Roxbury, Queens
Community in Queens, New York
About
Roxbury is a community on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens originally settled by Irish immigrants in the early 20th century. The neighborhood is just west of the Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge and adjoins Fort Tilden. It is an inholding within the borders of the Breezy Point Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, of the National Park System. The area was severely affected by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
Roxbury is part of the Breezy Point Cooperative, a private property owning corporation of residents. Of the roughly 2,000 homes in the cooperative, Roxbury makes up around 400 of them. Specific parking stickers are required to park in the community.
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Jacob Riis Park
Public park in Queens, New York
0.9 mi away
Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens, New York
0.5 mi away
Fort Tilden
Historic military installation in Queens, New York
0.4 mi away
Dead Horse Bay
Bay in Brooklyn, New York
1.1 mi away
Rockaway Inlet
Strait in New York City
1.3 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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