Katie McFadden
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Managing Editor of the @rockawaytimes . Freelancer @cityandstateny NYPA award-winning writer & photographer.
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In one of those “Only in Rockaway” scenarios, it appears parts of the sperm whale that was necropsied last week, is now on Rockaway Beach Blvd and Beach 116th Street. Can’t make this up.
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Ugh my heart hurts. A juvenile sperm whale that washed up in Arverne in Rockaway this morning has died. Such a beautiful creature 😔
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Very sad to share that Firefighter Timmy Klein of Rockaway died this afternoon while battling a blaze in Brooklyn. He was just 31. My heart goes out to the Klein family, his friends and fellow members of the FDNY 😔🙏
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My prayers are with the family of Casey Skudin, an FDNY firefighter from Rockaway’s Ladder 137. He died in a freak accident while on vacation with his family yesterday. Just awful 😔🙏
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Two young people are dead tonight after multiple drowning incidents in Rockaway. A 16-year-old girl on B. 108th & a male at B. 98th believed to be 18-20. Both were after hours, in a location where lifeguards are not currently stationed. Please don’t swim without lifeguards 😔
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Oh, and a third piece was found by a gas station on Beach Channel Drive
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@katie_honan
Yeahhh I don’t really care to know the ranked choice pizza toppings from a guy who eats eats pizza with a fork and knife.
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@FAANews
@FAASafetyBrief
@JFKairport
@Delta
@NYCParks
It appears the emergency slide that detached from the Boeing 767 Delta flight to LA from JFK Airport on Friday morning, is floating in the Atlantic, caught in the jetty on Beach 130th Street in Rockaway.
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This is just awful. Please be safe out there in Rockaway ladies.
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I am truly heartbroken to learn that Lew Simon passed away today. Nobody cared more about Rockaway and it’s people than this man. He had a heart of gold and he will truly be missed.
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6 days ago my mom went in for a miracle transplant. 5 days ago she died on the table twice during surgery & we were told she might have brain damage. I just got a call from my dad who put my mom on the phone who said “Hi Katie” & I just😭🙏
Thank you, everyone, for your prayers.
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The end of an era in Rockaway! Connolly’s - SOLD! They good news is Jeff and Kerryann say the new owners hope to open the bar by the end of May.
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What an honor it is to be an honoree. I felt so special at last night’s installation dinner as a deputy grand marshal in this year’s Rockaway St. Patrick’s Day parade. I can’t wait til parade day ☘️😊
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Happy Hanukkah Rockaway! Beautiful lighting ceremony for the Beach 116th Menorah in honor of
@LewMSimon2013
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Second weekend in a row this parade of dirt bikes and ATVs are rolling through Rockaway by the hundreds. Last week they hit the boardwalk.
@NYCMayor
I thought you were cutting down on this? Where is
@NYPD100Pct
?
@JoannAriola32
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It’s official. This Irish girl is going to be a Deputy Grand Marshal in the 2022 Rockaway St. Patrick’s Day Parade! I’m so honored to represent my heritage, as editor of the
@Rockawaytimes
, in this neighborhood that I so dearly love ☘️
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Joe Gatto is leaving Jokers and getting divorced? Can 2021 just end already?? 😢
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Meanwhile, in Broad Channel, there are fish from Jamaica Bay swimming across people’s floors. It’s beginning to look a lot like fishmas. Video by Sean Tubridy.
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Had a fabulous time kayaking around Lake Superior along the Pictured Rocks in Upper Peninsula, MI 😊
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Some good news! Jetty work has begun near the heavily eroded beaches by the Beach 97th concession in Rockaway.
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Not for nothing, but even late, De Blasio showed up to every Flight 587 ceremony. Where was
@ericadamsfornyc
today? On a taxpayer funded trip to PR. It really wouldn’t have taken much out of his day to come to the ceremony and fly out of JFK right after. Remember this, Rockaway.
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@CeFaanKim
Crazy. This is the second incident like this in a week in Queens. Almost identical to the incident in Far Rock in which a 10-year-old girl was killed. So sad.
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Butterflies were all over Tribute Park for Rockaway’s 9/11 Ceremony today. 21 years later. May we never forget.
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My thoughts are with the
@NYPD100Pct
after responding to a call of an off-duty officer shot on Beach 62nd Street just hours after the vigil for PO’s Rivera and Mora was held in front of the precinct in Rockaway. We support you. We appreciate you. Stay strong 💙
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Took a brief ride along the boardwalk and saw a whale heading in one direction and then dolphins heading in the other. Little reminders of why Rockaway is so beautiful 🥰
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My giant face is in a full page ad thanks to my Rockaway Times fam. See you Saturday 😊☘️
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Had the pleasure of checking out this incredible hydroponic farm program at Far Rockaway HS this morning and even got to take home a bag of nice butter lettuce, romaine and basil. Amazing things these kids are doing!
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Happy 7th anniversary to The Rockaway Times. It’s been a big week! We had a 60-page paper, our biggest EVER thanks to new advertisers. Our FB page went viral w/ a video reaching 1.7 Million people. I’m so proud to be a part of this little newspaper. Here’s to more anniversaries!
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I lost my best friend of 12 years last night. He was the best cat ever. I’m so heartbroken. I’ll miss you forever my Jerry 💔
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The Christmas season has officially begun in Rockaway with the lighting of The Little North Pole 🎅🏻🎄❄️
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Howard Beach must’ve dropped their game. Rockaway has the best pizza in Queens?! According to the
@QueensChamber
, we sure do! It can be found at
@roccosofrb
! Never had a bad meal there. Congrats Rocco’s!
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The Wharf is back open in Rockaway and looking great!
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@bretzky1984
@fl360aero
His lawsuit is against Boeing over the panel falling off the Alaska Airlines flight this winter. It’s just ironic that another piece of a Boeing wound up in the water in front of his house
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When the funeral procession and FDNY make their way through Rockaway to SFDS tomorrow, they’ll be greeted with a sea of red and tributes to Firefighter Timothy Klein. Little reminders of what make this community so special ❤️
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We sure had some great entries in yesterday’s Rockaway Sandcastle Contest! Thanks to everyone who came out and everyone who helped me make it possible 😊
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Multiple water rescues/ drowning incidents in Rockaway going on this evening. We need lifeguards!
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Proud to say that the
@Rockawaytimes
is an award-winning newspaper for the 9th year in a row! I got FIRST PLACE for my Christmas in Rockaway video & Tim Moriarty took home second for his Spot News photos of surfers trying to rescue a whale, in the
@nynewspapers
Newspaper Contest
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8 years in business and the
@Rockawaytimes
is an award winning newspaper for the 8th year in a row! Honored to bring home three awards at the 2021
@nynewspapers
Better Newspaper Contest! Here’s to more success 🥂
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A story I wrote for the
@Rockawaytimes
last month was re-printed in five newspapers in Kentucky last week. It’s pretty awesome to see my byline in newspapers in another state 😊
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Thank you to everyone who voted for my photos in the Ocean Conservancy’s photo contest a few weeks ago. I’m happy to share that this photo of mine was selected as one of the winners 😊
Spectacular Seascapes Winner:
“The End of the World” by Kate McFadden 🏅
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Rockaway sure put on an amazing fireworks show last night. They were everywhere! Hope everyone have a nice 4th
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@ClaytonGuse
It will make me more willing to go out to restaurants and bars. We need to return to normalcy. Can’t live in fear forever.
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You can rent a whole pontoon in Rockaway! Got to take one out on a test drive around Jamaica Bay in this beautiful weather and even saw a seal jump out in front of me 😊
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My family lost our dog Jay Jay last night. He died with his head on my hand. We had him for almost 11 years. I’m heartbroken. Rest In Peace Jay Jay. You were the goodest of boys.
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I’m going to unabashedly toot my own horn for a second but how good is this headline?
There’s a reason I win headline writing awards 😂
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Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Flight 587 crashed down in Rockaway. May the 265 souls lost that day never be forgotten. Wishing their loved ones peace on this difficult day.
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Needed a distraction, so I made this.
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 (20 flags on the sides), in memory of the 13 service members killed in Afghanistan (13 flags at top) and in appreciation of the best country in the world. Never Forget 🇺🇸
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If anyone can help, here is the fundraiser for the family impacted by last night’s fire at Dayton Towers in Rockaway. They lost everything, including their dog. Please help if you can.
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How sad is this? Less than 3 years ago, Firefighter Timmy Klein eulogized his best friend and fellow Ladder 170 firefighter Steven Pollard. Now they’re both gone. Some things just aren’t fair 😔
In 2019 -
#FDNY
Firefighter Timothy Klein gave a beautiful eulogy at the funeral for FDNY
#Firefighter
Steven Pollard.. 💔
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Is it even Memorial Day Weekend in
Rockaway if you don’t start off with a frozen from Connolly’s? Happy Summer! 😊
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Two weeks after she was diagnosed with kidney cancer, we’ve lost Dusty girl. 10 days after I lost my Jerry. We had her for almost 15 years. She was my late mom’s dream dog and the sweetest girl. Go find Mommy, Dusty girl. She’ll be so happy to be with you again 💔
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Hey there
@nypost
, when using my tweets and photos, the least you can do is credit the correct publication I work for. Please change to The Rockaway Times.
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Sometimes you just need a little getaway. Loving my time in Aruba 🥰
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Won me another feature writing award at the
@nynewspapers
Better Newspaper Contest awards. 10 years of winning 😊
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Ten years later. A retrospective. Rockaway will never forget Hurricane Sandy.
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Another dead whale spotted just south of Breezy Point today. Could wash up nearby any day now. Are we just going to keep chalking this up to boat strikes? In winter. When there are fewer boats on the water and fewer mammals in our waters 🤔😔
On 2/27, Double D Charters reported to COA that another dead whale was floating in the Ambrose Channel. The story has since been confirmed by NOAA and the whale has been identified as a humpback. The cause of death has not yet been released.
Article: ...
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A little video I filmed for the
@Rockawaytimes
on Monday has gone viral. At this point, it has reached 1.1 MILLION people on Facebook. And it keeps growing. For a small hometown newspaper page, this is huge. I just... 🥲🙃🥰
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I’m so sad to share that Rockaway resident Vincentia “Toots” Becker has died, just two months short of her 101st birthday. It was such an honor to celebrate her 100th birthday on the beach in August. What an incredible woman she was. So much love to give. May she Rest In Peace.
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My sweet, sweet Kristine. I will miss you forever. Rest easy now my friend, my fellow mermaid, my angel. You’re free 🙏💔
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Loved doing my part to help with the Rockaway community cleanup. We covered Rockaway Beach Blvd from Beach 108th to Beach 116th and filled 2 big bags with garbage!
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This is truly an amazing
#MyNYPDStory
. PO Brian Zeng was working on the beach at 96 Street on the boardwalk when a mother approached him stating her baby was choking on a piece of fruit & was turning blue. PO Zeng performed back blows & removed the fruit from the baby's throat.
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Several car windows smashed at the Rockaway Ferry landing AGAIN. This has been going on for months now. Some have had theirs broken multiple times. This needs to end!
@NYPD100Pct
@NY1
@Stacey23AD
@JoannAriola32
@SenJoeAddabbo
@NYPDQueensSouth
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Proud to announce the
@Rockawaytimes
took third place for Picture Story in the New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest for our comparison of some post-Hurricane Sandy scenes to what those areas look like 8 years later.
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I mean, the shark jumping out of the water in Rockaway is pretty impressive but my betta fish can also jump, just sayin’
#whodiditbetter
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‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas and all through the Rock...
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I’m hosting the 6th Annual
@Rockawaytimes
Sandcastle Contest this Sunday, August 14 on Beach 109th. Registration @ 11:30, contest @ 12:30 pm. Bring your bucket and shovel and come on out for a day of fun Rockaway. Lots of cool prizes this year 😊
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My mother passed away yesterday. To say I’m in shock is an understatement. Thank you, everyone, for your prayers. Rest In Peace, Mom. I will love you, forever.
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On November 22, Rockaway will remember Lew Simon at an interfaith Thanksgiving Service at SFDS
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Update:
@Delta
employees came to retrieve the alleged missing emergency slide from the jetty in Rockaway during low tide this afternoon.
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As an update to my last post, it appears the whale that was spotted in the water on February 27, has washed up dead on the jetty in Breezy Point today. Another one spotted in the water is about to wash up dead in Seaside Park, NJ.
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Regarding the Rockaway shark attack yesterday, after seeing the photos, Dr. Gavin Naylor, an expert shark researcher behind the International Shark Attack File, told me it absolutely was a shark bite & he suspects it was caused by either a bull shark or a juvenile great white 😳
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@DavidFBrand
@StJohnsEpisHosp
@QueensEagle
This would be devastating to the community. It cannot happen.
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How was this tweet viewed 1.4 million times 😳
In one of those “Only in Rockaway” scenarios, it appears parts of the sperm whale that was necropsied last week, is now on Rockaway Beach Blvd and Beach 116th Street. Can’t make this up.
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On Sunday, I told
@Chewy
about my Jerry passing away. Not only did they refund my latest prescription order for him. 2 days later, these gorgeous flowers show up at my door. How sweet is this. What a nice little pick me up 🥹
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There were 5 separate water rescues in Rockaway tonight, four which began after lifeguards would have been off duty. Four of which occurred in areas where lifeguards are currently not posted regardless due to jetty construction.
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