New York has 67 state-owned swimming beaches and all are tested regularly to determine the public's risk of coming in contact with waterborne diseases.

NYC reports more shark sightings at beaches due to increased drone surveillance, leading to temporary beach closures.

Due to the presence of juvenile Great White Sharks last fall in the waters off Crane Beach, we will be introducing several ...

But in 2023, a swimmer at Rockaway was bitten by a shark and badly injured. New York City officials responded by expanding ...

The popular Rockaway Beach in Queens was briefly shuttered for a period of time on Friday and Saturday due to shark sightings ...

New Yorkers looking to beat the heat headed to the Rockaways over Fourth of July weekend – and so did sharks. Sections of ...

Multiple shark sightings caused a temporary beach closure in New York City after two sharks were spotted in the waters off Rockaway beach in Queens.

Several sharks were spotted prowling the waters at Rockaway Beach, prompting a stretch of popular summer destination to close ...

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American national pride has been on a steady slowdown since 2001, when Gallup first started recording data, and analysts said ...

New York made headlines in recent years for shark encounters that prompted beach closures. In early July 2023, several people were bitten by sharks on Long Island.