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More than 2,500 people swam in the ocean for the New Year's Day tradition, organizers said.
Sunbathers at Staten Island's South Beach stopped for a photo and a chat.
A day after finding the water had high levels of contamination, officials lifted the warning Thursday.
Portraits of a sunny day in Orchard Beach, Bronx's only public beach
Event organizers said Nicki Minaj would host an event but the superstar called the claim "fraudulent."
The beaches will be open and staffed for the first time this summer.
Piers 2 and 4 officially opened Thursday afternoon in the parks near Brooklyn Heights.
The beach shuttle has run from Brooklyn to the popular Queens beach since 2012.
Piers 2 and 4 of Brooklyn Bridge Park will officially open on May 22.
Aaron Rose took a series of photographs in Coney Island from 1961 to 1963.
New Yorkers flocked to Rockaway Beach this Labor Day weekend.
Coney Island hosted the 23rd annual sand sculpture competition, drawing huge crowds to the beach.
DNAinfo New York offers tips on making lasting memories in Staten Island.
These mass transit-accessible parks make it possible for car-free city dwellers to enjoy Mother Nature.
Artists are heading down to the beach to create wild and fun sandcastles.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.