Rockaway Beach is the only place where you can legally ride a surfboard in the New York metropolitan area. The serene East Coast beach resort and neighborhood in the borough of Queens is the go-to surfing destination for wave riders from the City of Dreams and the New York State. But it is also the most popular NYC beach for non-surfers, with thousands of people flocking to its sands during summer.

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Rockaway Beach: the heart of surfing in New York City

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