Template:Did you know nominations/Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:24, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk

Destroyed part of Rockaway Boardwalk

• ... that after the Rockaway Boardwalk was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy (pictured), a radio ad campaign using the Ramones song "Rockaway Beach" was aired to draw visitors to the adjacent beach? Source: NY Daily News
  • ALT1:... that for the construction of the Rockaway Boardwalk, intended to be the world's longest, the New York City government sent engineers around the world to look at other boardwalks' designs? Source: Brooklyn Times Union 1923
  • ALT2:... that the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk contains New York City's only legal surfing beaches? Source: NYC Parks

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Coventry ring road
• Comment: More hooks pending, possibly

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 15:59, 31 August 2020 (UTC).

• Article was 5x expanded in last 7 days (1132 B to 28 kB). QPQ has been completed. Hooks are cited, short enough, and interesting. Passes Earwigs. Morgan695 (talk) 05:36, 1 September 2020 (UTC)