Rockaway

On the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens is an urban beachfront community that’s farther from Manhattan than any other neighborhood in New York City. Nonetheless, it is as diverse as the rest: The majority of its population is African American, but it also includes large Orthodox Jewish and Central American populations.

Rockaway Pays the Price for Rapid Development

For sale signs are popping up all over Far Rockaway, as foreclosures and tax delinquencies in the area soar.

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