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Far Rockaway

Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the eastern part of the peninsula in the borough of . It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways.
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  • Type: Quarter with 60,000 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in borough of Queens, New York City, United States
  • Also known as: “Far Rockaway, New York”, “Far Rockaway, New York City”, “Far Rockaway, New York City, New York”, and “Far Rockaway, Queens”
  • Postal codes: 11690, 11691, 11693, and 11695

Places of Interest

Highlights include Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue station and Far Rockaway station.

Metro station
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The is the eastern terminal station of the New York City Subway's IND Rockaway Line. Originally a Long Island Rail Road station, it is currently the easternmost station in the New York City Subway.

Railway station
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Far Rockaway is the terminus of the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Branch in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of in . The station is located at Nameoke Avenue and Redfern Avenue.

Metro station
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The is a station on the IND Rockaway Line of the New York City Subway, located in on the Rockaway Freeway at Beach 25th Street. It is served by the A train at all times. There are two tracks and two side platforms.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayswater and Edgemere.

Neighborhood
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is a small neighborhood in the borough of , on the eastern end of the . The community is located to the northwest of Far Rockaway, along the southeastern shore of .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the borough of , extending from Beach 32nd to Beach 52nd Street on the . It contains Rockaway Community Park. is to the west, and Far Rockaway to the east.

Town
is a hamlet and census-designated place in , on , in , United States. It is considered part of Long Island's Five Towns area and is located within the .

Far Rockaway

Latitude
40.60538° or 40° 36′ 19″ north
Longitude
-73.75513° or 73° 45′ 19″ west
Population
60,000
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US FR2
Open location code
87G8J64V+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158820676
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
5116917
Wiki­data ID
Q62460
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Far Rockaway” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فار روكواي”
  • Asturian: “Far Rockaway”
  • Basque: “Far Rockaway”
  • Belarusian: “Фар-Рокуэй”
  • Catalan: “Far Rockaway”
  • Chinese: “法洛克威”
  • Chinese: “法洛克衛鎮”
  • Chinese: “皇后区法洛克衛镇”
  • Chinese: “皇后區法洛克衛鎮”
  • Chinese: “远洛克威 (皇后区)”
  • Chinese: “远洛克威”
  • Chinese: “遠洛克威”
  • Chinese: “遠洛克威爾 (皇后區)”
  • Czech: “Far Rockaway”
  • Dutch: “Far Rockaway”
  • French: “Far Rockaway”
  • Georgian: “ფარ-როკავეი”
  • German: “Far Rockaway”
  • Hebrew: “פאר רוקאוויי”
  • Irish: “Far Rockaway”
  • Italian: “Far Rockaway”
  • Japanese: “ファー・ロッカウェイ (クイーンズ)”
  • Japanese: “ファー・ロッカウェイ”
  • Japanese: “ファー・ロッカウェイ地区 (クイーンズ区)”
  • Japanese: “ファー・ロックアウェイ”
  • Japanese: “ファーロッカウェイ”
  • Japanese: “ファーロックアウェイ (ロングアイランド)”
  • Korean: “파 로커웨이”
  • Korean: “파로커웨이”
  • Ladin: “Far Rockaway”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Far Rockaway”
  • Persian: “فار راکاوی، کویینز”
  • Persian: “فار راکاوی”
  • Polish: “Far Rockaway”
  • Russian: “Фар-Рокавей”
  • Slovak: “Far Rockaway”
  • South Azerbaijani: “فار راک‌وی، کویینز”
  • Spanish: “Far Rockaway (Queens)”
  • Spanish: “Far Rockaway”
  • Swedish: “Far Rockaway”
  • Tatar: “Фар-Рокавей”
  • Urdu: “فار روک اوے، کوئینز”
  • Welsh: “Far Rockaway, Queens”
  • Welsh: “Far Rockaway”
  • Yiddish: “פאר ראקעוועי”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Living Rock Christian Center and Queens Public Library at Far Rockaway.

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