Arverne, Queens

In the early 2000s, Mayor Michael Bloomberg started to revitalize Arverne with new housing and parks. This built upon a movement started in 1999, when 40 houses were built in the portion of the Arverne renewal area between Beach 59th and 61st Streets. Arverne and other parts of the Rockaways increasingly got attention and press as the redevelopment of the beachfront continued. To improve pedestrian accessibility, a section of Rockaway Freeway beneath the station was closed to through traffic and the Beach 67th Street–Gaston Avenue station was renamed Beach 67th Street–Arverne by the Sea as a symbolic recognition of the neighborhood's rebirth as a residential area and a summer waterfront destination. One of the largest developments, the 2,300 unit Arverne by the Sea, first opened to residents in 2006. Despite an economic downturn in 2008, the $1 billion development was mostly successful, and units sold at prices of up to $1 million. By 2012, Arverne by the Sea was largely developed. New restaurants and retail establishments arrived, such as a Stop and Shop grocery store, as part of an effort to make shopping available to local residents at a hub near the Beach 67th Street station. Phase I was completed in 2011; Phase II was begun in 2006. According to census data from the 2019 American Community Survey, black declined as a percentage of the population to 56.8%.

The New York City Department of Education operates Arverne's public schools. These schools include PS/MS 42 Robert Vernam School and PS 183 Dr. Richard R. Green. The Queens Public Library operates the Arverne branch at 312 Beach 54th Street.

The New York City Subway's Beach 67th Street and Beach 60th Street stations, served by the , are located in Arverne. The MTA Bus routes also serve the neighborhood.

The Kohlreiter Square is located on the north side of Rockaway Freeway between Beach 67th and Beach 69th Streets. There are three wildlife sanctuaries in Arverne, all part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. The Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary is northeast of the intersection of Da Costa Avenue and Beach 65th Street, fronting Jamaica Bay. It was acquired in 1988 and named for microbiologist Dr. René Dubos. A third sanctuary, Vernam Barbadoes Preserve, is on Terrapeninsula, a peninsula between two inlets of Jamaica Bay west of Beach 75th Street and north of Amstel Boulevard. It was designated as the "Terrapeninsula Preserve" in 1997, but is commonly referred to as Vernam.