health

and
well-being,
greater
awareness of ourselves and
others, improved sleep, less
fatigue, and healthier body
weight. And I know that
thinking small is good, toofive minutes of sitting quietly and still or standing up
tall in front of a sunrise or lying down as the sun sets and
breathing calmly weaves its
magic throughout our body
and into the world that we
share.
Do all the good you can, By
all the means you can, In all
the ways you can,
In all the places you can, At
all the times you can, To all the
people you can, As long as ever
you can. ~ John Wesley
Sarah Arikian was born in
London and has lived in Rockaway for 30 years with her husband and three children. She
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Thursday, January 7, 3 p.m.

to 6 p.m.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016

WINTER COAT GIVEAWAY

2-30 Beach 102nd Street, Suite 1B
Free coats and winter clothing from
St. Johns Hospital.

713 Shad Creek Road, Broad Channel

Help raise money for medical
costs for Minnie Horan. Live
music by Solshyne, Indaculture,
the Poorhouse and Walker & the
Brotherhood. $10.

Saturday, January 9, 12 p.m.

Saturday, January 9, 9 p.m.

SHAPEUP NYC: JUST KEEP

MOVING
Peninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach Blvd
Instructor Alice Ostrowsky leads
this low impact aerobics class
choreographed to music that aims
to increase cardiovascular health
while reducing the stress on joints
and feet.

Saturday, January 9, 12
p.m.-2:30 p.m.

VOLUNTEER FOR GATEWAY

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Cross Bay Blvd, Broad Channel
Learn about volunteering at
Gateway! Join park staff for
a presentation on volunteer
opportunities.

Saturday, January 9,
8 p.m.

FUNDRAISER FOR MINNIE

AUGUST WEST BAND

Thai Rock Beach 92nd
Grateful Dead cover band.

Sunday, January 10,

1 p.m.

HOW BIRDS SURVIVE WINTER

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Come for a presentation and a brief
walk as we explore winter survival in
the animal kingdom!

Sunday, January 10,

1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

WEST END TEMPLE VOLLEYBALL

OPEN HOUSE
147-02 Newport Ave
See the new volleyball facility and
register for leagues or clinics.

Monday, January 11,

7:30 p.m.

ROCKAWAY REPUBLICANS
MEETING

Belle Harbor Yacht Club

533 Beach 126th Street
Learn more about what is going
on locally, as well as on the City,
State and Federal levels. New
members welcome.

Tuesday, January 12,

10:30 a.m.

COMPUTER CLASS FOR

BEGINNERS
Peninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach Blvd
Learn about the basic parts of the
computer and how to use one.

Tuesday, January 12, 2 p.m.

CHAIR YOGA & ZUMBA GOLD
Peninsula Library
92-25 Rockaway Beach Blvd
Find your calm with chair yoga
and de-stress with Zumba Gold
dancing in this two-for-one class!

Tuesday, January 12,

7:15 p.m.

COMMUNITY BOARD 14
Knight of Columbus
333 Beach 90th Street
Transportation issues, board
elections.
Wednesday, January 13,
7:30 p.m.
OUT ROCKAWAY LGBT DINNER
Umas Restaurant
92-07 Rockaway Beach Blvd.

The Rockaway Times

Meet LGBT group for dinner. Email:
info@outrockaway.com

Saturday, January 16, 8 p.m.

KNUCKLE HEAD PARK PATROL

PREMIERE
A/B Studios
111-12 Rockaway Beach Blvd
Premiere party for a New York based
skate video. Knuckle Head Park
Patrol was filmed in a few states
(primarily New York) from 20102013. $5 donation to help AB Studios.

Tuesdays and Thursdays,

7:30 p.m.
AL-ANON
First Congregational Church
320 Beach 94th Street

Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

FREE ZUMBA WITH LISA G

8-21 Bay 25th Street
Call 917-446-9986 for more info.

Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

KERRY HILLS OPEN MIC

115-10 Rockaway Beach Blvd
All musicians/singers welcome.

Thursdays, 6 p.m.

CUB SCOUT PACK 147 MEETING

Building T-149 Fort Tilden
For boys ages 6-10.

Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.

BOY SCOUT TROOP 147 MEETING

Building T-149 Fort Tilden
For boys ages 11-18.

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Students have practiced and

shown great commitment to
train and have been rewarded with newly minted ranks
to the next level in the Shotokan (Japanese) Karate style at
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commended all the parents
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Photo1 (l to r, front): Cassidy, Nadia, Nico Liam, Quinton, Mickey (back row): Juan,
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