VOL. 5, NO. 27 - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018
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Plunge for the New Year on January 1
It’s that time of year again when some brave (and maybe crazy) souls jump into the Atlantic Ocean to ring in the New Year. The annual New Year’s Day polar plunge takes place in various locations at noon on January 1. While there is no official plunge event, those brave enough to join along will find large groups participating at Beach 119th, Beach 127th and Beach 146th Streets. Though some years have been downright frigid, plungers will get a slight break on Tuesday. As we go to press, the forecast calls for a 48-degree day, with ocean temps just a few degrees colder, at around 45 degrees. If you’ll be the one standing on the beach, taking photos, be sure to share with us by emailing mail@rockawaytimes.com. We’ll publish some in next week’s paper.
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Christmas has come and gone and you might be wondering, what the heck do I do with the Christmas tree? If you have a real tree that you need to get rid of, the city is here to help. Starting Wednesday, January 2, the Department of Sanitation will be picking up trees left on the curb to be composted. The trees are chipped, mixed with leaves, and recycled into rich compost for NYC’s parks, institutions, and community gardens. Be sure to remove all lights, ornaments, stands, and plastic bags from your tree; trees that still have these items attached will be collected as garbage. Do not bag your tree. Trees will be collected from curbs for composting through January 12. If you discard your tree after this date, it will be collected as regular garbage. Another option is to participate in the Parks Department’s
MulchFest, in which trees are chipped and participants can take home a bag of mulch to use in personal gardens. It will take place on Saturday, January 12 and Sunday, January 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at nearly 80 locations across the city. Unfortunately, the closest chipping sites are Marine Park (East 33rd and Avenue U) and Brookville Park near Rosedale. There are also designated drop-off sites where trees will be picked up for MulchFest. The local drop-off locations are Beach 94th Street and Shore Front Parkway and the parking lot at Beach 11th Street and Seagirt Boulevard. You can drop off your tree starting December 31. For more information on Christmas tree collection and recycling or MulchFest, visit www.nyc.gov/dsny, www.nyc. gov/parks or call 311.
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Finite Wisdom When I have a choice between doing something and procrastinating, I act decisively by putting off the decision. I was going to do what every columnist does this week, do a top 10 ten list from the year about to slip away or rerun a column because you’ve gotta fill up space somehow, but then I came across a quotable quote: You know you’re on the right track when you become
uninterested in looking back. Deep. But it kinda put the kibosh on a year in review. I don’t want to look back and get off track. You spend too much time on memory lane and you never get on the road to success. Move over Ben Franklin, that’s not bad. And it’s mine, just came up with it— though I don’t think that’ll get me into Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations. Not that it would matter. You can’t really com-
pete with the greatest quotemeister of them all, Anonymous. He or she is the one who said: Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. If you say something profound and unique, Anonymous is eventually going to get credit or maybe Mark Twain or Yogi Berra. Some people have a knack for storing nuggets of wisdom and can drop one on you whenever the occasion calls for it. You feel bad because your kid’s in a funk over a test or some game and somebody says, you’re only as happy as your unhappiest child. True, you think. How come I never heard that before? These wisdom droppers don’t use obvious clichés— which can be so friggin’ annoying. When somebody says, early bird catches the worm, it’s really not going to motivate you to get up earlier. In fact, it makes you want to crawl under the covers and stay there. If the son who will remain nameless reads this, he will scream, you
say that early bird crap all the time! Which is not true—though I might tell him the only job you start at top is digging a hole. Or that 80 percent of life is showing up. Another Anonymous gem is, if you think you’re the smartest person in the room, leave the room. That’s a good one and I just realized that it really validates the Irish goodbye. To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid. Yes, but so many just accomplish three out of those four. Although not a wisdom nugget, I do like the crack that a bore is someone who, when you ask him how he is, tells you. As I was doing research (in other words, looking for stuff I could cut and paste), I came across a call to arms: Bad spellers of the world untie! I sure hope that doesn’t get fixed in proofreading… And that’s a wrap on 2018. And one thing’s for sure, you’re no wiser for reading Boyleing Points. Happy New Year.
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***** Sorry we're late! The midweek holiday pushed us back a day. As a heads up, next week will be the same! Look out for the RT on Friday. ***** Happy New Year! Good riddance to 2018. Best of luck to all who pledge to do better in 2019. ***** We’re not in the TV morning show or Hallmark movie business, but how about that story of Dr. Galvin and his newfound family in last week’s Rockaway Times? You’re raised as an only child and decades later you find out you’ve got seven siblings who’ve been looking for you? Unbelievable! And a great holiday story at that! ***** Look at the slightly brighter
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018 side: The shortest day, the day with less sunlight than any other, is behind us. Days are getting longer! ***** Get the hot toddies and hot showers ready. The New Year’s Day Polar Plunges that occur traditionally every year will be a chilly challenge as usual, but not as bad as last year when the morning temps were in the teens. This time around, forecasters say they’ll be some rain and maybe snow showers with temperatures in the mid-30s. Popular plunges take place around Beach 119th, Beach 127th and Beach 146th. ***** This week in history: Pat McVeigh was born! ***** Update on the digital, internet thing and The Rockaway Times... As 2018 closes, we’re happy to say The Rockaway Times has gotten 13,943 Likes on Facebook. We’d appreciate getting to 14,000 right away so please give us a Like if you haven’t already. We’ve got 5,527 followers on Instagram (We
were at 4,600 last year) and will shoot for 6,000 this year. We also have 3,212 email subscribers who get the full paper each week by email. Go to Rockawaytimes.com and sign up or send a quick email to Mail@ RockawayTimes.com ***** Although we noted the anniversary of when the Golden Venture ran aground at Fort Tilden in June 1993, we were recently sent a link to a video by Bruno Giuliani, a producer at CUNY-TV, to a video about that extraordinary event. You can catch the video here: facebook.com/DiverseCityshow/ videos/304616926844035/ ***** Due to the government shutdown, there are no visitor services at Gateway National Recreation Area, including public information, restrooms, trash collection, and maintenance, including plowing. NPS social media and websites are not being updated. All park programs have been cancelled, including the surf-lifeguard pre-em-
Page 7 ployment tests. ***** Our thoughts go out to the friends and family of Tim Hill. The husband, father, and founder of the Beach 91st St Community Garden died on December 25. In lieu of a funeral, please join Kiva, family, and friends in the Beach 91st St. Community Garden (136 Beach 91st St) at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 28 to celebrate and remember Tim. ***** The next Bugalou concert is Saturday January 5, 7 p.m. at St. Camillus Academy Auditorium with Lex Grey and the Urban Pioneers and guests, 3 Sheets to the Wind. There’s also a good tie-in to the event as Bugalou is helping the Rockaway Artists Alliance raise funds to rebuild the roof of their gallery and performance space at Fort Tilden Building T-7. Bugalou is donating $5 for each ticket sold to this show and there will also be a 50/50 raffle to raise additional funds. Good on you, Bugalou!
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