A widely shared view here in the Rockaways

A secret military installation hidden in the scraggly woods beyond the western end of the main Rockaway street grid

A shomer Shabbos dumpster

These are prop cars for MTV's One Bad Choice, "a new series that explores the consequences of young people who made a single, terrible decision that irrevocably changed their lives forever."

This property has undergone a serious post-Sandy redesign. Compare its appearance today with how it looked in 2012.

One of many huge dwellings lining the streets of Neponsit

That's the Marine Parkway Bridge spanning Rockaway Inlet in the distance.

Part of an annual Rockaway festival for injured veterans

Swimming hours ended when the lifeguards left at 6 PM.

Part of the ongoing post-Sandy Rockaway Beach restoration effort

Built in 1912, this old mansion became the Hotel Del Mar in 1930. It most recently served as the Chai Home for Adults, but has remained vacant since its residents were evacuated after Hurricane Sandy. Its current dilapidated state isn't just the result of the storm, though; it was looking pretty shabby even before Sandy hit.

(In front of the building, you can see the concrete supports that held up the Rockaway Boardwalk before Sandy washed it away.)

This is one of several large apartment buildings in the area that once opened onto the boardwalk, before the boardwalk got swept away by Hurricane Sandy.

Standing about a block away, I'm facing back toward where I was when I took this photo.