Jamaica Bay Archives – QNS

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Decomposing head discovered at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Broad Channel six months after matching torso was found in Idlewild Park: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Suspected gunman wanted for randomly firing shots near Jamaica Bay in Rockaway Beach: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Three men rescued after falling through the ice on Jamaica Bay off Far Rockaway: FDNY

By Bill Parry

An 18' Bayliner was removed from this Broad Channel dock. It was one of 18 abandoned and unwanted boats removed from Jamaica Bay during the month of September.

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City removed 18 derelict vessels from the waters of Jamaica Bay in September

By Bill Parry

Brooklyn Paper

Four Sparrow Marsh restoration bolsters Jamaica Bay environment

The body of a South Ozone Park man was pulled from Jamaica Bay in Broad Channel on July 27, and police are working to determine how he died.

Body of South Ozone Park man found floating in Jamaica Bay off Broad Channel: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Arts & Entertainment

Photos: Queens residents gather at Jamaica Bay for fun days of sailing and kayaking

By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud

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Climate change is displacing fish in Jamaica Bay, Queens College study finds

By Iryna Shkurhan

An early 20th-century postcard of Fresh Pond Road near present-day 67th Avenue in Ridgewood

Kids & Education

Exploring the history of Fresh Pond Road from Ridgewood to Maspeth: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Human skull discovered by fisherman in Jamaica Bay weeks after decapitated body found

By Ben Brachfeld

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NYC Parks launches new office on Jamaica Bay to keep city waterway safe from derelict vessels

By Bill Parry

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Headless body found in Queens’ Jamaica Bay was suicide victim: NYPD

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Headless body found floating in Jamaica Bay on Friday identified as 46-year-old Ozone Park man: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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Arts & Entertainment

Broad Channel naturalist opens photo exhibit at Resorts World’s Red World Art Gallery

By Bill Parry

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News

Bike lane improvements coming to Addabbo Memorial Bridge, other Queens locations: DOT

By Bill Parry

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Politics

Removing abandoned vessels from Jamaica Bay will be expedited under legislation passed by City Council

By Bill Parry

Broad Channel Sunset Cove Project

News

City breaks ground on next phase of Sunset Cove Park project in Broad Channel

By Bill Parry

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Two 13-year-old boys die after falling into Jamaica Bay waters off Broad Channel: NYPD

By Bill Parry

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City opens new $8.1 million nature center in Rosedale’s Idlewild Park

By Bill Parry

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‘More and more flooding’: Hamilton Beach civic leader shines spotlight on climate change challenges in borough’s coastal communities

By Bill Parry

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News

Jamaica Bay restoration efforts are getting a boost with nearly $19 million in federal funding

By Bill Parry

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Several derelict boats removed as part of cleanup initiative in Jamaica Bay

By Paul Frangipane and Angélica Acevedo

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Nine years after Sandy, Queens, Brooklyn Congress members call for Jamaica Bay protections

By Bill Parry

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Politics

NYC Parks continues initiative to remove derelict boats from Jamaica Bay

By Bill Parry

More from Around New York

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking at function celebrating Irish heritage ahead of St. Patrick's Day

After Mamdani’s Irish unity dodge, a labor ally says St. Patrick’s Day will begin with a history lesson

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Ronnie Eldridge, longtime LGBTQ ally, NY civic leader, and TV host, dies at 95

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Schneps Podcasts

Michelle Stoddart is the Senior Vice President of Community Development and Public Affairs for Resorts World New York City (RWNY)

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NYC Is Dropping Speed Limits to 15 MPH in School Zones