Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways

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Skate Park

Season 1, Summer 2006
Parks designers collaborated with local teens to create Staten Island's first skate Park.

Cricket

Season 1, Summer 2006
Cricket is one of the fastest growing sports in the city.

Piping Plovers at Rockaway Beach

Season 2, Summer 2006
in order to protect this threatened species, native to the New York area, sections of Rockaway Beach are closed to pedestrians during the spring and summer when the birds are nesting.

Kayaking on Jamaica Bay

Season 3, Summer 2007
Members of the Sebago Canoe Club guide first-time kayakers out on the bay, free of charge.

Beekeeping at the Salt Marsh Nature Center

Season 1, Summer 2006
Entomology is one of the courses offered in the Urban Park Rangers' Natural Classroom series. At the Marine Park Nature Center in Brooklyn, the program incorporates the center's beehives.

It's My Park Minute: Rockaway Beach Tennis

A sport debuts at Rockaway Beach for the opening of 2011 beach season.
Produced by Adrian Sas

It's My Park: Piping Plovers at Rockaway Beach

Piping Plovers, an endangered species of shorebird, lay their eggs, hatch and fledge at a section of Rockaway Beach reserved just for them which is protected by the Urban Park Rangers.

Produced by Adrian Sas

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Lost and Found Information

Directions to Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways

Know Before You Go

Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk

For your safety, the beach is closed from Beach 91st Street to Beach 102nd Street due to erosion. Other areas of the beach remain open, along with the entire boardwalk, all concessions, and restrooms. The closest beach access is available at Beach 86th and Beach 103rd Streets.

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More About Jamaica Bay and the Rockaways

Zip Code:1, 11096, 11208, 11209, 11214, 11223, 11228, 11229, 11234, 11235, 11236, 11239, 11413, 11414, 11422, 11430, 11559, 11691, 11692, 11693, 11694
Community Board: 18, 15, 05, 10, 10, 11, 13, 14, 13
Council Member: Alan Maisel , Chaim Deutsch , Eric Ulrich , Inez Barron , Justin Brannan , Mark Treyger , Donovan Richards
Park ID: B057GROUP
Property Type: Park Group