Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk

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...

November 14, 2013

Design And Construction Management Teams In Place For Rebuilding Of Rockaway Boardwalk

Preliminary work expected to begin this winter as boardwalk design is now being finalized...

November 13, 2013

Design And Construction Management Teams In Place For Rebuilding Of Rockaway Boardwalk

NYC Parks Commissioner Veronica M. White and NYC Economic Development Corporation President Kyle...

August 15, 2013

Army Corps Awards $26.4 Million Second Sand Pumping Contract For Post-Sandy Rockaway Beach Restoration As First Contract Sand Starts Pumping

Sand pumping began earlier this week and is part of first of two contracts Second contract...

August 12, 2013

Mayor Bloomberg And Secretary Jewell Announce Agreement On New Science And Resilience Institute As Part Of Cooperative Management Of 10,000 Acres Of City, Federal Parks In And Around Jamaica Bay

CUNY Will Lead Intensive Research Program at New Institute; New Jamaica Bay–Rockaway...

July 17, 2013

Volunteers and City Interns Paint Longest Mural in NYC in the Rockaways on Day of Service

NYC Parks Commissioner Veronica M. White joined NYC Service’s Chief Service Officer...

December 6, 2012

Back In The Swing Of Things

The playground at Beach 30th Street in the Rockaways has seen its share of difficult times during...