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 ...

Not so in 2024, when so far the grand total of both shark attacks and shark sightings at Long Island state beaches is zero. “Knock on wood,” said George Gorman, Long Island regional director of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A young humpback whale washed ashore in Long Beach on Monday morning — with authorities now working to determine why it died, according to police. “Early this morning, a juvenile humpback whale was ...

(NEXSTAR) – Stephen Leatherman, the coastal scientist and professor known as “Dr. Beach,” has revealed his picks for the top beaches of 2025. This year, a beach on Long Island in New York topped the ...

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 ...