8 places and programs for kids in and around Far Rockaway, Queens (8 free): playgrounds, libraries, play spaces. Includes NYC FIRST STEM Center @ QPL Far Rockaway and Far Rockaway Library.
Located in the Far Rockaway library, this free STEM center lets kids 12 and up build robots, learn design software and try fabrication tools during after-school drop-in hours.
Far Rockaway Library is a neighborhood branch where Far Rockaway children can sit and read, check out books and media on a free card, and join regularly scheduled kids' programs. Current calendar offerings for kids include Family Storytime, Maker's Space, Art & Exploration and Lego. It is one of the Queens branches that opens on Sunday afternoons.
This stand-alone teen library gives Far Rockaway teens their own after-school hangout with gaming consoles, VR headsets, computers, a podcast/recording studio and a DJ booth. It also runs college-readiness workshops; a library card is needed to get in and activity stations can be reserved in short blocks.
Set inside Bayswater Park, Bayswater Playground is a neighborhood spot where children climb, explore and play with friends. It is in Bayswater Park near Jamaica Bay in Far Rockaway. Transfer platforms and ground-level play pieces give kids with limited mobility ways to get onto and around the equipment.
Beach 30th Street Playground is a NYC Parks play area along the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, with climbing structures and play equipment scaled for kids. Located on the Rockaway Boardwalk, it gives kids a change of pace from the sand. Accessible swings let children who need extra support share the swing set with everyone else.
A NYCHA community center where a city-funded Cornerstone program run by The Child Center of NY offers school-age kids free after-school activities, homework help, sports, and arts. Summer and school-break programming is also offered for neighborhood youth.
A Far Rockaway center with a gym and youth after-school activities. Kids and teens with a Parks youth membership use the gym and activity rooms, and staff run after-school, sports, and arts programming for school-age children.
Kids head to Beach 9 Playground at Seagirt Blvd between Beach 12th St and Beach 9th St to climb, explore and run around on equipment built for children. Ground-level activities and transfer platforms make much of the play area reachable for children with mobility needs.
LittleGotham lists 8 places and programs for kids in Far Rockaway, Queens. The largest groups are 3 playgrounds, 2 libraries, 2 play spaces.
Yes. 8 of 8 are free to attend, including NYC FIRST STEM Center @ QPL Far Rockaway, Far Rockaway Library, Bayswater Playground.
5 listings are indoors, such as NYC FIRST STEM Center @ QPL Far Rockaway, Far Rockaway Library, Far Rockaway Teen Library – Teen Space.