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About East Rockaway, NY

East Rockaway is a small Nassau County village on Long Island's South Shore, accessible via Southern State Parkway (Exit 20) and Sunrise Highway. The community sits between major airports JFK and LaGuardia, about 20 miles from Manhattan. Local traffic flows through Peninsula Boulevard and connects to nearby Lynbrook and Valley Stream. The village features one of Long Island's few remaining active drawbridges over Reynolds Channel.

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East Rockaway, NY is in United States, at 40.643, -73.667 - about 38 km south-east of Manhattan, NY.

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What is the closest airport to East Rockaway, NY?

The closest airport to East Rockaway, NY is John F. Kennedy International Airport, 17 km (about 20 min by car). Other airports nearby: LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport.

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