Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk

October 29, 2020

NYC PARKS AND DOT ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR NEW DESTINATION GREENWAYS IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS

NYC Parks and DOT today announced the launch of two conceptual planning studies for...

May 25, 2018

NEW YORK CITY’S 14 MILES OF PUBLIC BEACHES OPEN THIS WEEKEND

NYC Parks reminds all beach-goers to be safe in and around the water this summer, and only swim...

September 7, 2015

Extended Swimming Season Begins At Nyc's Most Popular Beaches

FY2016 Budget Extends Swimming Season Through September 13 at Rockaway Beach in Queens, Coney...

June 22, 2015

NYC Parks Deploys AT&T Street Charge Units At The Beach

Solar Powered Charging Stations Allow Beach Goers at Rockaway, South and Midland, Orchard and...

September 22, 2014

Citywide Beach Attendance Grows By More Than 22%

Even with an unusually cool summer, an estimated 18,109,077 people visited NYC Parks beaches and...

May 23, 2014

NYC Parks Kicks Off Summer Beach Season In New York City

NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, announces that the City’s public...

May 28, 2010

Parks Kicks Off Summer Beach Season in New York City

New York City’s beaches will open to the public this Saturday, May 29, with lifeguards on...

May 22, 2009

Parks Kicks Off Summer Beach Season in New York City

The City’s beaches will open to the public this Saturday, May 23, with lifeguards on duty...

June 19, 2008

An 85th Birthday Gift for the Coney Island Boardwalk

The Coney Island Boardwalk received a wonderful 85th birthday gift - $10 million!

May 27, 2008

Which Way to the Beach?

Over the three-day Memorial Day Weekend, more than 228,000 New Yorkers visited the City’s beaches.