Howard-Beach News

The MTA has rebuilt the two mile long Rockaway Branch damaged by Hurricane Sandy and will be in service on May 30th.

All of the major mayoral candidates have been spending cash at a relative steady clip; but no other candidate has managed to do so as fast as billionaire supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis.

A New York City bar owner has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his role in a narcotics conspiracy in which two friends were found fatally shot inside their SUV on a northern New Jersey street.

Getting to and from the Rockaways has been unpleasant for commuters since Hurricane Sandy knocked out the peninsula's subway service, and at the Howard Beach station, where travelers must transfer to a shuttle bus, that difficult commute was compounded until recently, as broken elevators and escalators at the station are now fixed.

The MTA is set to restore subway service to the Rockaways for the first time since Superstorm Sandy knocked it out of commission, agency officials said Tuesday.

New York City, N.Y., May 3, 2013 / 05:04 pm .- Six months after Hurricane Sandy devastated the Caribbean and hit the northeastern U.S., coastal community members continue to struggle through the difficult process of rebuilding their lives.

Just as we came upon the sixth month anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, a unique arts organization has covered Gerritsen Beach with dozens of stars to bring hope and inspiration to the children of the disaster stricken neighborhood.

Policyholder in the blast zone may not have an easy time recouping their losses via insurance, according to the Wall Street Journal.