Neponsit | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Neponsit near Jacob Riis Park | |
 Location within New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′19″N 73°51′36″W / 40.572°N 73.86°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City |  New York City |
| County/Borough |  Queens |
| Community District | Queens 14[1] |
| Named for | "the place between waters" |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2007) | 2,000 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 11694 |
| Area codes | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
Neponsit is a small affluent neighborhood located on the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula, the southernmost area of the New York City borough of Queens. The area starts at Beach 142nd Street and ends at Beach 149th Street.[2] It borders the neighborhood of Belle Harbor to the east and Jacob Riis Park on the west. Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean are the northern and southern borders. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 14. As of January 1, 2007, the neighborhood's population reached just over 2,000, making it one of the smallest communities on the peninsula and in the entire borough of Queens.[3]
- ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ Neponsit Home Page Archived 2007-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, The Wave, Rockaway's Local Newspaper, accessed June 10, 2007
- ^ Briano, Nicholas (March 21, 2008). "Rockaway Population Popping At Record Pace". The Wave. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2008.