Rockaway Hotel ready for ‘fresh start’
The Rockaway Hotel will feature DJs and live music Fridays through Sundays by its poolside all summer long. Photos by Kyle Knodell
The exterior of the Rockaway Hotel.
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BY BILL PARRY
Following a turbulent inaugural
summer at the Rockaway
Hotel due to COVID-19
restrictions, the operators of
the 53-room hotel on Beach
108th Street are determined
to make up for lost time.
Highlighting talent from its
surrounding area, the Rockaway
Hotel will host live music
performances throughout
the summer.
“This past spring and intro
into summer have been absolutely
incredible,” Rockaway
Hotel Managing Partner Jon
Krasner said. “We’ve been
able to see the excitement and
feel the energy of the hotel
guests and the local community
who are coming out to socialize
and enjoy themselves,
and we only predict this to
be heightened as the summer
continues.”
The Rockaway Hotel is
kicking off the weekends with
“Poolside Fridays,” when visitors
can reserve a lounger or
cabana and listen to DJs and
live music at the hotel’s pool
house every Friday afternoon.
Entertainment on Saturdays
will range from duos to
five-piece groups performing
classic covers by the pool
from 1 to 4 p.m.
Sunday brunches will feature
live jazz from 1 to 4 p.m.
with performances by the
Amos Rose Trio, Greg Ruby,
Adrien Chevaliers, Svetlana
Jazz, and more before transitioning
into Sunday Reggae
evenings beginning at 5 p.m.
“We’re excited to celebrate
the reopening of New York
City as a whole and highlight
local talent through various
programming and activations,
including daily live
music at the pool and on the
rooftop, with a weekly schedule
ranging from jazz to reggae
to hip-hop,” Krasner said.
“Additional programming
includes weekly wellness and
fitness classes, multiple popups
with top fashion brands,
surf lessons and retreats, lobster
bakes and much more.”
The six-story hotel takes
up nearly an entire block
along Rockaway Beach Drive
within easy walking distance
from the NYC Ferry landing
at the north end of Beach
108th Street. The famed Rockaway
Beach Boardwalk and
the Atlantic Ocean surf are
just one block away to the
south.
“The Rockaway Hotel that
we’ve been anticipating for
so long — it feels like a fresh
start for us all,” Krasner said.
For more information or
to book reservations, visit the
Rockaway Hotel website.
Reach reporter Bill Parry
by e-mail at bparry@
schnepsmedia.com or by phone
at (718) 260–4538.
The rooftop of the Rockaway Hotel.
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