Neponsit

 neighbourhood, residential neighbourhood

Neponsit is a small affluent neighborhood located on the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula, the southernmost area of the borough of Queens. It stretches from Beach 142nd Street to Beach 149th Street, is bounded to the east by the Belle Harbor neighborhood and to the west by Jacob Riis Park, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.

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, as well in the entire borough of Queens. Neponsit's zoning is residential, R-1, a rarity in New York City.This category of zoning prohibits any commercial structures and only allows single family homes to be built. Due to this, and its secluded beach location, homes may be mansion-like, and the average market price for properties has exceeded $3.1 million since 2006, according to the Neponsit Property Owners Association.