From left: Beach House condo at 9116 Shorefront Parkway in Rockaway Beach and lines forming outside Rockaway Taco

The resurgance of Rockaway Beach over the last few years can largely be attributed to the city lifting the ban on surfing on sections of the beach, according to the Wall Street Journal. While the influx of new business and restaurants had begun several years prior, customers weren’t patronizing them in droves until the city designated the areas between Beach 67th and Beach 69th streets and between Beach 87th and Beach 92nd streets as year-round surfing spots. [more]