Long Island Rail Road service is suspended on the Far Rockaway Branch between Valley Stream and Far Rockaway because of a car on the tracks, west of Hewlett.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 3, 2008.

The Long Island Rail Road has suspended service on the Far Rockaway branch between Valley Stream and Far Rockaway due to an automobile on the tracks.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 3, 2008.

Two hero firefighters saved a Queens family from the choppy waters off Breezy Point Sunday, then helped a fisherman whose finger was severed by an anchor.

Published by New York Daily News on August 25, 2008.

They were rescued and taken to Rockaway Point Yacht Club in Breezy Point.

Published by WNBC on August 24, 2008.

The toddler was returned to his mother's care July 3 after the Administration for Children's Services determined it was safe for him and his two siblings to go back to their Far Rockaway home.

Published by New York Daily News on August 20, 2008.

Jashya Brown’s body was found inside his family’s Far Rockaway home on Monday.

Published by WNBC on August 20, 2008.

FAR ROCKAWAY, N.Y. (CBS) ― A Queens toddler found dead Tuesday, weeks after being returned to his mother by child welfare officials, died as the result of a homicide, the medical examiner determined Wednesday. Two-year-old Jashya Brown's bruised and possibly battered body was found inside his home on Beach 31st Street. His death comes weeks after being returned to his troubled mother by the city's Administration for Children's Services.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 20, 2008.

He was returned to his 20-year-old mom in July, and a foster care worker visited the Far Rockaway home last Wednesday - just days before the tragic death.

Published by New York Daily News on August 20, 2008.

An autopsy is planned Wednesday on a two-year old boy to determine whether his death was accidental or caused by abuse.Jashya Brown’s body was found inside his family’s Far Rockaway home on Monday.

Published by WNBC on August 20, 2008.

A two-year old boy in Queens is dead and police are trying t determine whether he was the victim of abuse.The child, Jashya Brown, died Monday night in Far Rockaway.

Published by WNBC on August 19, 2008.

There are more questions than answers now, such as why the Administration for Children's Services visited the child's Far Rockaway home dozens of times.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 19, 2008.

That was after spending more than a decade behind bars. Kareem Bellamy was convicted 14 years ago of murdering a man in Far Rockaway, Queens, but is now free after another man confessed.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 16, 2008.

A judge in June threw out Bellamy's 1995 murder conviction stemming from the 1994 fatal stabbing of James Abbott in Far Rockaway, Queens, after his attorneys produced a taped confession from a man who claimed to be the killer.

Published by SI Live on August 15, 2008.

From the start, Bellamy has insisted he had nothing to do with the 1994 fatal stabbing of James Abbott in Far Rockaway, Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on August 15, 2008.

Police say officers responding to reports of shots fired Wednesday night at an apartment building on Cornega Avenue in Far Rockaway found the female teenager with a bullet wound to her head. The 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody at the scene.

Published by amNY.com on August 14, 2008.

Police said officers responding to reports of shots fired Wednesday night at an apartment building on Cornega Avenue in Far Rockaway found the female teenager with a bullet wound to her head. The 18-year-old suspect, Felix Cruz, was taken into custody at the scene.

Published by WNBC on August 14, 2008.

An 18-year-old teenage girl was accidentally killed in Far Rockaway, Queens, last night when her cousin’s gun went off while he was cleaning it. [New York Post]

Published by New York Times on August 14, 2008.

Police say officers responding to reports of shots fired Wednesday night at an apartment building on Cornega Avenue in Far Rockaway found the female teenager with a bullet wound to her head. The 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody at the scene.

Published by SI Live on August 14, 2008.

Eyewitness News has learned a cousin of a teenager who was shot in the head, and killed in Far Rockaway, has been charged in the teen's death.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 14, 2008.

FAR ROCKAWAY - (WABC) -- An 18-year old woman visiting New York lost her life in Queens.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 14, 2008.

Police say officers responding to reports of shots fired Wednesday night at an apartment building on Cornega Avenue in Far Rockaway found the female teenager with a bullet wound to her head. The 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody at the scene.

Published by New York Daily News on August 14, 2008.

The New York State Board of Elections has ruled that Jun Policarpio, a Queens congressional candidate accused of forging petition signatures, will not be allowed on the Republican ballot.

Published by New York Sun on August 8, 2008.

“How many drownings does it take before the public realizes that the water safety decisions at those beaches are made in some office in Manhattan by people who know nothing about ocean lifeguarding?” said Janet Fash, who has worked as a lifeguard for 29 years and is a chief lifeguard at Rockaway Beach in Queens, where one of the drownings occurred.

Published by New York Times on August 2, 2008.

The two cameras running at the Rockaway Deli on Rockaway Beach Boulevard show an angry Orno shouting at the deli clerks shortly after making a purchase.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 1, 2008.

Police say the victims were attacked at the deli at Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach 116th Street just before 10:30 a.m.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 31, 2008.

Authorities on Tuesday identified the bodies of two other people who drowned over the weekend: 19-year-old Osama Shafeeq, who had been swimming off a Long Island beach; and Devon Flanders, who was swept away Friday at Jacob Riis Park.

Published by SI Live on July 30, 2008.

Authorities previously recovered the bodies of two other people who died in strong currents: 19-year-old Osama Shafeeq, who had been swimming off a Long Island beach; and Devon Flanders, who was swept away Friday at Jacob Riis Park.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 30, 2008.

Authorities on Tuesday identified the bodies of two other people who drowned over the weekend: 19-year-old Osama Shafeeq, who had been swimming off a Long Island beach; and Devon Flanders, who was swept away Friday at Jacob Riis Park.

Published by WNBC on July 30, 2008.

Authorities previously recovered the bodies of two other people who died in strong currents: 19-year-old Osama Shafeeq, who had been swimming off a Long Island beach; and Devon Flanders, who was swept away Friday at Jacob Riis Park.

Published by SI Live on July 30, 2008.

Authorities on Tuesday identified the bodies of two other people who drowned over the weekend: 19-year-old Osama Shafeeq, who had been swimming off a Long Island beach; and Devon Flanders, who was swept away Friday at Jacob Riis Park.

Published by New York Daily News on July 30, 2008.

Authorities on Tuesday identified the bodies of two other people who drowned over the weekend: 19-year-old Osama Shafeeq, who had been swimming off a Long Island beach; and Devon Flanders, who was swept away Friday at Jacob Riis Park.

Published by amNY.com on July 30, 2008.

The body of Devon Flanders, 23, who was swimming when he was swept away Friday at Jacob Riis Park at the base of Marine Parkway Bridge in Rockaway, also was recovered on Tuesday.

Published by amNY.com on July 30, 2008.

The New York City medical examiner's office said Tuesday that Devon Flanders accidentally drowned. Flanders was swept away Friday at Jacob Riis Park. His body was found Monday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 29, 2008.

The New York City medical examiner's office said Tuesday that Devon Flanders accidentally drowned. Flanders was swept away Friday at Jacob Riis Park. His body was found Monday.

Published by New York Daily News on July 29, 2008.

The New York City medical examiner's office said today that Devon Flanders accidentally drowned. Flanders was swept away Friday at Jacob Riis Park. His body was found yesterday.

Published by SI Live on July 29, 2008.

The New York City medical examiner's office said Tuesday that Devon Flanders accidentally drowned. Flanders was swept away Friday at Jacob Riis Park.

Published by WNBC on July 29, 2008.

The family of a young Brooklyn dad missing since Friday said they believe a body found in the waters off Jacob Riis Park Monday is his.

Published by New York Daily News on July 29, 2008.

Authorities have pulled the body of a man out of the waters off Jacob Riis Park in Queens.

Published by amNY.com on July 28, 2008.

A man's body was pulled from the waters off Jacob Riis Park in Queens on Monday, adding to the already tragic weekend at the shores with seven people believed to have drowned at New York beaches.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 28, 2008.

Authorities have pulled the body of a man out of the waters off Jacob Riis Park in Queens.

Published by SI Live on July 28, 2008.

Authorities have pulled the body of a man out of the waters off Jacob Riis Park in Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on July 28, 2008.

On Saturday, the search ended for another city swimmer, Devon Flanders, a 22-year-old dad from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, who disappeared Friday off Jacob Riis Park in Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on July 28, 2008.

The Coast Guard called off its search Saturday for one of them, a 23-year-old man swept away off Jacob Riis Park in Queens as a friend tried to rescue him. The beach is in an area known for strong undertows and rip tides, the Coast Guard said.

Published by amNY.com on July 27, 2008.

Two people went missing in the water at Jacob Riis Park around 9 p.m. Divers were able to pull a 22-year-old man safely from the water.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 26, 2008.

At 7:30 p.m., two Brooklyn men who were enjoying the water at Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways were sucked into the ocean after spending the day playing soccer.

Published by New York Post on July 26, 2008.

At Jacob Riis Beach, the U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 23-year-old man who disappeared while swimming at the Queens beach Friday evening.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 26, 2008.

Search boats and helicopters scanned the waters Saturday afternoon off Jacob Riis Beach in Queens, where a 23-year-old man disappeared Friday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 26, 2008.

Street teams all over the city handed out flyers Thursday with a savings pass and information about activities this weekend, including Sunday's sand castle contest at Rockaway Beach. The effort is due to continue for six weeks.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 25, 2008.

A body discovered at the water’s edge in Queens was identified by the city medical examiner’s office as that of a 16-year-old girl who disappeared while swimming in the rough surf at Rockaway Beach.

Published by New York Times on July 25, 2008.

The body of a 16-year-old girl who disappeared in the stormy surf off Rockaway Beach last week was identified yesterday after washing up Wednesday near where she went missing.

Published by New York Post on July 25, 2008.