It was the hottest day of the year, and I spent it in Far Rockaway. The plan was simple. I would take the A train — which runs through Brooklyn Heights, downtown, Fort Greene, Bedford-Stuyvesant and East New York through the heart of Brooklyn and Woodhaven, Queens and runs across Jamaica Bay — and take it to its farthest limit: the Mott Avenue station in Far Rockaway. There are many things to see in Far Rockaway: historic commercial buildings, a Monticello-inspired post office, impressive churches, lovely homes, and more. When I was a teenager in the mid-1970s, I would brave the Marine Parkway Bridge — which has perilously low railings and prompted a fear of gusting winds — and cross Jamaica Bay on my bicycle. One day the weather was sufficiently crisp and I followed the concrete elevated line all the way to the end. I had attained Far Rock on my bike. I… Read More
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