Taking the A Train to Far Rockaway

As a teenager in the mid ’70s, our Brownstoner Queens columnist Kevin Walsh braved the perilous Marine Parkway Bridge on his bike to travel to Far Rockaway. This time, on the hottest day of the summer, he opted for the A train and headed not to the beach, but to a hub that’s home to historical buildings including a former church (now a temple) built in 1858 and a Colonial Revival–style post office.

Read all about it on Brownstoner Queens.