March 25, 2026
By the beach in Far Rockaway, 602 affordable rooms with a view
The Far Rockaway section of the borough of Queens, located on a spit of land along the ocean, is about as far as you can get, in atmosphere as well as in miles, from Times Square and still be in New York City. With its beach and boardwalk, Far Rockaway was a popular summer retreat for city dwellers before attracting tens of thousands of year-round residents with its affordable housing, despite a long subway ride from the rest of the city.