“Best Beach in NYC. Clean beautiful and spacious. In August every year we see dolphins there and early September if you're lucky you can experience the Monarch butterfly migration. ”

“Has a lively queer section, but also an area that has more families. It's one of the more popular beaches with locals.”

“BEACH best beach for sunny weekends one hour train and 30 minutes bus BEST”

“Great selection of Food (local restaurant vendors), Live band / DJ music, Happy beach going crowd, beach flea market bazaar, multiple bars, brick oven pizza spot, arcade, ice cream shop, raw bar, fruit smoothies, fruits and coffee shop, beach sundries store etc.”

“This is our favorite local beach. It's becoming more popular and can get crowded on holidays and in the summer, however, it is such a large beach that even on crowded days, it's still great. In the summer months, there are food and shopping vendors set up. It's easy to drive to with a huge parking lot, or there is a bus. You can also take the Rockaway ferry and bus from there.”

“Located on 155th Street & the Boardwalk, not the largest course but great for a local game...”

“Whit's unique menu changes daily according to the locally caught (sometimes by Whit himself) fish and local vegetables grown at Edgemere Farm (a biodynamic farm located in the Edgemere neighborhood of the Rockaway's). His brick oven pizza menu has a range of classics to creative recipes. I love the prosciutto and mushroom pizza and I have tasted a bite of the steak and it was amazing (although I can't afford it myself). Whit's is also open later than some places although you may show up during the day sometime to see a closed door with an "out fishing" sign posted!”

“A local theatre featuring great NYC talent. A show here is a lovely evening out. ”

“If you want to see the utter devastation of Hurricane Sandy go here. Almost entire town destroyed including 100 homes leveled with a fire.You need to rent a car to go but worth it.”

“Take a walk around the gallery and then outside find a trail that will take you to a secret spot only locals know about.... treasure hunters will love this”