The Rockaway Ocean Club will open in the historic Jacob Riis Park Bathhouse this summer. After decades sitting empty, the ...

A popular beach escape for sweltering New Yorkers is back open — and not a moment too soon for those looking to find some relief from the heat index levels that once again will approach 100 degrees.

NEW YORK - Beach erosion may be contributing to dangerous swimming conditions at Jacob Riis Park in Queens, and experts say common solutions come with consequences. Bonnie Siegel knows Jacob Riis ...

Erosion is rapidly washing away the shoreline of Jacob Riis Park in Rockaway — and the National Park Service says the ongoing problem has created “extremely hazardous” swimming conditions in an area ...

UPDATE: The beach at Jacob Riis Park has been reopened for swimming after officials for Gateway National Recreation Area said bacteria measurements had returned to health levels. There was one less ...

ROCKAWAY BEACH, Queens (PIX11) — Rescuers were searching for two teenage boys who went missing in the water at Jacob Riis Park Beach in Queens Friday, according to police. The FDNY received a call for ...

The summer season in New York City is informally marked each year by the hoisting of Pride flags on The People's Beach, a queer haven tucked away on the far eastern corner of the city's Jacob Riis ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Work to return Jacob Riis (rees) Park Beach to its pre-Sandy days is underway. The National Park Service says sand replenishment at the Gateway National Recreation Area began on ...

Days after two teens went missing while swimming at Jacob Riis Beach, football coaches of Christian Perkins, the older of the two, told the Daily News about the 17-year-old both on and off the field. ...