Neponsit, Queens
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Neponsit is a small affluent neighborhood located on the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula, the southernmost area of the New York City borough of Queens. The area starts at Beach 142nd Street and
Aerial view of Neponsit near Jacob Riis Park
Unisphere in summer
Rockaway, Queens
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The Rockaway Peninsula, commonly referred to as The Rockaways or Rockaway, is a peninsula at the southern edge of the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, New York. Relatively isolated from
Neponsit, Queens
…Neponsit is a small affluent neighborhood located on the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula, the southernmost area of the New York City borough of Queens. The area starts at Beach 142nd Street and ends at Beach 149th Street. It borders the…
The Rockaway Boardwalk, a visitor attraction on the peninsula
Aerial view of the Rockaway Peninsula (looking west)
1899 cartoon by Jimmy Swinnerton shows Father Knickerbocker pulling Rockaway into New York City
Broad Channel, Queens in 1915