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Rockaway Park in 1917
Rockaway Park in 1917

From the June issue: New York City acquired more than a mile of beachfront in Rockaway Park that became part of the peninsula’s popular boardwalk, 102 years ago this month.

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A citizens group purchased the land from the Rockaway Park Improvement Company, a local real estate development company, and turned it over to the city. [more]

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