New York City public beaches reopen for the summer on May 23. The season brings a return to beach outings across all five boroughs, including the subway-to-sandy-towel migration. Brooklyn’s Coney Island and Brighton Beach offer classic boardwalk attractions, beach volleyball, and strong people-watching energy, with Brighton Beach featuring Eastern European food and a more local feel. Queens’ Rockaway Beach remains the only legal surfing beach in the city and has grown into a summer hub with taco stands, beach bars, and skaters, while Jacob Riis Park draws large crowds with its Art Deco bathhouse and social atmosphere. Staten Island provides quieter waterfront escapes, and the Bronx’s Orchard Beach offers sports courts, food vendors, and a lively public beach scene.
"If your ideal beach day involves fewer Bluetooth speakers, Staten Island quietly delivers some of the city's most underrated waterfront escapes. South Beach and Midland Beach have long boardwalk walks and sweeping Verrazzano views, while Cedar Grove Beach and Wolfe's Pond feel more like hidden coastal towns than New York City beaches. Then there's Orchard Beach in the Bronx (the city's historic “Riviera”), which brings sports courts, food vendors and one of the liveliest public beach scenes anywhere in the five boroughs."
Read at Time Out New York
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