August 13, 2012 by KARA BLOOMGARDEN-SMOKE. “Rock Rock Rockaway Beach/We can hitch a ride/To Rockaway Beach,” sang the Ramones. The punk band’s 1977 paean notwithstanding, the stretch of Queens oceanfront was in decline then, and remained so in the three decades that followed. But in the past few summers, Rockaway[.....]

It’s time for the middle of the market to make serious gains. Here are areas to buy that could pay off with a little patience. By Jason Sheftell Published: Friday, August 10, 2012, 3:21 PM       An aerial view of the Long Island City waterfront. It’s inched back.[.....]

After working late at a bank in Jackson Heights, Queens, Johanna Monroy, 31, took a detour on her way home on a recent weeknight. She hopped on a bus to Rockaway Beach, walked out on the darkened, empty beach and climbed up on a lifeguard stand, giving her a front-row[.....]

By KAVITA MOKHA Anchored by a taco shop just a stone’s throw from one of the largest urban beaches in the country, a section of Rockaway Beach in Queens has become a magnet for beach goers and local businesses. Rockaway Taco, at the corner of Beach 96th Street and Rockaway[.....]

By lily on June 20, 2012 in News, Stoked New York Today is the first (real) day of summer, but we’ve been prepping for surf season for a while. Last week a dozen Goldman Sachs Community TeamWorks volunteers spiffed up the ‘Surf Shack’ on Beach 69th Street in the Rockaways,[.....]