Jane Jacobs Rockapulco Bike Tour

 This tour will be for historians and others interested in exploring the local neighborhoods of the Rockaways. We have a select number of bikes that can be loaned for this tour and bikes are available on a first come first serve basis.

Date: Saturday May 5, 2012

Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm

Event Start: Starting from Firehouse 59 (Rockaway Beach Blvd at Beach 59th St.)

Event End: Ending point TBA

Host Organization: Jeanne DuPonte, of the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance

Registration:  Advanced registration is required, email: info@rwalliance.org

Accessibility: Not Accessible – stairs, obstacles, uneven terrain, steep paths

Explore the early twentieth century’s “Working Man’s Riviera,” now the twenty-first century’s “Working People’s Hamptons”! New York City’s beachside bungalows in Far Rockaway are experiencing a revival in interest by young families, artists, surfers and beach lovers. Experience:

• Historic beach bungalows built from 1918–1920
• Adjacent to a seven-mile boardwalk
• Cleanest public beach in New York State
• Fire Island experience within New York City limits
• Emerging neighborhood as featured in PBS’s film “The Bungalows of Rockaway” and program “A Walk through Queens”, hosted by Barry Lewis & David Hartman
• Attractive urban waterfront environment

Time: 2:00pm-3:30pm

Date: Saturday May 5, 2012

Event Start: 189 Beach 24th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691

Event End: Far Rockaway Beach’s boardwalk at Beach 26th Street

Host: Beachside Bungalow Preservation Association

Registration: No need to register, just show up at the starting location.

Accessibility: Fully Accessible

Revisit Rockaway Beach: Village Inside a Bustling Resort 

Join Rockaway native and author of Images of America: Rockaway Beach, Vivian Carter, in walking Rockaway Beach. Event participants will be exploring the area between Beach 84 Street and Beach 102 Street, while learning about the historical Village of Rockaway Beach, established in 1897. This event will be offered on both Saturday, May 5th, and Sunday, May 6th.

*This walk will be happening on both May 5th, and May 6th

Date: Saturday May 5, 2012
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm

Date: Sunday May 6, 2012
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm

Event Start: Doughboy Memorial, Beach 94

Event End: Rockaway Beach Boulevard

Registration: No need to sign up, just show up at the posted meeting location.

Accessibility: This event is accessible and welcoming to wheelchairs, children, and seniors.