
Boardwalk Season And Beyond
For a few months a year, Rockaway Beach fills with surfers, day-trippers, and a rotating cast of summer renters drawn by the boardwalk and the waves, and then quiets into a tighter, more local rhythm once the season passes. Gifting here tends to follow that rhythm — festive, casual, beach-house appropriate in the summer months, and warmer, more considered once the crowds thin and neighbors settle back into year-round routines.
Longtime residents, many of them in bungalows or small apartment buildings a short walk from the sand, tend to give gifts that reflect a lived-in relationship with the ocean — a housewarming basket for a friend who finally bought near the boardwalk, a hosting gift for the first backyard gathering of the season. BonVivant wraps each of these with papers that hold their own against salt air and bright light.





