Posts categorized as Rockaway

The survey of our new Rockaway house is pretty neat looking. Simple line drawings and cool fonts get me every time. Check it out. We discovered additional side-yard space next to the driveway. We previously didn’t realize it was part of our property. What this means for me is… more garden! Another good one is the NYC FEMA Flood Map Katie emailed us, “I’m cracking up – look where your future house is… it’s on an Island!”. Katie dubbed our new digs “The High Ground Club.” Our house sits in Zone […]

A BIG thank you to everyone who helped with demolition a few weeks ago. We made a ton of progress and had a bunch of laughs!  We decided to have our contractor finish the job – she’s all cleared out! Actually, we weren’t planning on gutting the whole house but the more we peeled away the more we realized it would be best to start from scratch. We did of course save special architectural features, the tin ceilings, and the pocket and solid wood doors. Here’s a photo journal! On to […]

Drum roll please…. we’re moving to Rockaway!!! All things considered, we’ve made a great home out of our studio in Ridgewood over the past four years, but it was never supposed to be a permanent living space for us. We’ve been looking for new digs in Cypress Hills, Ridgewood, Rockaway and even upstate over the past year. In August, my mother-in-law showed us this adorable old Rockaway house. It had what we were looking for: old charm, a rental, a decent-sized backyard, and the biggest challenge to find, a permanent […]

Our favorite bagel shop in Rockaway, Surfside has some great Super Bowl menu specials – all are listed below. Order early and enjoy! Super Bowl XLVIII Menu: Three Foot Party Hero $50.00 Six Foot Party Hero $100.00 Homemade Shepherds Pie $50.00 Wings (Buffalo, BBQ or Honey BBQ) $45.00 Mozzarella Sticks $45.00 Philly Cheesesteak Sliders $45.00 KICK-OFF PACKAGE $75 Three Foot Party Hero Half Tray of Wings (Buffalo, BBQ or Honey BBQ) PARTY PACKAGE $150 Three Foot Party HeroWings (Buffalo, BBQ or Honey BBQ) Mozzarella Sticks Philly Cheesesteak Sliders Bag of Tortilla Chips Homemade […]

  The Christmas songs always start right after Thanksgiving. The car radio would remain on the station playing the festive songs, and as my girls were growing up they would get so excited because they knew what was just around the corner. The weeks up to Christmas were a constant reminder of that special day. We had our annual trip to visit Santa at Macy`s for photos. We would stop and look at the tree at Rockefeller Center, and stop in St. Patrick’s to light candles. Then we would walk […]

When we heard about A Taste of Rockaway Beach from Patrick, co-owner of Syarh’s Wine Bar, we were thrilled! We found out more from Rockawayist.com The Hospitality & Entertainment Association for Restaurants and Taverns (HEART of Rockaway Beach) was recently formed by businesses still recovering from Hurricane Sandy. Several restaurant owners have banded together in hopes of drawing attention from residents and visitors especially in the off-season. Their first event, A Taste of Rockaway Beach, will be held on December 7th. It is described as a “restaurant crawl to celebrate the new and […]

We would like to share with you our posts from this past year, that speak to Superstorm Sandy. And we want to thank you, our family, friends and neighbors who have helped us rebuild our homes and our beloved community. Sandy stories: The Music Box  A water surge and 4 feet of salty smelly sand flooded it nearly to the ceiling. We couldn’t save much. It was hard to imagine that all the “things” we had been saving would find their way to the curb and the garbage dump.  In […]

I tagged along with Rockaway Rises for a private yoga session at Yoga on The Rocks  (198 B 92nd St. Rockaway Beach). If you read this blog, it’s very likely that you love to eat, and at times, (especially before the summer) exercise is in order.  I was a bit nervous,  as I haven’t taken a yoga class in a while. But after meeting the owner/instructor, Lena Roca, right away I felt relaxed. Her no frills, light-hearted attitude set the tone for a fantastic, calming class. Lena is a massage theropist, surfer […]

We recently caught up with Scott Edwards and Tim Keenan, owners of Surfside Bagels in Rockaway Beach. We chatted about Hurricane Sandy, their grand re-opening, and of course, bagels. The guys were stretched  thin the weeks after the storm.  As host to his displaced family and working at his firehouse, Tim was running in circles. Scott and his firehouse, Engine 234 were sent to Sandy-ravaged neighborhoods including the Rockaways and Brooklyn neighborhoods like Brighton Beach, leaving little time to focus on the bagel shop. But thanks to the overwhelming generosity of FrontStreet Facility Solutions, Scott and Tim were able to […]

The familiar is slowly returning to Rockaway. The dark cold days and nights seem in the distant past. Shoots of flowers are piercing the sand covered soil with the hope of spring.  While we watched this happen, there were flickers of optimism in our hearts.  But the true sign of normalcy and familiarity came last weekend with the sounds of Mister Softee.  An ice-cream truck singing down the street may seem like an ordinary thing, yet it is a constant in all of our lives. Having spent my entire life […]