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 ...

Many of these Long Islanders believe their section of New York's shoreline is shrinking because of the brutal winter.

All beaches in Westchester, New York City and Long Island are closed completely, or closed to swimming, through Thursday, Aug. 21, as Hurricane Erin makes its way up the Atlantic coast. Erin began its ...

While Hurricane Erin stays offshore, the winds and waves will be felt along the Jersey Ocean. From Long Beach Island to Point Pleasant, beaches in Ocean County are bracing for rough surf and possible ...

Jones Beach is largely flooded as waves from Hurricane Erin pummel Long Island. Waves up to 11 feet high — exacerbated by the storm surge and high tide — have put most of the popular South Shore spot ...

The Fire Island beaches look as beautiful as postcards with plentiful dunes and wide expanses, in part due to massive amounts of sand used to replenish them. And summer winds have been shifting sand ...