Profile for East Rockaway, New York, NY

Former and merged names include:
· Near Rockaway

Nearly 200 people died in two shipwrecks here in the winter of 1836.

Nearby parks & recreation: Bay Park

Historic sites and museums: East Rockaway Grist Mill Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

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Airports (1)

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Cemeteries (13)

Colleges (7)

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Hotels (12)

Libraries (48)

Museums (6)

Parks (3)

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10% of East Rockaway residents report German ancestry, and 21% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the East Rockaway ancestry & family history guide.

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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in East Rockaway was $30,601, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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35% of East Rockaway residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in East Rockaway, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $849.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,913.

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Libraries in East Rockaway include East Rockaway Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in East Rockaway include Lynbrook-East Rockaway Herald

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Nassau County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our East Rockaway political report.

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The average commute time for East Rockaway workers is 34 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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