Elbow Bend: Harbor Light Pub
The beloved Harbor Light Pub, which was destroyed by the fires of Hurricane Sandy, has received DOB approval to begin rebuilding. Residents are eagerly looking forward to a reopening in mid or late 2015.
View ArticleElbow Bend: 24 Bars of Rockaway map
Whether you are looking for well-poured Guinness Stout, a frozen, or a thoughtfully curated wine list, there are plenty of options in Rockaway this summer. As of today, there are 24 bars open west of...
View ArticleElbow Bend: Last call at the Sugar Cube
This weekend is your last chance to bend an elbow at the beloved Sugar Cube. The annual Halloween party is Saturday, September 27th, and last call for the season is on Sunday, September 28th. The...
View ArticleElbow Bend: Kennedy’s set to reopen
Nearly two years after being deluged by the tides of Hurricane Sandy, Kennedy’s Restaurant in Breezy Point is preparing to reopen later this month. The scaffolding recently came down on the bay front...
View ArticleElbow Bend: The Brokelyn Beer Book
Just in time for holiday shopping, Brokelyn is out with their seventh beer book. For the first time, this limited edition booklet includes vouchers for some of Rockaway’s best watering holes. The South...
View ArticleYour winter guide to Rockaway
As a plentiful December recedes, the bleak reality of a New York winter starts to set in. If you need to throw off the seasonal blues, satisfy that craving for some open sky by heading out to Rockaway...
View ArticleThe Sugar Cube will reopen in May
The beloved Sugar Cube will be back for a third summer, according to an announcement this week from the Breezy Point Co-Op. Plans to rebuild the Sugar Bowl, the popular oceanfront bar destroyed in...
View ArticleUPDATED: Taco confusion, Sugar Cube and Caracas open, and Beach Sliders
Summer Preview: Rockaway Taco may be shuttered this summer, but the culinary talents behind that operation have opened up shop a few blocks away. Tacoway Beach kicked off the unofficial start of summer...
View ArticleFrozen season officially opens at Connolly’s
Connolly’s, the legendary Rockaway Beach summer bar and home of the frozen, has opened for the season. Location: 155 Beach 95th Street
View ArticleUpdated: Food options near Fort Tilden
With summer getting into full swing, Fort Tilden makes for an alluring and more laid-back alternative to the beaches just a bit east. This remote section of Gateway National Recreation Area makes for...
View ArticleRiis Park Beach Bazaar debuts
Add the Riis Park Beach Bazaar to the list of this week’s seasonal openings. Seeking to capitalize on the success of the downtown beach concessions, the National Parks Service awarded a multi-year...
View ArticleElbow Bend: Every bar in Rockaway, 2015
Last year we chronicled the bar scene in Rockaway with the 24 Bars of Rockaway map. This year, with the return of stalwarts such as Kennedy’s, a newcomer in the Riis Park Beach Bazaar, as well as the...
View ArticleThe Community House: Rockaway’s stunning new gastropub
With the opening of the Community House on August 4th, the peninsula bar count is now up to 30, and the restaurant scene in Rockaway takes a serious, and elegant step up. Occupying the old Irish...
View ArticleThe Sugar Cube is being dismantled
The Sugar Cube has served its last beer, and the temporary quarters of the seasonal watering hole in Breezy Point are being dismantled. After the waters of Superstorm Sandy destroyed the original...
View ArticleShutter watch: Pebble’s and El Pasatiempo
Bad news for the local bar scene: it looks like two neighborhood establishments have been shuttered. Pebble’s Pub, in Roxbury, and El Pasatiempo, in Rockaway Park, have been closed for several weeks,...
View ArticleGrand opening: Rockaway Beach Golf Club
Welcome Rockaway Beach Golf Club to the list of new businesses opening this year. The area’s first indoor golf club is owned by local firefighters Christian Stathis and Patrick Hayden, and Steve...
View ArticleRiis Park and Rockaway Beach 2016 summer concessions guide
Rockaway’s beach concessions have become a major attraction for visitors over the past few years. Serving up tasty food and drink, as well beach gear, the concessions have covered seating areas,...
View ArticleSugar Bowl slated to reopen for MDW 2016
Contractors are scurrying to finish the interiors of the Sugar Bowl in time for a Memorial Day Weekend grand reopening. The scaffolding is starting to come down, revealing the most hotly anticipated...
View ArticleThe New Sugar Bowl
Under gloriously sunny skies, the Sugar Bowl in Breezy Point reopened in a new, resilient building. Residents welcomed the reopening by congregating on the new front deck of the bar. The historic photo...
View ArticleElbow Bend: 30 Bars of Rockaway, 2016
The annual accounting of Rockaway bars was a bit of a seesaw this year. Off the list for 2016: Pebble’s Pub and El Pasatiempo, which were both shuttered in early spring, and The BayHouse, which is...
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