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Good information here. Which beaches are the easiest to get to by public transportation alone (short walk from subway station)? Also, do they have facilities for changing clothing and showering before/after swimming? Locker rooms or places to store valuables (perhaps asking too much)?
Boros, sorry i couldn't tell you...but Long beach (LI) is easy to get to on the train. Just take the LIRR to the Long beach stop (last one on the Long Beach/orange line) and walk across the street and down toward the boardwalk. Once you get off the train it's about a 5 minute walk. The train ride itself is an hour, though.
Give Coney Island/Brighton Beach in Brooklyn a try. You won't be disappointed.
They are nice beaches, as beaches go. As I indicated earlier, the beaches in Brooklyn don't actually front on the open ocean. For that (and the accompanying waves, which some people might prefer) you have to go to the Rockaways.
Thank you for the info and link, znycgirl and Jdawg8181. I would like to find a beach where one can have a good swim for a fairly long distance, say more than 1km, not just playing in the shallow water. Which one would you recommend? Or is it even possible in NYC beaches?
Jones is cool. It's not hugely different from Riis/the Rockaways and some spots are dirtier than others but I wouldn't say the whole beach is filthy. I haven't been to Long Beach before and I'd like to give it a try before the summer is out.
But the thing I enjoy most about NYC/metro beaches is that it was so unexpectant to have beaches that you can take a subway to. How many places in the world you can do that? On a side note, I keep in mind that it's a NE beach with all the ocean plant life, sand composition, ocean salinity, and people that come along with it. I don't go there expecting to see Punta Cana .
Thank you for the info and link, znycgirl and Jdawg8181. I would like to find a beach where one can have a good swim for a fairly long distance, say more than 1km, not just playing in the shallow water. Which one would you recommend? Or is it even possible in NYC beaches?
Lately a lot of the beaches on LI...at least Long Beach for sure, have had strong rip currents. They have closed the ocean twice this summer when I was there...maybe more. It is really hit-or-miss...but as far as calm, it's generally not. If there's no rip the day you go, yeah you could probably get a nice swim out of it. If you're not looking for an ocean, we have sound beaches and bay beaches as well...where the water doesn't have as big waves...if any at all. Might be more conducive if you are actually looking to swim.
If you're not looking for an ocean, we have sound beaches and bay beaches as well...where the water doesn't have as big waves...if any at all. Might be more conducive if you are actually looking to swim.
Could you mention some of these "sound beaches and bay beaches" good for swimming (that's what i'm really looking for, not sun-bathing)? Preferably accessible by public transportation? Thanks in advance!
Could you mention some of these "sound beaches and bay beaches" good for swimming (that's what i'm really looking for, not sun-bathing)? Preferably accessible by public transportation? Thanks in advance!
There are some in the boros that are on inlets, where I don't think the waves get as big either...and those are probably more accessible than the beaches on the sound...but I'm a LI expert, you will have to ask someone who is familiar with the boro beaches.
The sound beaches are on LI North Shore and they aren't that accessible by public transit, and are rocky- very rough on the feet...but the water is calm and you can see Connecticut across the way which is pretty cool...whereas on the ocean beaches (like jones & long) it's just open sky/water.
The bay beaches...Tobay is cool, again not really accessible by public transit and if you aren't a Town-Of-Oyster Bay resident, it can get pretty expensive. (Tobay= To Bay...get it?)
They are nice beaches, as beaches go. As I indicated earlier, the beaches in Brooklyn don't actually front on the open ocean. For that (and the accompanying waves, which some people might prefer) you have to go to the Rockaways.
I've never been too crazy about the Rockaways, the surf there can be quite annoying at times. FWIW, my favorite beach in Brooklyn is Manhattan Beach, which is small and cozy and where people behave well most of the time.
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