#Chunks of sperm whale found in Queens after storm surge

#Chunks of sperm whale found in Queens after storm surge

“Chunks of sperm whale found in Queens after storm surge” Queens residents had more than flooding to blubber about Friday morning. Rockaway residents woke up after a night of drenching rain to find chunks of what appeared to be a sperm whale strewn across the neighborhood. Three precisely cut slabs were found on Rockaway Beach…

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#Teens drown in Rockaways after swimming in prohibited areas

#Teens drown in Rockaways after swimming in prohibited areas

“Teens drown in Rockaways after swimming in prohibited areas” A 16-year-old and an 18-year-old drowned in separate incidents while swimming in the Rockaways on Friday, officials and sources said. A boy swimming at 100th Street Beach was pulled from the water by FDNY responders with assistance from NYC Parks Parks Enforcement Patrol, the city Park’s…

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#Shots fired at NYPD officers in Queens

#Shots fired at NYPD officers in Queens

“Shots fired at NYPD officers in Queens” Two NYPD officers were shot at while they were standing outside of a building in the Rockaways on Saturday, video shows. Shots were fired at the officers outside of the New Horizon Counseling Center at Beach 66 Street and Beach Channel Drive in Arverne around 5:15 p.m., cops…

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#New Yorkers hit the beach as near-record temps scorch city

#New Yorkers hit the beach as near-record temps scorch city

“New Yorkers hit the beach as near-record temps scorch city” The unofficial start of summer came a week early this year, as near-record temperatures sent New Yorkers to the beaches Saturday. The unusually hot weather will continue on Sunday, another potentially record-breaking day in the early-season heat wave. Temperatures soared to 89 degrees in Central…

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#Man’s body found floating in water off Rockaways

#Man’s body found floating in water off Rockaways

“#Man’s body found floating in water off Rockaways” The body of a man in his 30s was discovered floating in the water off the Rockaways early Monday, cops said. A passerby discovered the body just before 5 a.m. near Beach 91st Street bobbing near the rocks, close to a jetty, and notified police, authorities said….

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