NYC BEACHES - visited Sept 2018
Iconic CONEY ISLAND
New York City is built on iii islands - MANHATTAN, STATEN in addition to the southern business office of LONG ISLAND amongst solely THE BRONX extending northward onto the mainland. So it should last no surprise that NYC has beaches. But the STATEN ISLAND beach reviews were non enticing plenty to warrant precious time** for a visit. Ditto those inwards THE BRONX. MANHATTAN is river-locked in addition to heavily urbanised so whatsoever riverside strips of sand were long agone lost to industry, wharves or residential. That leaves the beaches of due south BROOKLYN on the southern tip of LONG ISLAND.
**here's the thing. I'm a seriously onetime dude inwards the twilight of my travelling career. I'm no longer prepared to forego skilful NON-BEACH places I haven't seen to only banking concern check out ALL the beaches inwards an area. I sincerely regret all those years of re-visiting THAILAND, INDO, MALAYSIA etc only to proceed my beach reports upwardly to date. Could cause got used that fourth dimension to encounter parts of the basis I haven't. So cutting me some slack when I say I didn't see ALL the beaches.
CONEY ISLAND
Everyone who goes to NYC has to see CONEY ISLAND if he/she is into the coast or iconic places.
I idea it was kinda good, fifty-fifty though the beach itself would non brand my top 1000. But in addition to so NO north-east USA beach would - equally a affair of fact none of the USA beaches I've seen to appointment would (maybe it's fourth dimension to see FLORIDA in addition to its nigh southern states. Next year?)
So to set CONEY ISLAND into the the States perspective, it would non brand my listing of top 10 the States beaches seen to appointment - or top iii NORTH-EAST beaches.
The beach was the typical LONG ISLAND strip of silica - long in addition to broad amongst stone groynes every few hundred meters to arrest beach drifting sand - the sand itself non likewise bad inwards that it was non coarse, non closer to greyness than yellowish in addition to didn't cause got much weed.
Relatively uncrowded inwards this key expanse on a prissy Fall Sunday, but I believe earlier LABOR DAY you lot volition oft cause got to motion upwardly or downward the beach farther to avoid the crowds. At to the lowest degree on a prissy day. The arrow points towards BRIGHTON BEACH (Little Odessa) where the sand had the most people - those Russians certain honey the beach.
So I reckon on a crowded twenty-four hours it would last best to caput the other agency (left to the west) when you lot striking the beach from the train.
Water was non likewise bad - non super build clean but non excessively dirty, non mutual depression temperature this shortly afterward summer. An onshore bounding main breeze which wold last the most mutual current of air along hither made the minor waves a fleck messy - this is no surfers' paradise; I didn't spot KELLY SLATER in addition to entourage hanging around.
OK - the beach, although ameliorate than expected, didn't precisely excite me, but I enjoyed THE BOARDWALK. Seemed a heap to a greater extent than people at that topographic point than on the sand. No shortage of merch vendors. places to larn some ink or cause got your fortune read - I was impressed past times merch prices - seems all the contest was keeping the prices agency downward - good nether the tourist-trap score you lot oft detect at iconic attractions.
Naturally I had to grab a beer or 2 in addition to banking concern check the passing parade. People-watching is a major pass-the-time of solo travellers.
The construction inwards background is a alter shed/wc area.
As iconic equally the boardwalk are the famous PIER in addition to FUN FAIR inwards the background....
and below.
After walking along the boardwalk in addition to sand to BRIGHTON BEACH, I pushed a block inland to the principal drag to encounter if it is equally DIFFERENT equally reports claim - my accept yep: all those shops amongst signs inwards Cyrillic in addition to selling products if non imported from Russian Federation were at to the lowest degree what you lot would await to encounter inwards downtown DZERZHINSK. Made all the to a greater extent than exotic to me past times the metro work existence truly an EL - elevated higher upwardly the principal street (don't cause got this inwards Oz). Crazy thing was I didn't accept whatsoever pix on concern human relationship of storey battery.
So I stole this ane from GOOGLE IMAGES - thank you lot to VOICES OF NY.
Wow, this modified GOOGLE EARTH picture didn't plow out so good - but correcting is a major effect so you lot should perchance click-expand the picture to brand labels clearer.
CONEY ISLAND is 15m-24km/60mins past times develop from key MANHATTAN. iii lines access - the D,N, F in addition to Q trains brand it at STILLWELL AVE solely 2 blocks from the beach inwards the pier/carnival area. Note the work curves in addition to and so runs parallel to the sand amongst several stops to BRIGHTON BCH where it turns left over again for the journeying dorsum to NYC - so betwixt the pier/fun fair in addition to BB you lot are never far from an EL station.
I also read you lot tin grab a ferry from MANHATTAN for niggling to a greater extent than than the develop fare. That would last an interesting trip.
ROCKAWAY BEACH
This is the large long beach you lot encounter when landing or leaving JFK. It looked OK to me so I decided to banking concern check it out upwardly close.
Note it isn't real far forthwith work from CONEY ISLAND - the centers of each longish beach are solely 7mi/11km apart - the closest parts abt 2/3.2. But they're a hell of a lot farther past times carry - past times route you lot are looking at over 12mi - past times develop 90mins. And ROCKAWAY is non a BROOKLYN beach - it's inwards the borough of QUEENS.
ROCKAWAY BCH runs over 9mi/15km along the sea-side of ROCKAWAY PENINSULA which is mainly a long sand spit - the continuation of the barrier beach which runs all the agency downward the eastern side of LONG ISLAND - nosotros are talking unopen to 120mi/195km hither - nigh continuous salvage some gaps betwixt barrier islands.
Note CONEY ISLAND bottom left of picture - JFK bottom left of center.
Like CONEY ISLAND the beach is typical of LONG ISLAND - long in addition to broad amongst stone groynes every few hundred meters (mainly inwards key areas) - the sand non likewise bad: non coarse, closer to yellowish than gray in addition to non likewise much weed.
Relatively uncrowded inwards this key expanse on a prissy Fall Saturday.
Surfing seemed a bigger bargain hither than at CONEY ISLAND - makes sense: this house is to a greater extent than exposed to the ATLANTIC swells. I was a fleck surprised though - this was the weekend afterward HURRICANE FLORENCE striking NORTH CAROLINA - you lot would intend dandy would last to a greater extent than impressive than this. Winds along hither are largely onshore SE bounding main breezes - thence sloppy conditions. I wouldn't telephone telephone this a prime number surfing spot.
Several LEARN TO SURF outfits similar this were scattered along the long beach - seemed to last doing skilful concern for such a repose day.
The loooong boardwalk (5.5mi/5.9km!) is non all boards - was smashed upwardly pretty badly past times SUPERSTORM SANDY inwards 2012 amongst substantial parts rebuilt inwards to a greater extent than durable concrete.
Kinda unlike from CONEY ISLAND - solely scattered nutrient in addition to merch outlets, I didn't encounter whatsoever fun fairs but parks/playgrounds/picnic facilities, community sports area, change-sheds were regularly dispersed.
Surfer dudes on the develop heading out. H5N1 local told me the surfing civilization is so embedded that many enthusiasts from NYC grab a local storey for the whole summertime vacation season.
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New York City is built on iii islands - MANHATTAN, STATEN in addition to the southern business office of LONG ISLAND amongst solely THE BRONX extending northward onto the mainland. So it should last no surprise that NYC has beaches. But the STATEN ISLAND beach reviews were non enticing plenty to warrant precious time** for a visit. Ditto those inwards THE BRONX. MANHATTAN is river-locked in addition to heavily urbanised so whatsoever riverside strips of sand were long agone lost to industry, wharves or residential. That leaves the beaches of due south BROOKLYN on the southern tip of LONG ISLAND.
**here's the thing. I'm a seriously onetime dude inwards the twilight of my travelling career. I'm no longer prepared to forego skilful NON-BEACH places I haven't seen to only banking concern check out ALL the beaches inwards an area. I sincerely regret all those years of re-visiting THAILAND, INDO, MALAYSIA etc only to proceed my beach reports upwardly to date. Could cause got used that fourth dimension to encounter parts of the basis I haven't. So cutting me some slack when I say I didn't see ALL the beaches.
CONEY ISLAND
Everyone who goes to NYC has to see CONEY ISLAND if he/she is into the coast or iconic places.
I idea it was kinda good, fifty-fifty though the beach itself would non brand my top 1000. But in addition to so NO north-east USA beach would - equally a affair of fact none of the USA beaches I've seen to appointment would (maybe it's fourth dimension to see FLORIDA in addition to its nigh southern states. Next year?)
So to set CONEY ISLAND into the the States perspective, it would non brand my listing of top 10 the States beaches seen to appointment - or top iii NORTH-EAST beaches.
Relatively uncrowded inwards this key expanse on a prissy Fall Sunday, but I believe earlier LABOR DAY you lot volition oft cause got to motion upwardly or downward the beach farther to avoid the crowds. At to the lowest degree on a prissy day. The arrow points towards BRIGHTON BEACH (Little Odessa) where the sand had the most people - those Russians certain honey the beach.
So I reckon on a crowded twenty-four hours it would last best to caput the other agency (left to the west) when you lot striking the beach from the train.
Water was non likewise bad - non super build clean but non excessively dirty, non mutual depression temperature this shortly afterward summer. An onshore bounding main breeze which wold last the most mutual current of air along hither made the minor waves a fleck messy - this is no surfers' paradise; I didn't spot KELLY SLATER in addition to entourage hanging around.
The construction inwards background is a alter shed/wc area.
and below.
CONEY ISLAND is 15m-24km/60mins past times develop from key MANHATTAN. iii lines access - the D,N, F in addition to Q trains brand it at STILLWELL AVE solely 2 blocks from the beach inwards the pier/carnival area. Note the work curves in addition to and so runs parallel to the sand amongst several stops to BRIGHTON BCH where it turns left over again for the journeying dorsum to NYC - so betwixt the pier/fun fair in addition to BB you lot are never far from an EL station.
I also read you lot tin grab a ferry from MANHATTAN for niggling to a greater extent than than the develop fare. That would last an interesting trip.
ROCKAWAY BEACH
This is the large long beach you lot encounter when landing or leaving JFK. It looked OK to me so I decided to banking concern check it out upwardly close.
Note it isn't real far forthwith work from CONEY ISLAND - the centers of each longish beach are solely 7mi/11km apart - the closest parts abt 2/3.2. But they're a hell of a lot farther past times carry - past times route you lot are looking at over 12mi - past times develop 90mins. And ROCKAWAY is non a BROOKLYN beach - it's inwards the borough of QUEENS.
Note CONEY ISLAND bottom left of picture - JFK bottom left of center.
Relatively uncrowded inwards this key expanse on a prissy Fall Saturday.
Kinda unlike from CONEY ISLAND - solely scattered nutrient in addition to merch outlets, I didn't encounter whatsoever fun fairs but parks/playgrounds/picnic facilities, community sports area, change-sheds were regularly dispersed.
Sumber http://tezza-thailandbeachesandislands.blogspot.com/