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Far Rockaway, New York City — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Far Rockaway is the easternmost section of the Rockaways, a Queens shore quarter running from Beach 32nd Street to the Nassau County line.
About Far Rockaway
Where to stay in Far Rockaway
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Beach access decides it here. Far Rockaway sits at the eastern end of the Rockaway peninsula, so a room near Beach 32nd Street puts the Atlantic Ocean and the Rockaway Beach sand within a short walk while keeping the rest of Queens a train ride off. The Nassau County line is the other edge.
Stays toward it trade ocean frontage for a quieter grid, with the First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway standing among the addresses between the two.
About Far Rockaway
What are the main landmarks in Far Rockaway?
One named site carries the neighborhood. The First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway stands inland from the ocean-facing blocks, the single named landmark in a quarter better known for its sand than for its architecture. Rockaway Beach supplies the rest.
The shoreline holds the whole southern boundary, from Beach 32nd Street east toward the Nassau County line, and it is the reason most visitors reach this end of the Rockaway peninsula at all.
What is the history of Far Rockaway?
Far Rockaway takes its name from its position. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways, the end of the peninsula lying furthest from the rest of Queens and from New York City beyond it. Boundaries did the rest.
Beach 32nd Street closes the neighborhood on one side and the Nassau County line on the other, with the Atlantic Ocean holding the whole southern edge and the First Presbyterian Church of Far Rockaway standing inside that frame.
Where is Far Rockaway?
The neighborhood takes the eastern part of the Rockaway peninsula, with Rockaway Beach and the Atlantic Ocean along its southern side and Nassau County beyond the east.
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Updated September 2026