Incorporated Village - Nassau County, New York

Our Community By The Bay

Village Hall services, permits and payments, board agendas and village news for the Village of East Rockaway, in one place that works on any phone.

Permits & payments Call Village Hall 516-887-6300

Village Hall

Open weekdays on Atlantic Avenue

AddressEast Rockaway Village Hall
376 Atlantic Avenue
East Rockaway, NY 11518
HoursMon-Fri 8:00AM - 3:45PM
Phone516-887-6300
Fax516-887-6305

Village tax payments

First Half Due June 1st (Penalty after June 30)
Second Half Due December 1 (Penalty after December 31)

Pay online through Xpress-pay (external site)

East Rockaway Village Hall, a red brick building with white shutters and a flag-draped entrance

Village news

What's happening in East Rockaway

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Board of Trustees

Meeting agendas

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Departments

Who to call, and where to find them

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Mayor Gordon J. Fox — **Gordon J. Fox**Mayor, Village of East Rockaway

A message from the Mayor

Welcome to the Village of East Rockaway's new digital home. My administration provides our residents and taxpayers with stellar municipal services in the most cost-effective way possible.

From our humble beginnings in 1869, when the term "East Rockaway" was combined for the very first time to refer to our area, to our incorporation as a village in 1900, our community has proudly embraced its rich past and nautical heritage.

Our village thrives through its four core business districts - from Main Street to our bustling Waterfront, and from Atlantic to Centre Avenues. These areas, along with our vibrant neighborhoods, parks and open space, marina, recreation offerings, senior enrichment services, and other learning opportunities - in addition to our civic organizations and tight-knit community atmosphere - make the Village of East Rockaway a wonderful place to live, work, raise a family, and retire.

Thank you for visiting us! We hope you find the information and resources here helpful and engaging. If the Village Board or I can ever be of assistance to you, give us a call at 516-887-6300 or e-mail us.

Meet the Mayor and Board of Trustees

Our village

From Near Rockaway to a village by the bay

A mill on Mill River, oysters shipped to New York City, a railroad station, and a village charter in 1900.

Read our history

1665
The area is known as "Near Rockaway" (or "Neare Rockaway").
1689
The Haviland-Davison Grist Mill is built on Mill River, around 1689.
1869
The name is formally changed to "East Rockaway."
1900
Incorporated as a village. First village president Floyd Johnson; population about 969.
2020
The Census counts a village population of 10,159.

Around the village

Parks, plazas and Main Street

Cherry trees in pink bloom over a park lawn — Cherry blossoms

Shops and parked cars along Main Street — Main Street

Veterans Memorial Plaza street sign and clock beside the road — Veterans Memorial Plaza

Memorial Park Playground sign and play equipment — Memorial Park

Brick gate with the East Rockaway Sports Complex sign — Sports Complex

The Grist Mill Museum building and its sign — Grist Mill Museum

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Our Community By The Bay