A young African immigrant’s body has been found days after he went missing swimming at Rockaway Beach in Queens, police said Monday. The 23-year-old man’s body was found washed ashore on Rockaway ...

Two years and some $12 million of beach replenishment to the tune of 360,000 cubic yards of beach replenishment on the western edge of Rockaway Beach has, sadly, done little to remediate erosion and ...

Zinnia Maldonado joins the CBS News New York team from CBS Boston. While there, she had the opportunity to cover an array of national and breaking news stories such as the Boston Marathon, the Harmony ...

ROCKAWAY BEACH, Queens (PIX11) — Two sharks seen swimming near visitors at Rockaway Beach in Queens caused a brief shutdown of the area on the Fourth of July, according to New York City Deputy Mayor ...

FAR ROCKAWAY, Queens (WABC) -- As the heat ramps up and people flock to the beaches to cool off, the NYPD wants to remind families how to stay safe in the water. Officers held an education session on ...

ROCKAWAY BEACH, Queens (PIX11) — Another shark sighting temporarily closed Rockaway Beach on Monday afternoon, officials said. NYPD drones captured the shark near Beach 120th Street just after 1 p.m., ...

The search for a missing swimmer extended into Saturday along the coastline of Rockaway Beach in Queens, city officials confirmed. NYPD dive teams were in the water a day after the swimmer had been ...

ROCKAWAY BEACH, Queens (WABC) -- Another shark sighting caused beach closures in the Rockaways on Sunday. The Parks Department cleared everyone out of the water from Beach 83rd Street to Beach 120th ...

Surf’s waaay up, dude! Surfers flocked to Rockaway Beach in Queens Thursday to ride a swell of giant waves kicked up by Hurricane Erin — as the storm threatened to flood some nearby coastal areas.

Rockaway Beach is seeing a surge in visitors, but some locals are questioning how much their infrastructure can handle. According to the New York City Economic Development Corporation, Rockaway Beach ...