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Not Quite A Floating Brothel, The Boggsville Boatel Is A Hit

Where: Marina 59, near 59-14 Beach Channel Dr [map], Far Rockaway, NY, United States, 11692

Only yesterday were we telling you about a new flophouse-turned-boutique-hotel set to open on the Bowery in Manhattan. Today, we direct your attention to an even cheaper alternative located in Far Rockaway, Queens. Somewhere between an artsy pop-up restaurant and a no-frills budget motel lies the Boggsville Boatel, an interactive art project by Constance Hockaday (above).

Now, we've covered hotel art installations here before, but clearly, this one's a little different. In the case of the Boatel, the floating hotel itself becomes the art.

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