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 →

For years, Rockaway Beach has been on its way to becoming a full-blown eating destination, and the additions this summer will only solidify that status: There’s a new café that specializes in pita-taco hybrids, a Peruvian restaurant with great rotisserie … Continue reading →

Life really is a beach in Rockaway, where a “nearly impeccable” shoreline vaulted it to the top of the city’s seaside spots in a new report obtained by the News. New Yorkers for Parks gave the Queens peninsula an A-minus … Continue reading →