Rockaway Park

A neighborhood between ocean and bay.

Rockaway Park sits on the Rockaway Peninsula, where residential streets connect the Atlantic side with Jamaica Bay. Apartment buildings, houses, and smaller multifamily properties make up a varied coastal housing landscape.

Beach 116th Street provides a local commercial center, while the boardwalk and beach shape the neighborhood’s public spaces. The peninsula’s geography makes the relationship to the shore and the surrounding streets a defining part of each residential setting.