Far Rockaway Florist: Flower Delivery in Far Rockaway, NY

James Cress Florist has been family-run since 1903. We coordinate flower delivery across Far Rockaway and Queens County, New York, through vetted local florist partners: you order online, a florist near your recipient designs the arrangement from fresh stock, and a real person hand-delivers it in water. We have delivered to Far Rockaway more than 10 times in the last two years.

Order by 2:00 PM Monday–Friday or 12:45 PM Saturday (Eastern time) for same-day delivery to Far Rockaway. There is no Sunday delivery through the florist network except on select major holidays. If no partner florist can take your order, which is rare, you are refunded in full, and every order carries our 100% Smile Guarantee.

Same-day by 2:00 PM Mon–Fri · 12:45 PM Sat (Eastern)10+ deliveries to Far Rockaway in the last two yearsQueens County · ZIP 11690, 11691, 11693, 11695Designed near the recipient by a vetted local florist partner100% Smile Guarantee

Most sent flowers in Far Rockaway

Our best sellers, plus the designs New York sends most this time of year, designed by a local florist partner near your recipient.

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Sympathy & hospital deliveries in Far Rockaway

Common delivery destinations in and around Far Rockaway, with the details our partner florists need to get an arrangement to the right place. For a funeral service, put the service date and time in your order notes; for hospitals, include the patient’s name and unit.

Funeral homes we deliver to

Add the funeral home name, the service date and the start time to your order notes. Standing sprays, wreaths and baskets are delivered ahead of the visitation; smaller arrangements can go to the family home instead.

Hospitals & medical centers

Include the patient’s full name and, if you know it, the room or unit. Many ICU, cardiac and oncology units do not allow fresh flowers, so a plant or gift basket is the safer choice for those units; add a phone number so the florist can check with the desk if needed.

  • St John'S Episcopal Hospital at South Shore 327 Beach 19th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691(718) 869-7000
    in Far Rockaway

Senior living & nursing homes

Add the resident’s name and, if you know it, the wing or apartment number. Deliveries go to the front desk and staff bring them to the resident.

  • Bezalel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 29 38 Far Rockaway Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11691(718) 471-2600
    in Far Rockaway
  • Premier Nursing and Rehab Center of Far Rockaway 22-41 New Haven Avenue, Far Rockaway, NY 11691(718) 471-3400
    in Far Rockaway
  • Queens Nassau Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 520 Beach 19th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691(718) 471-7400
    in Far Rockaway
  • Beach Gardens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 17 11 Brookhaven Avenue, Far Rockaway, NY 11691(718) 869-8037
    in Far Rockaway

Cemeteries & memorial parks

For a graveside service, order the day before where possible and note the section or plot and the service time; the cemetery office sets where arrangements may be placed.

Colleges & campus deliveries

Campus deliveries go to a residence hall desk or department office, not to a dorm room. Include the student’s name and a phone number. The weekday cutoff for school and campus addresses is 1:30 PM.

Churches & places of worship

For a service or event, include the event name and start time; deliveries are accepted at the church office during its hours.

Hotels

Include the guest’s name and check-in date; the front desk holds deliveries for arriving guests.

Verified Facility list checked by James Cress Florist delivery team · September 2026 · Sources: CMS Provider Data Catalog, NCES IPEDS, Overture Maps Foundation. Addresses come from public records; if a facility has moved or closed, tell us and we will correct it.

How delivery to Far Rockaway works

Same-day cutoffs (Eastern time)

Order byHomes & businessesSchools & campus
Monday–Friday2:00 PM1:30 PM
Saturday12:45 PMNo school delivery
SundayNot available*Not available*

All times are your recipient’s local time (Eastern). *No same-day delivery through the florist network on Sundays except on select major holidays; orders placed on Sunday are delivered Monday. After the cutoff, choose the next available date at checkout.

What happens after you order

  1. We route your order to a vetted florist partner near Far Rockaway, one of 10,000+ shops in our nationwide network.
  2. The florist designs your arrangement from our recipe with fresh, in-stock stems. If a stem is unavailable, they substitute one of equal or greater value in the same style and color palette.
  3. A real person hand-delivers it to the door, the funeral home or the hospital desk, in water rather than a shipping box.
  4. If no partner can take the order (this is rare), we refund you in full and tell you right away. Every order carries our 100% Smile Guarantee.

ZIP codes we deliver to in Far Rockaway: 11690, 11691, 11693, 11695.

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Which Far Rockaway funeral homes do you deliver to?

Denis S O'Connor Inc Funeral , Boulevard-Riverside Chapels , Jeremiah C.Gaffney's Funeral Home Inc. and Hillebrand Funeral Homes Inc are within our partners’ delivery area for Far Rockaway. Add the funeral home, the service date and the start time to your order notes and the delivery is timed for the visitation.

Can you deliver to St John'S Episcopal Hospital at South Shore?

Yes. St John'S Episcopal Hospital at South Shore is in Far Rockaway. Include the patient’s full name and unit. Some units restrict fresh flowers, so a plant or gift basket is the safer choice for intensive-care or oncology patients.

Delivery and the weather in Far Rockaway

Weather decides whether an arrangement can wait at the door. In Far Rockaway, average lows fall to freezing or below in January , February and December . When it is colder than about 34°F or hotter than about 90°F, the delivering florist hands the flowers to a person or leaves a note and re-attempts rather than leaving them outside.

SeasonAvg lowAvg highDelivery rule
Dec – Feb 29°F 42°F Below about 34°F: handed to a person or re-attempted, never left on a doorstep.
Mar – May 43°F 59°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Jun – Aug 66°F 81°F Normal doorstep delivery.
Sep – Nov now 50°F 65°F Normal doorstep delivery.

Where we deliver in Far Rockaway

Far Rockaway, NY · Queens County Far Rockaway Outline: U.S. Census Bureau

Far Rockaway is in Queens County, New York, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area. Our partner florists deliver to homes, businesses, funeral homes and hospitals across Far Rockaway (ZIP 11690, 11691, 11693, 11695) and to nearby Inwood, Arverne and Asharoken.

What James Cress Florist customers say

Rated 4.9 out of 5 across 1,389 published customer reviews, collected by Judge.me after delivery. We show reviews for a specific town only when the order was delivered there, so this page carries our store-wide reviews.

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