Rockaway Beach

City Beaches Prepare For Crowds As Holiday Weekend Approaches

Queens officials told CBS 2 that they are expecting millions to hit their beaches, especially Rockaway beach where crews were putting the finishing touches on months of recovery work.

2013/05/23

Beachgoers at Coney Island (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A Guide To New York City’s Free Beaches

Time to kick off beach season in the Big Apple. To help, here’s a look at the city’s shores.

CBS New York–2013/05/23

Beach Community Hard Hit By Superstorm Sandy Continues To Recover

Group Rallies For A Full New Boardwalk In The Rockaways

A rally was held Sunday urging the New York City Parks Department to pick up the pace in replacing the Rockaway Beach boardwalk that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.

2013/05/19

New Yorkers Hit Parks, Beaches As Warm-Up Continues

Wednesday will remain warm with an expected high of 79 degrees, but temperatures will be back in the upper 50s by the weekend.

2013/04/09

A home along the shore in the Rockaways ravaged by superstorm Sandy - Nov. 2, 2012 (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Rockaway Residents To City: Rebuild Our Beaches

Residents of Rockaway Beach descended on City Hall in Lower Manhattan Saturday, demanding that their beaches be rebuilt right now.

2013/03/23

People walk along the beach next to the remains of the boardwalk in the Rockaway. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYC Beaches To Open Memorial Day Weekend

The city is pouring $266 million to restore the beaches. The price tag for Rockaway Beach alone is $147 million.

2013/03/01

Seal on Rockaway Beach - Feb. 19, 2013 (credit: NYC Parks/Sgt. Jeff Billak)

Photo: Seal Takes A Break On Rockaway Shore

The Rockaways had a furry visitor today. It spent the morning on the beach and was monitored by Urban Park Ranger Martha Brodylo while it basked.

2013/02/19

Stella went missing Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 from a home on Macon Street in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. (credit: Michelle Brosh)

Queens Woman Displaced By Sandy Desperate To Find Missing Dog

Michelle Brosh, who lost everything in Superstorm Sandy, said her dog ran out of a friend’s house Thursday and was hit by a car before taking off down the street.

2012/12/07

"Global Rainbow, After the Storm", a tribute to Hurricane Sandy victims on November 27, 2012 in New York City. This tribute in light, which points towards the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy, will be visible through Thursday, November 28th. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Public Art Project Casts Rainbow Over Storm-Ravaged Communities In Show Of Solidarity

The project was brought to New York by the Art Production Fund and coincides with two fundraisers to help Sandy victims being run by by Waves for Water and New York Foundation for the Arts.

2012/11/28

Rockaway Newspaper ‘The Wave’ Works To Put Out New Edition After Sandy

The Rockaway Beach Boulevard offices of ‘The Wave’ were destroyed by Sandy and the weekly staff is now working out a rented second floor office on rented computers to put out Friday’s first post-storm edition.

2012/11/27

Cold Nights Become The Norm For Many Sandy Victims Along The Shore

Superstorm Sandy blasted through the New York metro area a whole month ago, but some shoreline residents remain without heat.

2012/11/26

Brad Sterl Rustic Crust CEO (credit: Rustic Crust)

1,000 Pizzas Coming To Rockaway Beach Courtesy Of New Hampshire Company

“I thought it was a great thing to do for the community and the volunteers,” said Brad Sterl, CEO of the Pittsfield-based company. “We tried to do something that we could help with and food is one thing we do.”

2012/11/16

Rockaway Beach Police Station Coming Back After Sandy Devastation

When the Rockaway Peninsula got blasted by Hurricane Sandy, the police were hit like everyone else — battered and flooded.

2012/11/13

Devastated Rockaway Residents Fear More Looting

The Rockaways in Queens remained without power Wednesday night following Superstorm Sandy, and fears were mounting that looters would continue to exploit the disaster for their personal gain.

2012/11/01

Sand-Swept Streets, Broken Boardwalk, Flooded Basements Plague Rockaways

While the raging fire in Breezy Point received much of the attention in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in the Rockaways, destruction on the peninsula in Queens is far more widespread.

CBS New York–2012/10/31

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