At 9:59 a.m., the South Tower collapsed. At 10:28 a.m., the North Tower followed, forever changing Rockaway’s view of ...

An old television show famously ended with “There are 8 million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them.” Well, there are hundreds of 9/11 stories in Rockaway. This is just one of them.

The Rockaway Times is a community-based, independent news source that provides the Rockaways with a unique voice. The paper ...

It’s been 25 years since 2,753 people were killed when the World Trade Center came crashing down on that awful day, but ...

We lost a lot of locals that day. One person that comes to mind is Lisa King-Johnson, who was working on the 89th floor of the South Tower when one of the planes hit. That hit me hard, seeing her ...

Richie Allen was a surfer, lifeguard, diver, brother, substitute teacher, friend, and one of the 343 firemen who lost his ...

Thursday, September 11: At 7 p.m., a nondenominational prayer service will be held on Beach 105th Street and the boardwalk in ...

Kalisak joined the Broad Channel “Vollies” in 1999, and served as a Firefighter, EMT and Safety Officer. In 1993, Wilmarth ...

Published around the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the book can be found on Amazon. “After the Fall-9/11/11: A Decade @ War” ...

Part of never forgetting 9/11 is having permanent reminders and places to seek solace. Not long after the attacks on the ...

A nondenominational prayer service will be held at the tribute on Beach 105th at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 10. All are ...