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Hurricane Sandy

News Roundup October 22, 2022

Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter October 22, 2022

October 19, 2022 by Leave a Comment

New York Remembers Hurricane Sandy 10 Years Later Many remember the devastation that Hurricane Sandy brought to New York and the surrounding areas in October 2012. In the areas that were hardest hit, like the largely Irish enclave of Breezy Point, Queens, tidal waves flooded streets, destroying homes, knocking out gas lines, and causing a slew of explosions. In true Irish … [Read more...] about News Roundup October 22, 2022

One Year After Sandy,
Rockaway Exhibition Grieves, Hopes

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
November 5, 2013

November 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment

In many cases, the most lasting impact of tragedy is not the loss of possessions, but a loss of perception, a world view so utterly changed that it can be nearly impossible to remember what was once taken for granted. In the Rockaways, a new exhibition by local artists visualizes the three stages of such an occurrence. “Calm / Storm / Rebirth” is, as its title suggests, an … [Read more...] about One Year After Sandy,
Rockaway Exhibition Grieves, Hopes

True Grit – Sandy Fails to Derail the Xavier Knights’ Run for Glory

By Keith J. Kelly, Contributor
April / May 2013

March 20, 2013 by 1 Comment

All they wanted was a chance for ten more days of football. Just before the end of the season, a quarter of the players and one of the coaches on the Xavier High School Knights had been forced from their homes when Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast. But when the displaced kids voted to play on, their courage inspired the team to go on to an improbable playoff rumble … [Read more...] about True Grit – Sandy Fails to Derail the Xavier Knights’ Run for Glory

After Sandy, Rockaways St. Patrick’s Day Parade Signals Neighborhood’s Resiliency

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
March 4, 2013

March 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment

There was a brief moment back in November, in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, when John Brennan questioned whether he should still hold the 38th annual Queens County St. Patrick’s Day Parade at Rockaway Beach. But Brennan, a Limerick-born 30-year Rockaway resident and Vice-President of the parade committee, told Irish Central it didn’t take long before the committee … [Read more...] about After Sandy, Rockaways St. Patrick’s Day Parade Signals Neighborhood’s Resiliency

The First Word: Share the Extraordinary

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2013

December 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment

“They are extraordinary. It boggles my mind that there are still good people like that in the world.” – Jim O’Connor said of the Mormon missionaries who showed up in the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy and are still helping with the clean-up. The Daily News.  As we head into the holiday season and look forward to celebrating with family and friends, we are reminded of all the … [Read more...] about The First Word: Share the Extraordinary

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