Picture Perfect

Rockaway is looking picture perfect with so many great snapshots donning the boardwalk and ferry landing. The Rockaway Times Photo Contest Top 30 photos have officially been made poster-size and are decorating the boardwalk around Beach 94th Street. Plus five honorable mention photos are posted on Beach 108th for ferry goers to see as they wait for their ride back into the city.

The photos come from our 2023 Rockaway Times Photo Contest that launched in February and wrapped up in mid-April. After some tough decisions, the Rockaway Times staff and then nine judges were able to narrow down the more than 1,000 submissions to a Top 30 that was revealed in early May. Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend beach opening, those photos were posted on the boardwalk for all to enjoy this summer.

The judges will once again have the tough job of narrowing down the Top 30 to a Top 10 and then ultimately picking our grand prize winner and runners up later this summer.

We couldn’t do this without the help of our partners, the Jamaica Bay–Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC), NYC Ferry and NYC Parks!