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Beaches

A collection of 17 issues

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’ve gathered a list of beaches you can travel from Sunset Park without a car. Stay cool, hydrated, and bring several bottles of sunscreen with you! The shore at Coney

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 may be closed to swimmers, but this weekend, they will draw hundreds of kite aficionados of all ages. Coney Island International Kite Festival [https://www.facebook.com/events/1669854506578887] is

Memorial Day Weekend Activities

Are you considering a summer of Mommy Camp? The long Memorial Day weekend is a good trial run. We’ve rounded up free and cheap activities to do with your kids. * Ditmas Park Corner [/blog/events/things-to-do-in-ditmas-park-this-memorial-day-weekend] lists of kids activities like the sing-a-longs at Lark [http://www.larkcafe.com/

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 2008, saying that the city is “not an insurer” of the safety of parkgoers. The case stems from the July 2008 drowning of Akira Johnson, who was swimming with her

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 property this season, Borough President Eric Adams is calling for a trio of reforms to prevent future drownings. Adams made the proposals during a press conference yesterday on the boardwalk

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 we’d get through this story without a headline pun did you? The National Park Service (NPS) has agreed to give more time to cat enthusiasts to remove a sizable

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 seal was seen at approximately 8:30 a.m. Police were called to the scene as a precaution, and they closed off the area using crime-scene tape for the animal’

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 as a New York City lifeguard, making him the longest-serving lifeguard in the city. Observer is reporting [http://observer.com/2013/09/endless-summer-catching-up/] that Weintraub just finished his astonishing 51st

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 plan to restore 600,000 cubic yards of sand to the shores of Brighton Beach. In a press release, Cymbrowitz hailed the federal plan that not only expands the coastline

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 the gated community Seagate, after their private beaches were battered by Superstorm Sandy. The Brooklyn Paper is reporting [http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/36/23/bn_seagatebeach_2013_06_07_