Guidebook for Rockaway Beach, NY

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Guidebook for Rockaway Beach, NY

Essentials

Two minutes walk from the development, around 20,000 varieties of food, open till 11:00 pm. Fresh coffee is served at the entrance. Pharmacy, Western Union money orders, bakery, People's Bank branch.
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Stop & Shop
70-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
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Two minutes walk from the development, around 20,000 varieties of food, open till 11:00 pm. Fresh coffee is served at the entrance. Pharmacy, Western Union money orders, bakery, People's Bank branch.
Brand new supermarket. A little cheaper than Stop n Shop. Great choice of ethnic and mainstream food, fresh fruit and veggie section.
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Key Food Supermarket
55 Fulton St
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Brand new supermarket. A little cheaper than Stop n Shop. Great choice of ethnic and mainstream food, fresh fruit and veggie section.

Entertainment & Activities

This is a brand new YMCA, open in Feb. 2014, as part of revitalization program of the Rockaways. Has adult pool, gym and sauna, as well as activities for kids. Part of the Delta Air Club and Lounge.
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Rockaway YMCA
207 Beach 73rd St
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This is a brand new YMCA, open in Feb. 2014, as part of revitalization program of the Rockaways. Has adult pool, gym and sauna, as well as activities for kids. Part of the Delta Air Club and Lounge.

Sightseeing

Rockaway Beach is for nature lovers. It is short on bars, but big on the ocean. Seven miles of pristine beach, dunes, nature preserve for migrating birds, and endless views of the ocean. Total bliss!
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Rockaway Beach
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Rockaway Beach is for nature lovers. It is short on bars, but big on the ocean. Seven miles of pristine beach, dunes, nature preserve for migrating birds, and endless views of the ocean. Total bliss!
Jamaica Wildlife Preserve is a National Park with over 300 migrating bird species. One of the largest on the East Coast. Visitor Center for seasonal information. Come with binoculars and cameras.
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Taman Hidupan Liar Jamaica Bay
175-10 Cross Bay Blvd
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Jamaica Wildlife Preserve is a National Park with over 300 migrating bird species. One of the largest on the East Coast. Visitor Center for seasonal information. Come with binoculars and cameras.
Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Industrial architecture converted into residential and commercial housing. Art galleries and shops
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Dumbo
65 Plymouth St
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Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Industrial architecture converted into residential and commercial housing. Art galleries and shops
Christmas Lights spectacular. Highly recommend.
Dyker Heights
Christmas Lights spectacular. Highly recommend.
Attractions include the Long Meadow, a 90-acre meadow, the Picnic House; Litchfield Villa, Prospect Park Zoo and Boat House.
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Taman Prospect
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Attractions include the Long Meadow, a 90-acre meadow, the Picnic House; Litchfield Villa, Prospect Park Zoo and Boat House.
The bridge that made New York City.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade
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The bridge that made New York City.
The Queens Botanical Garden now consists of 39 acres (158,000 m²) of rose, bee, herb, and perennial gardens.
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Taman Botani Queens
43-50 Main St
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The Queens Botanical Garden now consists of 39 acres (158,000 m²) of rose, bee, herb, and perennial gardens.
New York City's only hands-on science and technology center. The more than 400 hands-on exhibits focus on biology, chemistry, and physics.
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New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th St
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New York City's only hands-on science and technology center. The more than 400 hands-on exhibits focus on biology, chemistry, and physics.

Food Scene

This is a brand new restaurant, completely remodeled in tune with modern aesthetics. Fun for kids, drive-through, friendly stuff. Open 24/7, if you need a bite in the middle of the night.
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McDonald's
91-18 Beach Channel Dr
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This is a brand new restaurant, completely remodeled in tune with modern aesthetics. Fun for kids, drive-through, friendly stuff. Open 24/7, if you need a bite in the middle of the night.
A nice local restaurant to visit on your day at the beach.
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Boarders of Rockaway Beach
192 Beach 92nd St
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A nice local restaurant to visit on your day at the beach.
Fabulous local restaurant offering Russian food American style. Worth a visit, excellent!
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Uma's
92-07 Rockaway Beach Blvd
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Fabulous local restaurant offering Russian food American style. Worth a visit, excellent!
Fresh veggies, fish and meat with excellent Thai sauces. Modern decor, relaxed atmosphere. Beautiful setting, all welcome.
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Thai Kitchen by the Sea
6720 Rockaway Beach Blvd
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Fresh veggies, fish and meat with excellent Thai sauces. Modern decor, relaxed atmosphere. Beautiful setting, all welcome.
Located on Jamaica Bay in Rockaway Beach, Thai Rock provides exceptional Thai cuisine for hungry surfers, live entertainment, and a gorgeous setting.
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Thai Rock
375 Beach 92nd St
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Located on Jamaica Bay in Rockaway Beach, Thai Rock provides exceptional Thai cuisine for hungry surfers, live entertainment, and a gorgeous setting.
Great dining, moderate prices.
Belle Harbor
Great dining, moderate prices.
Great seafood.
La Playa
2 Beachway Ave
Great seafood.
Excellent choice of fresh and affordable food right by subway station. Full kitchen restaurant, not just pizza. Great salad with stake, chicken, feta, etc. big portions, friendly service.
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Boardwalk Pizzeria
68-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
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Excellent choice of fresh and affordable food right by subway station. Full kitchen restaurant, not just pizza. Great salad with stake, chicken, feta, etc. big portions, friendly service.

Everything Else

This is the world's largest airport, with destinations around the world and the United States. And it is a short ride from our house. If you need a ride, we can arrange mutually convenient time.
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John F. Kennedy International Airport
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This is the world's largest airport, with destinations around the world and the United States. And it is a short ride from our house. If you need a ride, we can arrange mutually convenient time.
Another one of south shore beaches adjacent to the Rockaways. More densely populated, then the Rockaways, with more shopping and amusement facilities. Beach fee $12 per person.
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Long Beach
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Another one of south shore beaches adjacent to the Rockaways. More densely populated, then the Rockaways, with more shopping and amusement facilities. Beach fee $12 per person.
This is a public library for those of you who need information about the city and the country. Books are in short supply with waiting lists for delivery. Good place to stop if you need specific info.
Queens Library at Peninsula
92-25 Rockaway Beach Blvd
This is a public library for those of you who need information about the city and the country. Books are in short supply with waiting lists for delivery. Good place to stop if you need specific info.
Local branch of the global bank, right here, by the beach. Fabulous modern facilities, great decor, unparalleled service. $3 ATM cash withdrawal fee.
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Chase Bank
68-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd
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Local branch of the global bank, right here, by the beach. Fabulous modern facilities, great decor, unparalleled service. $3 ATM cash withdrawal fee.
Another beach park with picnic facilities, parking, life guards, some shops. Entrance fee $12.00. Less choppy water than in Rockaway Beach.
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Taman Jacob Riis
157 Rockaway Beach Blvd
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Another beach park with picnic facilities, parking, life guards, some shops. Entrance fee $12.00. Less choppy water than in Rockaway Beach.
Park at the western tip of Rockaway Peninsula, breathtaking views, water taxi to Manhattan (check schedule).
Breezy Point Tip
Park at the western tip of Rockaway Peninsula, breathtaking views, water taxi to Manhattan (check schedule).
Great and local surfing school, open year round. Try surfing without going to Hawaii, right here in New York City. Wonderful for all ages. Meet local crowd of young, adventurous spirits.
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Locals Surf School
Beach 69th Street
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Great and local surfing school, open year round. Try surfing without going to Hawaii, right here in New York City. Wonderful for all ages. Meet local crowd of young, adventurous spirits.
Subway Station Beach 67th Street. A train line will take you to Manhattan in under 1 hour by express service. Be sure to catch Far Rockaway train on your way back from the city. Lefferts Blvd will not
Beach 67th Street
Beach 67th Street
Subway Station Beach 67th Street. A train line will take you to Manhattan in under 1 hour by express service. Be sure to catch Far Rockaway train on your way back from the city. Lefferts Blvd will not
This is an award winning community, a true hybrid of urban and suburban living. Sales center offers several models of new homes to choose from. Try them if you wish to buy or simply enjoy hospitality.
Arverne by the Sea
190 Beach 69th St
This is an award winning community, a true hybrid of urban and suburban living. Sales center offers several models of new homes to choose from. Try them if you wish to buy or simply enjoy hospitality.

Arts & Culture

World Resorts Casino is a good and local opportunity for game lovers. Well furnished, good food, game, of course!
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Kasino Resorts World New York City
110-00 Rockaway Blvd
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World Resorts Casino is a good and local opportunity for game lovers. Well furnished, good food, game, of course!
Brooklyn Museum is an ionic institution for culture and education of generations of immigrants and local residents of Brooklyn. Highly recommend.
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Muzium Brooklyn
200 Eastern Pkwy
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Brooklyn Museum is an ionic institution for culture and education of generations of immigrants and local residents of Brooklyn. Highly recommend.
Wonderful way to see huge variety of art and entertainment for a lot less than in Manhattan. Highly recommend.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Ave
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Wonderful way to see huge variety of art and entertainment for a lot less than in Manhattan. Highly recommend.
Classical concerts for less!
Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
130 Court St
Classical concerts for less!
The world's first museum of childhood. Highly recommend.
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Muzium Kanak-Kanak Brooklyn
145 Brooklyn Ave
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The world's first museum of childhood. Highly recommend.
Includes a cherry tree esplanade, a one-acre rose garden, a Japanese hill and pond garden, a fragrance garden, a water lily pond esplanade, several conservatories, a rock garden.
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Taman Botani Brooklyn
990 Washington Ave
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Includes a cherry tree esplanade, a one-acre rose garden, a Japanese hill and pond garden, a fragrance garden, a water lily pond esplanade, several conservatories, a rock garden.
Amusement Park of great renown.
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Coney Island
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Amusement Park of great renown.
All you need to know about transport system in New York.
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New York Transit Museum
89 E 42nd St
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All you need to know about transport system in New York.
Multi-purpose indoor arena, a home to Brooklyn Nets, a native basketball team, and a venue for important concerts and events throughout the nations.
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Pusat Barclays
620 Atlantic Ave
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Multi-purpose indoor arena, a home to Brooklyn Nets, a native basketball team, and a venue for important concerts and events throughout the nations.
The museum is housed in the New York City Building, which was built for the 1939 New York World's Fair, and which then hosted the United Nations General Assembly from 1946 to 1950.
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Muzium Queens
Building
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The museum is housed in the New York City Building, which was built for the 1939 New York World's Fair, and which then hosted the United Nations General Assembly from 1946 to 1950.
The exhibits include significant audio/visual components designed to promote an understanding of the history of the industry and an understanding of how it has evolved.
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Muzium Gambar Bergerak
36-01 35th Ave
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The exhibits include significant audio/visual components designed to promote an understanding of the history of the industry and an understanding of how it has evolved.
MoMA PS1 is one of the largest art institutions in the United States dedicated solely to contemporary art.
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MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
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MoMA PS1 is one of the largest art institutions in the United States dedicated solely to contemporary art.

Drinks & Nightlife

Local watering hole with a deck overlooking Jamaica Bay. Excellent, food, drink and atmosphere. Take in the sunset views.
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Bungalow Bar
377 Beach 92nd St
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Local watering hole with a deck overlooking Jamaica Bay. Excellent, food, drink and atmosphere. Take in the sunset views.
This is a fine bar for wine lovers. Relax and unwind and meet the locals.
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Sayra's Wine Bar
91-11 Rockaway Beach Blvd
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This is a fine bar for wine lovers. Relax and unwind and meet the locals.
Very friendly and knowledgeable owner. Great selection of wines, tapas style food. Portions are small, but tasty and healthy. Pleasant atmosphere.
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The Rock
92-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd
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Very friendly and knowledgeable owner. Great selection of wines, tapas style food. Portions are small, but tasty and healthy. Pleasant atmosphere.