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The 2.40-mile (3.86 km) southeast section of NY 878 is an at-grade expressway, with only two bridges grade-separating the highway from intersecting routes – over the Far Rockaway Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, and under Seagirt Boulevard at a trumpet interchange. [17]
In 1963, the NYC Parks Department constructed the current park at this location, extending the Rockaway Boardwalk from Beach 19th Street to Beach 9th Street. Instead of the traditional wood boardwalk, the new extension was made of concrete, at elevation 10. A public beach was included and fill provided to nourish the beach.
Cormega (born Cory McKay, 1970), rapper, lived in Far Rockaway as a youth [72] Mac DeMarco (born 1990), Canadian songwriter and musician; has a house in Far Rockaway, where he recorded his album Another One [73] Father MC (born 1967), recording artist with Uptown Records [74] Folorunso Fatukasi (born 1995), defensive end for the New York Jets [75]
The former Beach Channel High School was similarly closed in 2014 and repurposed to house several smaller, specialized academies; it is in Rockaway Park, near Far Rockaway, and draws some of its students from Far Rockaway. Library. Queens Public Library operates the Far Rockaway branch at a temporary location at 1003 Beach 20th Street.
[1] [2]: 6 [46] [44]: 9−12 [48] [49]: 146−147 The house was located in the vicinity of Central Avenue (Beach 20th Street), Beach 19th Street, and Empire Avenue in modern Far Rockaway. This is the location of the contemporary Hebrew Institute of Long Island at Beach 17th Street and Seagirt Boulevard.
The Queens Community Board 14 is a local government in the New York City borough of Queens, encompassing the neighborhoods of Breezy Point, Belle Harbor, Neponsit, Arverne, Bayswater, Edgemere, Rockaway Park, Rockaway and Far Rockaway. [4]
The Q22 serves the corridor between Beach 73rd Street and Seagirt Boulevard, along with the QM17 providing express service between Far Rockaway and Midtown. The Elmhurst-bound Q52+ Select Bus Service runs from Beach 54th Street to Beach 59th Street. The Q114 provides additional service east of Mott Avenue.
The 101st Precinct is located at 16-12 Mott Avenue and serves Far Rockaway, [4] while the 100th Precinct is located at 92-24 Rockaway Beach Boulevard and serves the rest of the peninsula. [3] The 100th and 101st Precincts collectively ranked 10th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010.