Living in Rockaway Beach New York

Rockaway Beach Apartments for Rent

Rockaway Beach is the 190th most walkable neighborhood in New York with 35,942 residents.

Rockaway Beach has good public transportation and is somewhat bikeable.

Nearby neighborhoods: Mill Basin, Gerritsen Beach, Bergen Beach, Manhattan Beach, Broad Channel, Marine Park and Canarsie.

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Rockaway Beach is Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

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Ocean Promenade Walkway

Rockaway Park's Ladder 137

Some errands can be accomplished on foot in Rockaway Beach New York.

Rockaway Beach is the 190th most walkable neighborhood in New York with a Walk Score of 67.

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Rockaway Beach Neighborhood Ranking

Compare Rockaway Beach to other New York neighborhoods.

Rank #	Name	Walk Score	Transit Score	Bike Score	Population
188	Grasmere	68	73	44	5,993
189	Dongan Hills	68	68	53	13,852
190	Rockaway Beach	67	67	65	35,942
191	Far Rockaway	66	70	61	76,523
192	Throgs Neck	66	53	46	33,641

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thumbnail for Ocean Promenade Walkway Along the Ocean Promenade Walkway in #RockawayPark Queens, residents can get some exercise or just get around via bicycle on a boardwalk that borders the Atlantic Ocean. Beach Channel Drive lines the east coast of Queens and Rockaway Beach Blvd lines most of the west coast, making walking or biking from one place to another a breeze.

Kathleen Patricia Odenthal
on Ocean Promenade Walkway

Rockaway Beach has Good Transit

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Public Transit Routes

Rockaway Beach has good public transportation and about 1 bus and 2 subway lines passing through it.

Transit Time

The map above shows how far you can travel in 30 minutes from Rockaway Beach on public transit.

Rockaway Beach is Bikeable

Some bike infrastructure.

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Beach Channel Park

The Rockaway Hotel

Jamaica Bay

Tribute Park

thumbnail for Rockaway Park's Ladder 137 Located on 116th Street in #RockawayPark Queens, you can find the FDNY's Ladder 137. This fire station is one of the many New York Fire Department stations spread out throughout the five boroughs.

Kathleen Patricia Odenthal
on Rockaway Park's Ladder 137

thumbnail for Beach Channel Park Beach Channel Park is a beautiful outlook over Jamaica Bay. Located in #RockawayPark, Queens, Beach Channel Park is situated right off of Beach Channel Drive near 122nd Street.

Kathleen Patricia Odenthal
on Beach Channel Park

thumbnail for The Rockaway Hotel The Rockaway Hotel in #RockawayPark Queens is a quaint little hotel close to public transportation. A block away from the Ocean Promenade Walkway, this hotel is close to plenty of shopping, sightseeing and eateries.

Kathleen Patricia Odenthal
on The Rockaway Hotel

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