Enjoy some fresh air while having fun in the sun (or shade) at Rockaway Beach.
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We may have to reschedule!
Date: Saturday August 7
WE WILL BE DEPARTING PENN STATION AT 1:00 PM. DO NOT BE LATE!
If you miss the train and or decide to travel independently (NOT RECOMMENDED), we plan on being near the food concessions at Beach 97 or, not too far away if its too crowded.
Time: 12:40 pm/ We will be departing by subway from Penn Station, at 33rd Street and 7th Avenue. Take the escalator down from the street and we will be meeting just off to the side at the bottom of the escalator. We will be taking the Far Rockaway bound A train to Broad Channel and switching to a Rockaway Beach bound (S) shuttle train to Beach 98.
WE WILL BE DEPARTING PENN STATION AT 1:00 PM. DO NOT BE LATE!
If you miss the train and or decide to travel independently (NOT RECOMMENDED), we plan on being near the food concessions at Beach 97 or, not too far away if its too crowded.
PLEASE RSVP: EMAIL
Everyone is more than welcome to attend our events and it is safe to do so as long as we all take precautions:
If you are not vaccinated, YOU MUST WEARE A MASK!!!
If you have a fever and/ or an uncontrollable cough, STAY HOME!!!
Until otherwise instructed, there will be NO HAND SHAKING at any of our events. PLEASE WASH YOUR HAND REGULARLY
Because there is so much to see and do there, as well as a dependence on the train schedules, we should plan on spending at least three (3) hours there plus time for the ferry. All told, it could be at least 4 hours.
Rockaway Beach
A vast, sandy beach and 5.5-mile boardwalk draw throngs of families to Rockaway Beach in summer for swimming, sunbathing, and sports like volleyball and skateboarding. Seasonal vendors sell pizza, arepas, and Italian ice, and bars have lively patios. Surfers catch year-round breaks all along the coast. Pastel condos and houses, many rebuilt since 2012’s Hurricane Sandy, line the streets, as do 1960s apartment towers.
They do have food concessions but, we still recommend eating and hydrating before you arrive at the pier.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMING US OF ANY HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE AN ISSUE DURING THIS TRIP AND FOR BEING AWAYRE OF YOUR OWN BODIES AND LIMITATIONS.
We recommend that you pack the following:
Sun screen
A swim suite if you plan on going in the water, a change of dry clothes and a towel
Sandals or flip flops for walking on the beach
A hat and sunglasses
Money
Bottled water
Snacks (although we will pick a place to eat at some point)
You are invited to attend AFSS’S Day at the Beach.