We conducted a Public Faculty exercise in three locations in the Hammels-Arverne-Edgemere area. This involved  engaging passers-by in informal sidewalk conversations, and conducting a participatory mapping exercise. We developed a set of guiding questions and a mental mapping exercise to gather insights on how social cohesion and fragmentation is perceived, experienced, and spatialized in the Rockaways. On a printed map, we asked residents to identify the boundaries of their neighborhoods, as well as any social or physical physical barriers to connection and meaningful places. Our street conversations confirmed initial hypotheses we gathered through quantitative analysis and added more texture to our insights.