I know it%26#39;s still been snowing recently in NYC and you%26#39;ll probably think me strange for asking but I%26#39;m in New York next week as my bloke%26#39;s working in midtown but he gets the weekend off and we thought it might be fun (besides my introducing him to the delights of Williamsburg) to maybe take a wander in a beach type/area/thing in and around NY. Brighton Beach, Coney Island or maybe Montauk - does anyone have any suggestions or favourites for a day trip?
Thanks for any ideas...
SM x
weekend beach combing...Brighton would be the most interesting this time of year, as it is easily reached by subway, it has a boardwalk, and there are other things to see or do there this time of year: it is a big Russian neighborhood, and you can go shopping for Russian groceries, or have a meal in a Russian restaurant. After that, your best choice may be Long Beach, as the beach itself is not far from the station of the Long Island Rail Road.
weekend beach combing...Long Beach is easy to get to via the Long Island Rail Road from Penn Station.
Montauk will be a long ride out (3 hours).
Your answer depends on what type of beach that you want. If you want a great beach in a Brooklyn setting, there is no finer experience that Brighton Beach. Welcome to Odessa. Cyrillic lettering, hearty Russian Streetfood, and a wonderful boardwalk make for a really cool experience. When you get off the train, you find yourself on dark Brighton Beach Avenue. Soon, the ugliness gives way to the vibrancy of the neighborhood. The Russian voices. And then you leave the Avenue for the Ocean. A great wide boardwalk perfect for people watching. Russian restaurants lining the shore. Walk 15 minutes to Coney Island.
Now maybe you want a more pristine beach experience. New York can deliver this too. Take the LIRR to Bayshore and then take the ferry to Fire Island. This is a great barrier island with few paved roadways and no cars. Idyllic beaches and small bungalows. Some of the nice areas are Kismet, Saltaire, and the hub of the island, Ocean Beach. I actually met my wife 25 years ago in Ocean Beach. In season, the Pines and Cherry Grove are the gay areas of Fire Island.
The Hamptons are also accessible by LIRR. This is the ';high rent district.'; Montauk, Sag Harbor, the various Hamptons, Water Mill etc are on the South Shore. The ';Metropolos'; of Greenport is on the North Fork [calmer than the south fork]. Shelter Island lives in the middle.
Anyway that you cut it, there are great beaches for you to head to. Beaches off season are wonderful. Have a great time.
Agree with what%26#39;s been said. It really depends on whether you want a day trip or a weekend trip. For a day trip, I think Brighton Beach is a good idea. You can get to Long Beach easily, but without a car, there%26#39;s no much else to do there except walk the beach. There%26#39;s also a boardwalk there. Montauk is a much longer trip and really only makes sense if you%26#39;re going to stay overnight.
Thankyou all! I think it kind of depends on the weather (it%26#39;s currently hailstoning in London!) but following advice tendered it%26#39;s between Fire Island and Brighton Beach. We%26#39;re fans of quirky old seaside towns - we%26#39;ve got a few over here. I also seem to have a vague recollection of Anthony Bourdain going to a wild Russian ballroom type club in Brighton Beach but anyhoo that%26#39;s nightime - have to work out the travel back to midtown. We%26#39;d considered going to Hudson Valley or Montauk for the whole weekend but then hubby doesn%26#39;t want to miss out on a visit to Brooklyn (sorry Lotuspath - more damn tourists) since he%26#39;s never been. I also found this article on New York beaches for anyone else contemplating fleeing the metropolis for a day -http://nymag.com/guides/summer/beaches/ - with travel details from Manhattan.
sm x
If you%26#39;re seriously asking about beachcombing, the wandering on a beach and looking for stuff that washes up, there is an excellent beach for that on the north side of Coney Island. I believe it%26#39;s on Dead Horse Bay.
Decades ago, contractors used to dump housing refuse in there. Now it%26#39;s loaded with sea glass and rounded, eroded bricks in the shape of lozenges, all kinds of things.
You%26#39;ll need a car to get there; the subways and buses go nowhere near there. Coney Island Beach is on the south side of Coney Island.
Coney Island itself is at the south end of Brooklyn and several subways go there. Those trains are local on weekends, so bring a book or scintillating conversation.
TourguideStan (google my name)
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