Rockaway Park
Queens
This mile-long site beside the beach at the eastern end of the Rockaway peninsula includes park property that was never fully developed. The PlaNYC initiative is the opportunity to make the most of the beachfront setting and its incredible natural potential to provide much needed park facilities for a rapidly growing residential community. A new plan, currently in design, will add a wide variety of active and passive recreation opportunities to provide year-round community use.
The park design will add many new trees for shade and a large rolling lawn, while also preserving existing natural dune habitats. A new performance venue will host day and evening events, and a variety of play and fitness areas will engage all age groups. Amenities will include new restrooms, picnic areas, playgrounds, water play areas, a skate park and climbing wall, new and renovated ball courts and a new synthetic turf football/soccer field. Construction is expected to begin in 2010.
Note: All images are schematic designs pending approval from the Public Design Commission.
