Great family attraction... young and old will enjoy a sunny day out. Seeing the wonderful sights of new york city cant be beat... family retreat or lover's getaway , great for both and all.

I live in Manhattan so before visiting Far Rockaway Beach this month (August 2012) I read almost all the of reviews on yelp and travel advisor. It seemed like a fair number of people loved the beach, and an equal amount hated it, which left me totally confused. I decided to see for myself and I took the trip on... More

We had a few hours to spare on the way to JFK and having read some travel forums on this site,x we decided to head to Far Rockaway beach. It was beautiful and an ideal place to spend a few hours walking along the boardwalk and enjoying the sound of the waves befor heading off home from JFK.

Spend it with family and had great time, water was great and got to swim far out and enjoying my backstrokes, fun fun fun.

This is my second time visited for this summer and this beach is awesome u gotta check it out for ur self

I made a couple of nice videos on this beach. I grew up in this area and i never had any problems ever. I only remember good times on this beach bike riding dancing playing basketball etc. I am ?? years old now and i still drive down to the beach once in awhile just to think, walk ,listen to... More

Rockaway beach the biggest urban beach in the United States, sretching In some sections you can find housing projects with some of the NYC's poorest people and in some sections you have some of NYC's richest people. Some sections you will find the a major bird sacturary which is protecting several shore birds from extinction. This not your ordinary beach.... More

One of the dirtiest, poorly kept ocean-front areas i have ever seen. Beaches are located near mental health facilities which make it uncomfortable. They have had a serious problem with youth gangs causing problems on the beaches the last few years. Be careful.

check out this new website www.therockawaysiren.com. it has loads of listing for restaurants, bus, train, ferry schedules, a local calendar of events and tons of activities for everyone. it is a real find.