Beaches

Jul
22

8 Beaches You Can Reach From Sunset Park Without A Car

It’s heat wave, after heat wave, after heat wave and temperatures will soar to almost 100 this weekend. We’
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Sep
25

This Weekend: Fly Away At Coney Island’s Annual International Kite Festival

Coney Island Kite Fest 2014, (Photo by Ron Marcisak‎ via Facebook)With the summer over, the beaches of Coney Island
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May
22
Memorial Day Weekend Activities

Memorial Day Weekend Activities

Are you considering a summer of Mommy Camp? The long Memorial Day weekend is a good trial run. We’ve
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Oct
30

City Cleared Of Responsibility In Coney Island Drowning

Photo by Knightmare6A Brooklyn court ruled that the city was not responsible for the drowning of a 10-year-old girl in
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Jul
24

Local Pols Call For Mandatory Water Safety Education At City Schools After 10-Year-Old Girl Drowns

Borough President Eric Adams and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito / File photoFollowing New York City’s sixth drowning death on public
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Jun
12

Plumb Beach Cat Colony Given Stay Of Exe-CUTE-tion!

Members of the 25 strong cat colony on Plumb Beach (Photo by Lisanne Anderson/Flickr)You didn’t actually think
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Mar
03

Baby Seal Found Tanning On Brighton Beach This Weekend

Source: Riverhead FoundationA baby harp seal was spotted on the shores of Brighton Beach on Saturday morning sunning himself. The
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Sep
05

Brighton Beach Lifeguard Is City’s Longest Serving

Billy Weintraub at the 2009 Mermaid Parade. (Photo by Malcolm Brown via NYCgo.comBilly Weintraub just finished another year serving
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Aug
14

Returning Sand Makes Cymbrowitz Happy As A Clam

Delicious sand. (Photo By PayPaul)Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz was pleased as punch to learn about the U.S. Army Corps
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Jun
07

Feds To Fund Restoration Of Private Seagate Beaches, Spurring Neighbors To Demand Public Access

Seagate. (Source: Google Maps)The US Army Corps of Engineers will shell out $30 million to restore the beaches of
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