or Catholic high schools such as Christ the King, St. Francis Prep, Stella Maris or Archbishop Molloy. In July 2020, Our Lady of Grace Catholic School made the announcement that it would no longer be operating, as the Diocese took over the property and decided to close the educational component due to financial strain as an indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Library The Queens Public Library operates the Howard Beach branch at 92-06 156th Avenue. Transportation The New York City Subway's Howard Beach–JFK Airport station, on the IND Rockaway Line () was formerly a Long Island Rail Road station on the Rockaway Beach Branch. Frequent fires on the trestle to Broad Channel forced the LIRR to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the 1950s, which allowed New York City Transit to purchase the line in 1956. The station provides a connection between the and Howard Beach JFK AirTrain route. Prior to the AirTrain JFK's opening, the Port Authority provided a free shuttle bus to the terminals at JFK Airport. Local bus service in the neighborhood is provided on the . All of these routes are operated by MTA Bus Company. There are also the express buses. Notable people Notable current and former residents of Howard Beach include: Vito Antuofermo (born 1953), former boxer and actor Marco Battaglia (born 1973), former American football tight end in the National Football League. DJ Skribble (born 1968), DJ, producer, remixer, radio personality and TV actor. Vitas Gerulaitis (1954–1994), professional tennis player Keith Gottfried (born 1966), former General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and senior member of the administration of President George W. Bush, spent much of his childhood as a resident of Howard Beach. John Gotti (1940–2002), Gambino crime family head was a resident of 85th Street in Howard Beach Victoria Gotti (born 1962), John's daughter, who starred in Growing Up Gotti Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), folk music legend (son Arlo Guthrie's music is frequently copyrighted to "Howard Beach Music, Inc.") Rick Hearst (born 1965), soap-opera actor James Maritato (born 1972), professional wrestler George Martin (born 1953), defensive end who played in the NFL for the New York Giants Joseph Massino (born 1943), Bonanno crime family boss and known as the "Last Godfather" Joey Ramone (1951–2001) and his brother Mickey Leigh (born 1954) lived in Howard Beach as children. Pia Toscano (born 1988), top 10