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Far Rockaway Beach Bungalow Historic District is a historic area in Far Rockaway, Queens County, New York. It includes summer beach bungalows near the oceanfront of Far Rockaway, first brought to the area by developer John J. Eagan. They are smaller than the usual domestic bungalows of the 1920s.
It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood extends from Beach 32nd Street east to the Nassau County line. Its southern boundary is the Atlantic Ocean; it is one of the neighborhoods along Rockaway Beach. Far Rockaway is located in Queens Community District 14 and its ZIP Codes are 11691 and 11693. [1]
Far Rockaway Beach Bungalow Historic District: Far Rockaway Beach Bungalow Historic District: July 17, 2013 : Beach 24th, Beach 25th & Beach 26th Sts. Far Rockaway: Small beach bungalows that have survived suburbanization of area and Superstorm Sandy: 30: Firemen's Hall
It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood extends from Beach 32nd Street east to the Nassau County line. Its southern boundary is the Atlantic Ocean; it is one of the neighborhoods along Rockaway Beach. Far Rockaway is located in Queens Community District 14 and its ZIP Codes are 11691 and 11693.
It is named for the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, which is the largest urban beach in the United States, stretching from Beach 3rd to Beach 153rd Streets on the Atlantic Ocean. [2] The neighborhood, with 13,000 residents as of 2010 [update] , is also known as the "Irish Riviera" because of its large Irish American population.
The Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk is a public park in Rockaway, Queens, New York, composed of the 170-acre (69 ha) Rockaway Beach and the adjacent 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Rockaway Boardwalk. The beach runs from Beach 9th Street in Far Rockaway to Beach 149th Street in Neponsit , a distance of 7 miles (11 km).
At Beach 17th Street is a baseball field and lifeguard station, while at Beach 9th Street is a children's playground and 400-square-foot (37 m 2) comfort station. [3] O’Donohue Park overlooks East Rockaway Inlet , an extension of Reynolds Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean .
Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station; Far Rockaway Beach Bungalow Historic District; Far Rockaway High School; Far Rockaway Skate Park; Fort Decatur; Fort Tilden; G.