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The Best Attractions In Far Rockaway

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Jacob Riis Park

Rockaway Beach

Rockaway Jet Ski

Bushkill Falls

Sesame Place

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets

Grounds For Sculpture

Six Flags Great Adventure

Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens in the United States. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood extends from Beach 32nd Street east to the Nassau County line. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 14.
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The Best Attractions In Far Rockaway

1. Rockaway Beach Far Rockaway
Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens in the United States. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood extends from Beach 32nd Street east to the Nassau County line. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 14.
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2. Rockaway Jet Ski Far Rockaway
The Rockaway Peninsula, commonly referred to as The Rockaways or Rockaway, is the name of a peninsula within the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, New York. Relatively isolated from Manhattan and other more urban parts of the city, Rockaway became a popular summer retreat in the 1830s. It has since become a mixture of lower, middle, and upper-class neighborhoods. In the 2010s, it became one of the city's most quickly gentrifying areas. The peninsula is part of Queens Community Board 14 and is entirely within New York's 5th congressional district, represented by Congressman Gregory Meeks. As of January 1, 2007, the peninsula's total population is estimated to be just below 130,000.The peninsula is divided into 9 neighborhoods or sections. From east to west, they are: Far Rocka...
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3. Jacob Riis Park Far Rockaway
Jacob August Riis was a Danish-American social reformer, muckraking journalist and social documentary photographer. He is known for using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City; those impoverished New Yorkers were the subject of most of his prolific writings and photography. He endorsed the implementation of model tenements in New York with the help of humanitarian Lawrence Veiller. Additionally, as one of the most famous proponents of the newly practicable casual photography, he is considered one of the fathers of photography due to his very early adoption of flash in photography. While living in New York, Riis experienced poverty and became a police reporter writing about the quality of life in the slums. He attempted to alleviate the bad livi...
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4. Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson New Jersey
Six Flags Great Adventure is an amusement park located in Jackson, New Jersey, owned by Six Flags Entertainment Corp. Situated between New York City and Philadelphia, the park complex also contains the Hurricane Harbor water park. The park opened in 1974 under restaurateur Warner LeRoy. Six Flags took over ownership of the park in 1977. Today, the park contains eleven themed areas. In August 30, 2012, Six Flags combined its 160-acre Great Adventure Park with its 350-acre Wild Safari animal park to form the 510-acre Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari park, making it the second-largest theme park in the world, after Disney's Animal Kingdom.
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5. Sesame Place Langhorne
Sesame Place is a children's theme park, located on the outskirts of Philadelphia in Langhorne, Pennsylvania based on the Sesame Street television program. It includes a variety of rides, shows, and water attractions suited to young children. It is one of 12 parks owned and operated by SeaWorld Entertainment with a license from Sesame Workshop .
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6. Grounds For Sculpture Hamilton
Grounds For Sculpture is a 42-acre sculpture park and museum located in Hamilton, NJ, United States, on the former site of the New Jersey State Fairgrounds. Founded in 1992 by John Seward Johnson II, the venue is dedicated to promoting an understanding of and appreciation for contemporary sculpture by organizing exhibitions, publishing catalogues, and offering a variety of educational programs and special community events. In July 2000, GFS became a nonprofit organization open to the public. Operation revenues come from visitors, art patrons, donations, and grants. GFS maintains an ever changing collection of sculptures, with works by Seward Johnson and other artists.
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7. Woodbury Common Premium Outlets Central Valley
Woodbury Common Premium Outlets is an outlet center located in Central Valley, New York. The center is owned by Premium Outlets, a subsidiary of Simon Property Group, and takes its name from the town in which it is located. Opened in late 1985, expanded in 1993, and again in 1998, the center now has 220 stores occupying more than 800,000 square feet and is one of the largest contiguous outlet centers in the world. Due to its size, different areas are color-coded to help visitors orient themselves, and on weekends, trolleys are available to transport shoppers from the parking lots and around the center. Due to its proximity to New York City, Woodbury Common is a major attraction for foreign tourists visiting the region. Japanese tourists have been overtaken by Chinese tourists as the most f...
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8. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Hyde Park
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum holds the records of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States . Located on the grounds of Springwood, the Roosevelt family estate in Hyde Park, New York, the library was built under the President's personal direction in 1939-1940, and dedicated on June 30, 1941. It is the first presidential library in the United States and one of the thirteen presidential libraries under the auspices of the National Archives and Records Administration.
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9. Bushkill Falls Bushkill
Bushkill Falls is a series of eight privately owned waterfalls, the tallest of which cascades over 100 feet , located in Northeast Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains in the United States. Beginning at the headwaters of the Little Bushkill Creek, the water descends the mountain, toward the Delaware River, forming Bushkill Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Bridesmaid Falls, Laurel Glen Falls, Pennell Falls, and three additional, unnamed falls.Bushkill Falls is a popular spot for hiking and birdwatching. The area features a variety of trails and bridges that vary in length and difficulty.
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Far Rockaway Videos

Top 10 worst neighborhoods in New York City. #1 was on HBO once.

Top 10 worst neighborhoods in New York City. #1 was on HBO once. It was a documentary about prostitutes that work in a run-down area of New York City.

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BEACH DAY IN MAY! // New York

On a 90-degree day in May I took my first trip out to the beach since living here. My lovely friend Rebekah was kind enough to drive us there and provide celery-lime margaritas and sherry peach pie. It was definitely a good day.

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Riding Amtrak New York to Florida

My wife and I's train trip from Albany New York to Winter Park Florida. Highlights include views of the Hudson River, Silver Meteor led by Amtrak's 'Honoring our Veterans' locomotive, Engine swaps in Washington DC, and our train departing Winter Park Florida.

Highlights:
0:00 Amtrak Vermonter at South Deerfield. (I used this footage since I wasn't able to record our train at Albany)
Recording Date: 10/05/2017
0:15 Onboard the Ethan Allen Express to New York Penn Station. Views of the Hudson River
1:21 New York Penn Station. Amtrak ACS-64 Cities Sprinter #642 Veterans Unit; My wife makes a cameo appearance; Viewliner Roomette and Bedroom views
3:00 Scenes from New Jersey. Abandoned rail infrastructure; Amtrak MOW; Newark Penn Station; Prudential Center, Trenton
5:21 Amtrak equipment at Pennsylvania; Racing a SEPTA train
5:55 Dismantled metroliner cars at Wilmington Delaware
6:07 Our train and another train have their electric locomotives replaced for diesel locomotives at Washington DC
Recording Date: 10/6/2017
9:53 Chessie System caboose donated to Folkston Georgia for use as a train enthusiast hotel room
10:08 Jacksonville Florida; Station stop; CSX Q456; Misc CSX freight trains
11:46 Winter Park Florida: Our train departs towards Miami. My dad makes a cameo appearance.

Recorded by Jared R Davis

Orchard Beach, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, New York City

Orchard Beach, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, New York City

Orchard Beach, known as the Riviera of the Bronx, is a small. sandy oasis set alongside the quiet waterside experience within a backdrop of vast picnic lawns, sports courts and playgrounds, and surrounding forest, meadow and salt marsh.

There's a lot to do at Orchard Beach besides sunbathe, swim, and build sand castles. Twenty-six hard-surface sports courts offer opportunities for basketball, tennis, handball and volleyball. There are also two playgrounds - Pelican Playground at Section5 offer spray showers; Orchard Beach Playground ay Section 13 is on the sand. In-season, beach concessions sell food and drink, as well as beach souvenirs, toys, and necessities. Summer programming includes occasional contrast the main pavilion stage (Section 9) and Urban Park Ranger talks and walks start from the Orchard Beach Nature Center at Section 2. Nearby nature trails traverse rocky coastline, salt marsh and woodlands on Hunter and Twin Islands off the northernmost end of the promenade. Favorite fishing spots can be found along The Lagoon where you can also launch your kayak or canoe.

NYC Parks & Recreation maintains 14 miles of beaches, all of which are open from Memorial Day through Labor Day. During beach season, lifeguards are on duty daily, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Swimming is prohibited when lifeguards are not on duty and in closed sections. Closed sections are marked with signs and/or red flags.

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Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park in Bronx NYC is very easy to get to, take the #6 subway to the last stop Pelham Bay Park / Bruckner Expressway then transfer to the BX29 bus and exit at Orchard Beach Circle. The beach and park are all in walking distance.

NYC Subway fare
2016 rate
$2.75 each way
$5.50 total
You get an automatic free transfer between subway and bus, or between buses.

Orchard Beach is approximatley 18 miles from The Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan.

The Bronx marketing slogan is All-America City

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The Riviera of the Bronx

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Long Island, New York, USA

When visiting the famous city New York, most tourists stay directly in the centrum. Only a few European people I know have been in Long Island so far. As I did not want to stay were most of the visitors are, I decided to stay in Long Island during my last trip to the United States.

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State of the track Morgan Avenue L train

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Recorded: Sunday, August 28th, 2016

La Quinta Inn Queens in Queens NY

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