Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York Queens Eagle A decision to award a 15-year Rockaway Beach Boardwalk concession contract to a new company could result in the eviction of a handful of beloved boardwalk businesses, say worried beachgoers and eatery owners. The New York City Parks Department has contracted with Rockaway Beach Bazaar LLC, a company … Continue reading Gentrification Of A Beach:The Resurrection Of The Riis Park Bazaar And The Capture Of The Rockaway Boardwalk
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Gentrification Of A Beach And Federal Parkland, The Final Chapter: Requiem For A Summer Place
Here are parts 1, 2 ,3 and 4 Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York Well another summer has departed and the belated autumn solstice has arrived today after the climate change influenced unusual warmth of last October, so this would be the right time to document and review this years spring and summer season spent at … Continue reading Gentrification Of A Beach And Federal Parkland, The Final Chapter: Requiem For A Summer Place
Gentrification Of A Beach And Federal Parkland Part IV: The Riis Park Bathhouse Reopens With The Reckoning Of High End Fast Food Concession And Ludicrous Luxury Camping Bolstered By A Bike Share Outbreak Amidst Unacknowledged Beach Erosion
The Riis Park Bathouse. Renovated and ripe for privatization Here are parts 1, 2 and 3 Riis Park, The People's Beach, Rockaway, QUEENS, N.Y. In a rare bit of good news regarding parkland infrastructure, the historical landmark art-deco bathhouse pavilion in Riis Park as been re-opened after going through over 5 years of renovation following … Continue reading Gentrification Of A Beach And Federal Parkland Part IV: The Riis Park Bathhouse Reopens With The Reckoning Of High End Fast Food Concession And Ludicrous Luxury Camping Bolstered By A Bike Share Outbreak Amidst Unacknowledged Beach Erosion
JQ LLC’s Broad Channel/Rockaway Beach Immersion Tour
Let's go for a joyride. Hi everybody. Welcome to my immersion tour, inspired by recent posts by Queens Crap including the title of this one, which stems from a similarly named tour in Ridgewood back in June to spur food culture interest in that neighborhood as a guise to spur gentrification through higher rental market … Continue reading JQ LLC’s Broad Channel/Rockaway Beach Immersion Tour
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