contestant on American Idol Season 10. Karina Vetrano (1986–2016), Howard Beach resident who was murdered in Spring Creek Park. In popular culture A 1989 TV movie was made based on the 1986 racial incident entitled Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder. In the 1989 Spike Lee movie Do the Right Thing, in a riot scene near the end of the film, a chant rises up: "Howard Beach! Howard Beach! Howard Beach!" This immediately follows a scene wherein a young black man is killed by police using excessive force to break up a fight. On The Chris Rock Show, comedian Chris Rock proposed renaming Cross Bay Boulevard after Tupac Shakur, asking the predominantly white residents of the neighborhood to sign a petition. See also The Hole, New York References Populated places established in 1897 1897 establishments in New York City Italian-American culture in New York City Little Italys in the United States Neighborhoods in Queens, New York Populated coastal places in New York (state)