10 Best Beaches Around New York City

Coney_Island_beach_July4 — Coney Island Beach

Why not escape the concrete jungle with a day trip to the sand and surf? With so many great waterfront attractions, playgrounds, sporting courts, eateries, and more, New York City beaches are the places to go for summertime family fun. Grab your shades, sun-block, and beach umbrellas, and check out our list of the best beaches to hit around the city!

Coney Island Beach
No summer is complete without a trip to this iconic New York City beach. If not for the three miles of beach, kids will love going for the famous boardwalk and exciting rides at Luna Park. It is also home to the New York Aquarium, which is a great way to make the trip an educational one. With so many attractions, activities, and treats to eat, Coney Island is the perfect all-in-one family day trip.
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Brighton Beach
Located right at the foot Coney Island, Brighton Beach is a good alternative for families who want a calmer beach trip. The beach, dubbed “Little Odessa,” sits in a neighborhood largely known for its high population of Russian-speaking immigrants. Be sure to come on an empty stomach and dine at one of the many local Russian eateries.
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Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach is within walking distance of Brighton Beach, and is another good alternative for families who want to avoid the noise and bustle of Coney Island. Originally created as a summer resort, the beach is bookended by playgrounds, two large baseball diamonds, as well as tennis, volleyball, basketball, and handball courts.
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Rockaway Beach
While areas of Rockaway Beach are still under reconstruction after suffering heavy damage from Hurricane Sandy, beachgoers can enjoy much of the sand and water, concession stands, boardwalk, and seven playgrounds! The 170-acre beach is also New York City’s only legal surfing beach, and even offers spots for saltwater fishing.
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Jacob Riis Beach
To the west of Rockaway Beach, Jacob Riis Beach is a great place for families looking for a relaxing day of sun and sand. Dubbed “The People’s Beach,” it is a part the Gateway National Recreation Area and is famous for its Art Deco bathhouse and nearby Floyd Bennett Field. Be sure to pack a picnic for the day though, as there are only concession stands in the area, which aren’t always open.
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Jones Beach
One of New York State’s biggest beaches, Jones Beach boasts 6.5 miles of white sand and surf. If the kids are too scared to play in the ocean, they can cool off in one of two swimming pools, or play on the two-mile-long boardwalk or playgrounds. Visitors can also attend concerts at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. For a more educational trip, be sure to take a tour at the Theodore Roosevelt Nature center.
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Orchard Beach
Created by Robert Moses in the 1930s, Orchard Beach’s 1.1 miles are entirely man-made. Called “The Riviera of New York,” this beach offers concession stands, two playgrounds, two picnic areas, and 26 different sporting courts for basketball, volleyball, and handball. There aren’t many places to eat, so take care to pack a picnic for the day!
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Long Beach
Another beach that suffered damage from Hurricane Sandy, Long Beach has since been reconstructed better than before. The family will enjoy not only the white-sand beach called Ocean Beach, but also the beautiful new boardwalk. There are several parks and playgrounds, with staff who supply cold water, sidewalk chalk, jump ropes, and more.
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Midland Beach
Part of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach, Midland Beach at Staten Island offers a fishing pier, bicycle path, concession stands, and bocce courts. Kids will have fun running through the sprinklers at the Sea Turtle Fountain, or playing at the Playland Playground.
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South Beach
South Beach is located right next to Midland Beach, and is recently refurbished after Hurricane Sandy, offering brand new fountains and playing fields. The orange-sand beach makes a relaxing getaway for city-goers tired of the New York City congestion. Kids will enjoy the roller hockey rink, Kid’s Kingdom Playground, and Fountain of the Dolphins sculpture at the boardwalk.
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Polaris Productions Theater Camp

Kids will learn, rehearse, and perform the wonderful Maurice Sendak and Carole King musical, Really Rosie. For 10 weekdays, campers will take part in physical and vocal warm-ups and learn choreography, staging, and vocal parts. They&rsquo;ll develop skills in acting, singing, character development, and more. This camp will ignite your child&rsquo;s imagination and passion for performing, build their self-esteem, and help them form lasting friendships. They&rsquo;ll have fun! At camp&rsquo;s end, the kids will perform Really Rosie for family members and friends. Kids of all levels of experience, ages 8 through 13, are welcome to join.

The Language Workshop For Children

After offering both group and private lessons for many years and analyzing the results over&nbsp;time, The&nbsp;Language Workshop for&nbsp;Children, founded&nbsp;in1973, has decided&nbsp;to emphasize private remote lessons at shorter intervals.&nbsp;Our skilled educators&nbsp;will&nbsp;focus their attention exclusively on the&nbsp;unique needs, learning style, and interests of your child.&nbsp;This allows a&nbsp;bond&nbsp;to develop&nbsp;between teacher and student, which&nbsp;has been&nbsp;shown to&nbsp;drastically improve retention.&nbsp; OUR METHOD&nbsp; Developed by the pioneers of language education for children, our programs bring decades of&nbsp;experience to your living room with individualized, active language classes. Each lesson is based on proven methods and materials perfected to capture your&nbsp;child&rsquo;s attention during the ages when he/she absorbs information the fastest. &nbsp;&nbsp; While other online language classes rely on videos for passive learning, we deliver interactive, and engaging lessons with native-fluent teachers. In addition, all our teachers are certified in the Thibaut&nbsp;Technique which has been featured&nbsp;in the New York&nbsp;Times, the&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, and many other well-respected&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our short one-on-one lessons give kids the chance to focus, hear pronunciation clearly, and practice speaking in their target language.  THE PROCESS&nbsp; First, students have a short meeting with our Director&nbsp;Francois&nbsp;Thibaut, in&nbsp;English, with&nbsp;their parent(s)&nbsp;present.&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut&nbsp;will determine&nbsp;the best course of study, including&nbsp;class length and&nbsp;frequency, the&nbsp;right&nbsp;teacher, lesson&nbsp;format and materials (or action games for younger students.) Then the learning&nbsp;begins!&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut will continually check in on your child&rsquo;s learning to assure they are getting the most&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;classes.&nbsp; OTHER OFFERINGS&nbsp; We can also help your child prepare for: the French subject tests for SAT, AP &amp; CLEP, the European DELF/DALF, the Canadian TEF and other standardized testing, college entry exams, studying or traveling abroad,&nbsp;cultural changes when moving abroad,&nbsp;and much more!&nbsp; &nbsp;