Drones to patrol for sharks on Queens beaches
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The city is deploying drones o patrol the city’s beaches for sharks after a woman was sent to the hospital with an apparent shark bite on Monday.
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Drowning on Rockaway Beach digs up water safety concerns
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A 14-year-old boy was killed over the weekend while swimming off of Rockaway Beach, the first drowning fatality off of the Queens’ shores this summer, which also comes after a dangerous summer season in 2022.
Read MorePopular Rockaway street gets new look with first-of-its-kind porous concrete
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The $17 million project, which completely renovated the corridor that connects the Rockaway boardwalk to the Rockaway beach ferry stop, includes new roads, parking, a two-way bike lane and new porous pavement meant to help absorb stormwater, the first of its kind in New York City.
Read MoreQueens bird burglars make Parks’ wanted list
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The National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are offering a reward to find whoever is behind a series of theft and destruction in protected bird nesting areas on Queens’ beaches.
Read MoreLawmakers steamed over rumored beach closures
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Beach lovers across Queens were left wondering about the fate of a stretch of the borough’s beloved Rockaway coast following rumors of temporary summer closures of more than 20 blocks of shoreline.
Read MoreRockaway leaders push for ocean safety education
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“No matter where you live or what your background is, you should feel safe going into the water or know when not to go into the water.”
Read MoreRockaway vandalism won't ruin summer celebrations
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“We’re not getting bogged down with that, we’re moving forward.”
Read MoreNine candidates compete for Richards’ seat in Queens’ second test of ranked-choice voting
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The ballot is now set in the race to replace Donovan Richards in the city council.
Read MoreStorm brews at Rockaway Beach Boardwalk contract hearing
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“This feels like an attempt to make up a small portion of that shortfall on the back of working class New Yorkers.”
Read MoreFeds fund $114M anti-erosion effort along Rockaway coast
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“While we are all focused on combating coronavirus, we can't lower our guard on the other ways Mother Nature can and has hurt our district. We must bolster the resilience of our shorelines so they are better able to weather the next major storm, and our vital beaches aren't closed due to erosion.”
Read MoreBeached whale gets sandy burial in Rockaway
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A 28-foot-long humpback whale that washed up onto a Rockaway shore on Tuesday was buried on the beach Thursday morning
Read MoreOPINION: QueensWay or revived rail link are both OK, but the status quo isn’t
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Ever since the Long Island Rail Road’s Rockaway Beach Branch was discontinued in 1962, various proposals for the right-of-way have been floated, but none have taken root.
Read MoreSurf festival brings a celebration of creativity and community to Rockaway
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Surf icon and long time advocate of fun Joel Tudor brought The Vans Duct Tape Invitational to Rockaway Beach for a weekend of art, innovation and logs.
Trump wants to defang the Endangered Species Act. These Queens critters could suffer.
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Learn more about the endangered or threatened species that call Queens home.
Read MoreLime bike catches fire in Rockaway Beach, apparently burning rider
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Lime said it was not aware of any of their other bikes catching fire anywhere else in the world.
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