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Condé Nast TravelerSep 4
What Rockaway Film Festival Can Teach Us About Going to the Movies
At this movie festival by the beach, a reimagined celebration of how New York City movie-going used to be
Faint roar of subways rumbles through it.
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- The Rockaway HotelHotelBeachy sanctuary for a weekend stay.
- Rockaway BeachSightPatti Smith finds happiness here.
- Rockaway Film FestivalFestivalTickets capped at $10, some movies shown for free.
- Arverne CinemaSightOnly commercial indoor theater in the Rockaways.
- Fort TildenParkFort Tilden now forms part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, and is administered by the National Park Service.
- Jacob Riis ParkParkJacob Riis Park, also called Jacob A.
- Arverne TheaterSightFormer venue for Yiddish acts, dismantled in 1952.
- Arverne Pier TheaterSightWore neoclassical inspirations with Corinthian columns.
- Eternity OnePlaceDocumentary about Tangier Island's erosion.
- The Muppets MoviePlace1979 film, a generational crowd-pleaser.
- Dabke dance workshopPlaceLed by traditional Palestinian dance company El Funoun.
- El FunounPlaceTraditional Palestinian dance company.
- The History of ConcretePlaceFirst feature by documentarian John Wilson.
- John WilsonPlaceDocumentarian, creator of The History of Concrete.
- HeemsPlaceBellerose rapper, formerly of Das Racist.
- Patti SmithPlaceRockstar who finds happiness at Rockaway Beach.
- Beach 67NeighborhoodCul-de-sac street where Arverne Cinema is located.
- Courtney MullerPlaceRFF co-founder and organizer.
- AngelikaSightFaint roar of subways rumbles through it.
- Film ForumSightShoulder-to-shoulder sardine can theaters.
- Alamo DrafthouseSightCellphone use for QR code ordering is not condoned.
- JFK airportSight
- Kyp MalonePlace
- CasamigosRestaurant