The NY Daily News reports on the “unprecedented” destruction of the Rockaway boardwalk caused by Hurricane Sandy. People knew it was bad but were still astonished at the damage. In the words of ...

Parkour – that way of moving from point A to point be while maneuvering obstacles in one’s path – remains a recreational activity in the Rockaways despite the boardwalk being trashed. In fact, in its ...

In some beach towns, boardwalks lead to fried food and carnival games. At Rockaway Beach, the boardwalk leads to an enormous tree. Colloquially known as the Rockaway Big Tree, the western red cedar is ...

The city has pumped the brakes on a divisive new proposal. A controversial bicycle ban on a popular strip of Rockaway Beach’s famous boardwalk has been scrapped – less than a month after it was ...

BEND, Ore. — I recently stole away to the coast for a weekend, landing at Rockaway Beach, a five-hour drive from Bend. The city is home to one of Oregon’s largest trees by circumference, which locals ...

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New York City must hire more lifeguards and do more to teach kids to swim, local leaders said Tuesday, days after two teens drowned while trying to beat the heat in the waters off the Rockaways.

The city’s beaches are officially opening this Memorial Day weekend — but some restrictions still apply. Beachgoers should expect to see as many as 15 blocks of Rockaway Beach, in Queens, closed off ...

Back in February, Fany Gerson told us that she was thinking of partnering with Rockaway Taco to open a La Newyorkina concession stand on the Rockaway Beach boardwalk. If her plans materialize, it ...

The Rockaway Boardwalk is now open in its entirety for the first time since Hurricane Sandy tore it to bits back in 2012. NY1's Erin Clarke has the story from Queens. The lifeguards are out. And city ...

Uncle Sam has nothing on him. A 74-year-old retiree named Owen Loof has garnered local fame for being the “Best Dressed Man in Rockaway” with his array of festive garb. For July 4, he’s going all out ...

A sign points hikers off the boardwalk to a dirt side trail in the Rockaway Beach Old Growth Cedar Preserve, found just off U.S. 101 on the north Oregon coast. In some beach towns, boardwalks lead to ...