Tourism on Long Island has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. In 2022, tourism was a $6.6 billion industry, creating $3.7 billion in direct and secondary labor income from the over 72,000 direct and ...

Ocean beaches run by the state and some Long Island municipalities reopened for swimming Sunday, while others remained closed and the National Weather Service recommended against swimming. Robert ...

LONG ISLAND (WABC) -- Several Long Island beaches were already at or near capacity before noon Sunday as temperatures were again expected to soar into the 90s, officials said. Robert Moses State Park ...

There were a handful of incidents last summer where Long Island beachgoers were bit by sharks. While this may feel scary for swimmers, wildlife officials say it’s a great sign that the number of ...

The shark species that undulate in the waters off Long Island during beach season — frightening swimmers, surfers and other beachgoers — are starting to come to town. The forecast is for a shark ...

Several beaches in Westchester County and three on Long Island were ordered to be closed to swimmers after bacteria was found in the waters that could pose a health risk. With summer heat already here ...

Heavy rainfall has triggered bathing restrictions at dozens of beaches on Long Island, health officials said Tuesday. The Suffolk County Department of Health Services has issued an advisory against ...

Dismembered body of Jessica Taylor identified from beached bones. May 9, 2011— -- The skeletal remains of at least eight murder victims found on a remote stretch of New York beach are the work of ...