Love this.. Born and raised Far Rockaway.. Redfern Houses.. Moved away over 10 years and still go back whenever I can.. Never forget where you come from 💯

My guy walked through the projects, nice video

Just showed this video to my mother who grew up in Far Rockaway in the 50s and 60s. She lived in the Redfern Projects building 12-70 it has been a long time since she's seen the place so we loved that you worked through the projects. I was born at St. Joseph's, now St. John's, in 1971. We moved out to Long Island when I was 4 years old. My aunt lived on McBride St. for a few years after we left and I remember visiting her. This is the best video I've seen of Far Rockaway and great walk down memory lane for both my mother and I. Thanks!

I love the freedom of walking.It's like a mini world tour of your own country.You get a glimpse of other people's front yard, their cars, the general vibe of the place, and so much more. Thanks a lot, ActionKid!

THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN 72 YEARS SINCE I LAST WALKED THESE STREETS. THIS WAS A BLESSING AND A SADNESS FOR ME... Names from my time: Eric Kronstadt, Jay Berman, Michael (lived upstairs at 1215 Frisco Av) He could beat up Bobby D'Arpe, I could beat up Michael, and Bobby could beat me up. Then there was Barbra Beanstalk (a tall brilliant student), and Carol and her sister (Debby??)in the building next door who never stopped crying. And many blocks away was Susan the voice that tried to get to Broadway, and Susan Shapiro the one who tried to seduce me along with Carol and I was all of 10 years old while they were so much older at 13. And that gal (Karen?) who sat on the steps in front of 1215 Frisco and slowly raised her skirt as she counted out the stops as if on a slow moving escalator. And Ms.Abromowitz who paraded around one day in a vest that came down only to the top of her thighs on Beach 12th St. and back at Frisco Av. Michael's sister who cheated on her SAT's or so it was said and sat on my lap as I pretended to be alseep. She was gorgeous but 2 years younger than I, still only 11 at the time??. And then there was plump Evelyn and her female group one day doing a dance in a circle of 9 as they danced to make all the boys in the neighborhood come out and watch them. I stood behind a bush hoping they wouldn't see me for fear they might stop, but they didn't! And Elizabeth Koretsky , the most stunning woman I had ever seen to this day who taught Hebrew after School was let out at P.S.39. And then there were my regular teachers, one noted for carrying a bull whip to school. And then there was George a tallish student who I beat out for the History Award at PS 39 as a senior (Grades Kindergarten-6th grade), along with my being the fastest kid in school during the May Day races although a kid named Steven giving me a run for my money. Then there was this tall black guy who must have been left back a few years who towered over all of us. He would have won the May Day races except he slipped at the beginning and yet still managed to come in second!! Oh yes , Stewart something whose father owned a fur store in town, was the first to grow a mustache but it never caught on. He was exceptionally bright and we all felt let down that instead of going on in his education he decided to take over his father' business. Later, we (guys) all took the exam to get into Stuyvesant. I made it and went (no gals allowed at that time) and Eric K. made it but declined to go . I think he got the better of the deal, as he played trumpet in the school play and mixed it up with Far Rockaway High girls.. I lived 2 blocks from the beach if you walked down Bch 13th Street adjacent to Frisco Avenue. I still miss the salt air in my lungs on certain days and the cool summer breezes (before A/C was invented). But that 2 hour subway ride very soon after they extended the subway out to Far Rockaway sure took it out of me, needing to get there by 7:30 AM for attendence check in home room. The summer evening beach days included a beach club which cost money to get into and most of us could only go as guests of others since we were all pretty poor. The owner of the drink Crystal Orange lived in the rich part of FR and his son sometimes invited us. I can never forget one day a toddler was playing near the pool with no one watching him while I was in the pool itself and the life guard had his attention elsewhere. The toddler jumped in and then started to cry because of the fear this new experience brought him, having jumped in at the deep end. I was no big help and feared I would make matters worse if I tried to help, but after alerting the life guard, he calmly slipped into the water and lifted the baby up so he could breathe...I always felt the eyes of the people all around me, having not budged a muscle. I can feel it to this day. I since started to believe in myself and never let another experience like that pass me by. I guess you might call it overkill... Last but not least, in Junior High, which itself was a good 45 minute bus ride to Jr HS 198, we were treated to Susan's lead in The King and I which happened rather surreptitiously. The Director overheard Susan one day in the auditorium not auditioning (frankly I forget what was going on at the time he walked in) and the head of the English Department, Mr. Duffy, walks in one day and in that moment tells Susan she has the lead. RIghtfully so, absolutely. She could sing like an angel. And the rest is history, as I guess , so was this. My thanks again for triggering my memories before it's too late... This was fun for me. If any others who went to P 39 around 1951-1957 care to add, confirm, or deny...please jump in...

Once again, the clarity of the picture and the normal background noise makes one feel that the individual watching is actually the one holding the camera and doing the walking.

I grew up out there ....has changed over the years!

This was fun and very relaxing definitely hooked... And no talk over ❤️💯👍

Very relaxing walk. Good evening from New Zealand!

Its only been 11 months since this video but Far Rockaway look even more different now. There's new buildings and a new library that they're also trying to build, etc. Im only 23 and lived there since I was born but I've seen it change so many times.

Wow 😪my beloved fat rockaway ... I walked those same steps for 36 years til I moved to Texas .... I miss it soo much

I love this video. Born and raised in Redfern, every memory pop up when I saw my old building 1480 and when I saw the white shul in empire where I used to work at. Literally a walk threw memory lane 👍thank you

I moved back here in 2006. Before i moved back, i remember in the 90's there was a mini mall, thats when mott avenue started to change with new busineses. Last, there was a young black guy who ran his own music store when cds was out on the market.

This is why I love the city you get to enjoy walking around, socializing, and best of all enjoying life. 😊😊😊

I like far Rockaway it.s like family oriented area and everybody is so very friendly

I really missed the Thriftway pharmacy store and Dynasty grocery due to new development in the area. Enjoyed shopping at dynasty and spinning the wheel in the window for free store items or food.

Sure took their sweet time opening the doors

Nice video, Far Rockaway looks way different than it used to. left in 94 after graduating High school, beach channel. miss some people there New Haven Ave and IS53.

very nice love the Rockaways:)

Who remembers Jay with the mustang GT, Spark with the Audi 5000s and of course Ice Waters with the 560 SEL.....80's y'all.

My hometown born and raised in Redfern...💚😘

Born & Raise There Okay That’s My Favorite Hometown Right There

I’m watching now....thank you! Last nite you were at Canal and Broadway....I got to see it! Thank you! 💜💚💛

I was born here but sadly I move to VA at the age of 1 so I don’t know how it’s like. But thanks to this video I can see how is it

I have been to Far Rockaway a lot when I lived in Hamilton Beach. I use to get the bus there a few blocks away to Long Beach at the end of the train stop at Mott Ave.

Home of stack bundles r.i.p

Sunny winter day in NYC. So nice! Cheers!

Ps.looks like a whole new way of life a new farrockaway..wonderful

You know you're in the hood when you see all those cash for gold shops

Well Done!! Brilliant!! ~ One day in the future post-COVID we might be able to visit??

Lived on 1012 Nameoke during the 80's right across the street from IS53 then later moved to Fernside Place as an adult by Wavecrest. This hood is no joke.

Rock Rock Rockaway Beach we can hitch a ride to Rockaway Beach!

It’s amazing I live like couple blocks from Mott Ave

Thank you for walking the extra mile I moved back to Brooklyn where I was born and raised but lived in far Rock 15 long years😅 still go back to visit from time to time. God bless❤❤❤

Thank you. I grew up near central avenue, left in 1964. I wish a bit that I had stayed

Been gone 12 yrs.Honestly didn't think was going to miss it.... For better or for worse it will always be a part of me. p.s I would mention the shit I use to get into in those streets

Man, I just saw your Bensonhurst video yesterday. I moved from that neighborhood to Far Rockaway (Beach 9th Street across from the school, you can see the precise location at the RHS of the screen @14:36) in 1963, and today I see THIS video. You stalking me? :) Thanks very much for bringing back really old memories. Two more things: First, though it was before my time, back in the early-to-mid 1900s Far Rockaway would not have been the last stop on the subway; I believe it continued onto what is now the LIRR Far Rockaway branch tracks. At some point (I guess when the LIRR was established) that part of the subway system was sold or transferred to the LIRR. Second, this neighborhood is famous as it's where Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman (voted, I believe, the 7th greatest physicist of all time) grew up. Go figure!

I know this is a queens video, but I see you testing the waters giving people a view of Long Island

I use to live in far Rockaway it.s a beautiful area for boating and the beaches

Wavecrest!!! Far Rock never forgotten!!!

Thank you for wonderful video of my hpmetown😊😊

Such a relaxing walk!

From Brooklyn but spent many Summers in Far Rock, had fam from Mott Ave to Beach 98th St.

.....Used to go there in the mid to late 90's (Mott ave & Stanley st.).... So many new buildings....It looks different now.....

Thanks, great video. I would have liked a little more Boardwalk, Atlantic Ocean view.

I use to walk thru far Rockaway at 3 am in the morning in 2010 and so far I didnt have to worry about getting mugged or nothing

Far Rockaway Queens is not too bad and it's okay!

i love those vids with just a city sounds

That is a lot of walking I am tired just watching it..lol. because I know this neighborhood very well I jest..😊..but unfortunately after Sandy Hurricane the beach now has Dunes and you can't see the beach and how pretty it is from the boardwalk... and that's the most dangerous part of the beach or people drown a lot between Beach 9th and Beach 20th... thank you for posting Action Kid!!😍😍

I haven't been to Far Rockaway in well over 15 years; but, I do have friends and co-workers who live out there. Obviously, it has changed a lot because of Hurricane Sandy. Your walk looks very relaxing--and, walking is the best exercise. I couldn't really tell; but, has any work gone underway on the Far Rockaway shopping center since the owner of the property passed. I know that there are plans to build up housing and commerce to hopefully revitalize the area. It would be nice to see another Hospital there---all these residents and just one hospital to to service the peninsula AND the five towns?!? Absurd. The MTA is cutting the Q53 bus line under their new plan. The Rockaways need love and support. Hopefully, you enjoyed your walk on this brisk but sunny day. :)

Subway riders once had to pay a token to exit the Far Rock station, until sometime in the 1970s.

The 60s my town 👍💪

FARROCK QUEENS IN DA BUILDING

No narration for this video, but a very pleasant walk through a NYC neighborhood. Maybe ActionKid had laryngitis from his many recent streaming videos. Nevertheless, his videos are always great to watch.

Great video brings lots of memories of a long a go.

I only went out to Far Rockaway once in the four years I lived in New York, and that was to check out a popular beerhall, which probably isn't there anymore. On second thought, it could have been in Jamaica.

22:15 "Nevermind me, I am just hanging out in my car waiting for some cats to go by" :)

Wow finally came through my hometown City😎 Queen new york for Rockaway redfern projects

Thank you very much for the video brings me good memories

HI ACTION KID. YOU ARE IN MY HOOD FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691. EXCEPT I AM ON THE BEACH IN THE 50.S HOPE TO SEE YOU DOWN HERE SOON.

Great video, you show what others do not show.

Do a walk across all of metropolitan, lefferts, myrtle, and jamaica, from one end to the other

Next time go through ARVERNE by the sea.... it's very nice

I haven’t been to Far Rockaway in a long time. I wonder what they’re doing across from the Far Rockaway subway station. If they were smart, they would extend the trackage from Far Rockaway LIRR up to Mott Avenue, so people getting off the LIRR or subway don’t have to walk that quarter of a mile.

are you recording for google sidewalk view?

Yeah Kenneth, the consecrated vídeos are back! Thank you ! Action Kid ,the KZfaq silver button prize!

Far Rockaway, Queens Population - 60,035 (1/4/2010) Caucasian/European-American - 31% African/'Black'-American - 50.1% Latino/Latinx-American - 25.2% Asian-American - 2%

When the subway train arrives, why does it take so long for the doors to open? Enjoyable walk!

Now u in the hood, Redfern All Day, 1250 building, 1270 building, my boy had that building on smash, 1310 building All nighter wit the parties, alot of big dice games in the middle, i stay in 1474 in the middle with the big grass, any body from Redfern that pass away, their funeral was right in that Church, alot of great memories!!!!

Rockaway Beach babies where ya at

Nice quiet walk. Nice!!!!

Wyd in my hood brodie 👀👀

so relaxing. well done!

The Action Kid with a 🚶 on a winter's day. Nice 🌞 day.

That long island train station rsil road house is demolished now

Whoa...too depressing...wait for your next video..

far Rockaway is a very wonderful area it.s safe and very wonderful and everyone knows each other

That’s My Favorite Dead End Street No Cars Allowed There When I Was 2 Years Old My Cousin Walked There And Look At At The Waves And Went To The Boardwalks And Eat Some Ice Cream

Yeahhhh i like 😃👍

That my neighborhood

Love this

Nice quiet walk

My city, raised there since 7, gateway bays water the infamous white boy building

@ActionKID Wow, high-quality and accurate photography, can I have your advice? I live in Israel and I am also interested in doing the same idea and photographing streets and neighborhoods in this way, what camera did you use and how did the video shoot not move much during the walk?

U gotta do another 1 ...that whole front area of the station whwre theiftway used to be is all buildinga

Before reading the description I thought this was recorded today and was gonna say it's mighty quiet the day after the chinese New year celebration! Only you can take a pre-recorded video and post it and it still feel new!

38:40 If a tree falls in Far Rockaway, will it make a sound?

What type of camera or camcorder you use? It sure takes awesome videos and always come out clear.

awesome video great walk from a train to gate way I was screaming make aright turn when you were on gateway I was born and raised out there along with my son .still have family their. wonderful the way they are rebuilding far rock. long since moved on .would love to visit more often though .actually the whole video was a nice and plesant video . notice c town no longer there renamed it shop fair very larger store than c town also notice a lot of chicken stores and deli .it was never like this in my days 1970-1980. wow progress it's been awhile my last visit there was about 2014.than when c town was on the corner.progress always good out with old and in with the new. richard donovan did a very good job | in securing the needed funds tomake farrockaway a competive and thriving community.

Born and raised on 14th street , FAR ROCC 4 LIFE

esta fino el video amigo

I was raised in farrockaway, wow😃

I got the ferry there to rockaway from wall st pier had a huge beach there with about 5 other people on it last summer

Nice Wall. God Blesa you.

BEACH 25th!!!

Oh shit he by my old school ps197

Your camera is so perfect

Mighty Whitey from the pizzeria on Beach 20th street?

Action Kid be walking around like a college student who has a roommate who has a new girlfriend..🚇

Your vids are cool. Thank you for that.