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Rockaway Beach, classic or dud?
Where is the best place to go?
TS: Rockaway Park vs. Far Rockaway

― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 19 June 2003 03:15 (twenty-two years ago)

The best place to go is the private side of Rockaway Beach, which is only open to residents (ie there is no parking lot and you cannot park in the streets in the Rockaways during the summer). I was always curious what prevented people from just hopping the fence, but whatever. My friend lives two blocks off the beach down in Rockapulco, it's fantastic.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 19 June 2003 03:21 (twenty-two years ago)

You have to hitch a ride there.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 19 June 2003 04:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I recommend taking the A out to Rockaway Beach -- there's not much at the beach itself, but the ride is lovely. The train goes over Jamaica Bay, and along the way you can see remnants of the long-abandoned LIRR Rockaway Line.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 19 June 2003 04:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I've been planning a bike ride out to the Rockaways. Anyone want to go?

― hstencil, Thursday, 19 June 2003 05:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Best NYC film - Radio days. Set in the Rockaways I believe. Far Rockaway is a great subway destination.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 19 June 2003 05:22 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.norfolkwindmills.com/images/rockaway2.jpg

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 19 June 2003 07:07 (twenty-two years ago)

that's brighton beach isn't it?

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 19 June 2003 07:11 (twenty-two years ago)

no, i have never been to brighton beach

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 19 June 2003 07:12 (twenty-two years ago)

how can you have been to coney island and the rockaways but not brighton beach?

(you're not counting the club here are you?)

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 19 June 2003 07:13 (twenty-two years ago)

(we went to coney island but we didn't go to brighton beach)

― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 19 June 2003 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

If you give me a bike, I'll go, stence.

― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 19 June 2003 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.wwnorton.com/nd/spring97/8.gif

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 23 June 2003 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Destroy: Jilll Eisenstadt's From Rockaway

― rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 23 June 2003 15:10 (twenty-two years ago)

(Ha ha, remember SPY Notes?)

― rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 23 June 2003 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.queenschamber.org/QueensInfo/images/farockaway.gif

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 23 June 2003 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Has anyone been to Playland?

http://www.farrockaway.com/PLAYLAND.gif

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 23 June 2003 22:41 (twenty-two years ago)

It reminds me of Soapland.

http://www1.odn.ne.jp/~cag90280/1980/soapland1.jpg

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 23 June 2003 22:45 (twenty-two years ago)

five months pass...

I'm still curious if Rockaway Park is nicer than Far Rockaway?

― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 4 December 2003 08:01 (twenty-one years ago)

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