BEACHES IN & AROUND NEW YORK CITY

NEW YORK CITY / LONG ISLAND

WESTCHESTER - ROCKLAND / NEW JERSEY / OTHER

Beaches are New Yorker's backyard playgrounds, providing fun in the sun and safe swimming spots for millions of residents and visitors each year.

The neighborhood around Coney Island is now going under major renovations to provide yet another yuppie enclave, but the famous Cyclone roller coaster is still under landmark protection, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade remains an annual institution, and mother nature ensures the wild & windy surf remains as exciting as ever.

Up in The Bronx, the teeming masses head for Orchard Beach in June (who apparently don't go home until August!) - while Queens makes Rockaway Beach its summer headquarters with most of the major happening boardwalk action centering around 116th Street.

Elsewhere in the New York metro area, there are amusement parks, recreational areas, state parks and picnic areas offering city dwellers and guests time out from a hot summer in the city:

Find out more with our guide to reviews or official sites providing helpful information on local restaurants, entertainment, special event calendars, plus how to get there with directions by car, subway or bus:

• NYC Hotel Swimming Pools

LONG ISLAND BEACHES

• Westchester Swimming Pools
  
  

NEW JERSEY BEACHES