Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk

June 7, 2017

NYC PARKS ANNOUNCES SLATE OF SPRING AND SUMMER PUBLIC ART EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE CITY

New and Upcoming Public Art Installations on View Upcoming Includes UNIQLO Park Expressions...

May 26, 2017

CITY COMPLETES RECONSTRUCTION OF 5.5 MILE ROCKAWAY BOARDWALK, DESTROYED IN HURRICANE SANDY

This Memorial Day weekend marks the completion of the $341 million FEMA-funded reconstruction...

June 29, 2016

FULL ROCKAWAY BOARDWALK TO OPEN THIS WEEKEND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SUPERSTORM SANDY

The City today announced that – for the first time since Superstorm Sandy -- the full...

February 17, 2016

New Section Of Resilient Rockaway Boardwalk Opens To The Public Ahead Of Schedule

Approximately 1.5 miles of new, continuous boardwalk now available for public use Continuous...

September 7, 2015

Extended Swimming Season Begins At Nyc's Most Popular Beaches

FY2016 Budget Extends Swimming Season Through September 13 at Rockaway Beach in Queens, Coney...

July 2, 2015

Second Section Of New, Resilient Rockaway Boardwalk Opens For The July Fourth Holiday Weekend

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, announces that the second section of new...

June 22, 2015

NYC Parks Deploys AT&T Street Charge Units At The Beach

Solar Powered Charging Stations Allow Beach Goers at Rockaway, South and Midland, Orchard and...

March 14, 2015

NYC Parks Breaks Ground On Renovations To Rockaway Beach Roller Hockey Rink

On Saturday, March 14, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, joined City Council...

September 22, 2014

Citywide Beach Attendance Grows By More Than 22%

Even with an unusually cool summer, an estimated 18,109,077 people visited NYC Parks beaches and...

May 23, 2014

NYC Parks Kicks Off Summer Beach Season In New York City

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, announces that the City’s public...

Know Before You Go

Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk

Piping plovers are back at Rockaway Beach to nest through summer! It is important to share the beach with these NYS endangered shorebirds. To help keep the piping plovers and their nesting areas safe, the beach and shoreline from Beach 36th Street to Beach 57th Street is closed to the public.