When you live on the Rockaway Peninsula at Arverne By The Sea, the options for outdoor recreation are nearly endless. Just when you thought you had tried it all, a newcomer has offered a fantastic new way to enjoy family … Continue reading →

For more than 25 years, The Gift Is Love x 5 Country Store has stood as a beloved local Rockaway Beach business. As an important member of the community, this adorable family owned and operated store takes great pride in … Continue reading →

There are lots of ways to work up an appetite at Rockaway Beach. Just getting there on the weekend — either driving or taking the A train — is enough to make somebody hungry — never mind the swimming, running, … Continue reading →

Hard Hat Tour Planned at Arverne By the Sea Arverne, NY – The new Jamaica model nearing completion, and homebuyers who want to be the first to tour it will get their chance Saturday, July 11, when Arverne By The … Continue reading →

By MELENA RYZIK JUNE 26, 2014 PATTI SMITH has been visiting the Rockaways in Queens since the 1970s, when she would venture around the secluded Fort Tilden, the national park and beach, with Robert Mapplethorpe. “It had the most beautiful … Continue reading →

By Michael Leboff Rockaway’s development and revitalization is no longer a secret. Every day it seems like there is something big coming. Whether it be anew restaurant or a new hotel or a new business, it is plain to see … Continue reading →

Rockaway’s Housing Market Resurgence By Harry Kane As the popularity of an area grows, so do the home prices. That’s been the case in Rockaway, as an influx of newbies and affluent Manhattanites have decided to make the move to … Continue reading →

One frosty morning in March, as I slid out of bed before sunrise and began squeezing into a thick, damp-at-the-edges wet suit and heavy boots that smelled of death, I wondered, “How did I end up here?” Of course, I … Continue reading →

Forty-five minutes on the A-train from the southern tip of Manhattan, a narrow strip of Long Island called the Rockaway Peninsula extends into the Atlantic. On a wintry evening, the avenues that run due east along the shoreline appear to … Continue reading →

More than two years after Superstorm Sandy pounded its shores — pummeling stately beach homes and bleak housing projects alike — Rockaway Beach, Queens, and its seven miles of oceanfront is seeing a real estate resurgence. Yet this time it’s … Continue reading →