NYPD is cracking down at Rockaway beaches
So much for fun in the sun. The NYPD is taking aim at Rockaways beachgoers — cracking down on minor infractions such as drinking beer, walking dogs and climbing on...
View ArticleGreat white shark caught off NYC
Steve Fernandez has seen all types of sharks up close, but he’s never had his face a few inches away from a great white shark — until Sunday. Fernandez, a 29-year-old...
View ArticleThird great white shark caught off NYC in a week
New York fishermen are going to need a bigger boat. The third great white shark caught in a week was reeled in Thursday evening by a group of Queens-based fishermen...
View ArticleLifeguards charged with smoking weed while on duty
The sun wasn’t “baking” — so the lifeguards decided to. A group of New York City baywatchers (not those pictured) are charged with smoking pot on duty at Rockaway Beach...
View ArticleMan missing after jumping into raging waters at Rockaways
A courageous woman tried but failed to save her friend after he was swept out to sea off Rockaway Beach. As the powerful currents pulled the man farther and farther...
View ArticleCo-owners battle each other over trendy NYC taco shack
May the torta be with them. The co-owners of the city’s trendiest taco shack have spent the past month in court duking it out — with pals likening them to...
View ArticleMan who nearly drowned beach worker on track to be city employee
A crazed Queens man was arrested Thursday after going ballistic and nearly drowning a 64-year-old female Parks Department security worker at Rockaway Beach is in line to be hired by...
View ArticleThe hipsters have taken over the Rockaways
Music is pumping and young adults sporting cutoff shorts and dyed hair are dancing up a sweat. This isn’t another night out in Williamsburg — it’s a boardwalk in Rockaways,...
View ArticleQueens is becoming the spot for authentic Asian food
Developer Helen Lee is expanding her “curated collection” of authentic Asian eateries at her new One Fulton Square complex — a massive space in Flushing with offices, retail, a hotel...
View ArticleWhy now is the perfect time to go to the Rockaways
The No. 1 rule for being a true beach bum? You’re still at the beach even after the summer ends. That’s easy at the Rockaways, where the fun lasts long into the off-season. Here’s where the action is:...
View ArticleTeen swimmer dies after he’s caught in rip tide
A 19-year-old beachgoer died after he spent an hour trapped in the rough waters off Rockaway Beach in Queens on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The swimmer got caught in the strong rip tide...
View ArticleSurfers who hit beach before Hermine slapped with fines
So much for hanging loose. NYPD cops hit the Rockaways on Sunday to slap surfers with summonses for riding waves as Tropical Storm Hermine swirled in the distance. At least four surfers were ticketed...
View ArticleNYPD is cracking down at Rockaway beaches
So much for fun in the sun. The NYPD is taking aim at Rockaways beachgoers — cracking down on minor infractions such as drinking beer, walking dogs and climbing on rock jetties, The Post has learned....
View ArticleGreat white shark caught off NYC
Steve Fernandez has seen all types of sharks up close, but he’s never had his face a few inches away from a great white shark — until Sunday. Fernandez, a 29-year-old native of Breezy Point, was just...
View ArticleWhales keep dying and this assemblywoman wants to know why
A state assemblywoman from Manhattan is on a mission to find out why so many humpback whales are dying in the waters off the East Coast. Rebecca Seawright, who represents the Upper East Side, wants the...
View ArticleBody believed to be missing swimmer washes up on beach
The lifeless body of a man in his 20s washed up on Rockaway Beach on Friday morning – and police sources say they believe it’s the swimmer who went missing from the water two days earlier. Police...
View Article17 injured in Queens high-rise fire
A fire tore through a high-rise apartment in Queens on Friday, injuring nine police officers, three firefighters and five civilians. The flames erupted on the 11th floor of a 13-story building on Shore...
View ArticlePart of Rockaway Beach will close because it’s too rocky
A half-mile stretch of Rockaway Beach will be closed this summer because there’s not enough sand there to keep the neighborhood and swimmers safe, parks officials said Monday. Swimmers and sun...
View ArticleThese New York City beaches are teeming with fecal bacteria
This could be the dirtiest part of New York City to take a dip. The waters at three beaches in southeast Brooklyn were festering with so much fecal bacteria, they were deemed unsafe for swimming on 101...
View ArticleElderly man dies after falling down stairs during fight
An elderly man died after falling down a flight of stairs during a fight at a Rockaway Park house on Sunday morning, police said. Police believe the victim, 70-year-old Walter Podgurski, was with a...
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