Where’s better to enjoy a baseball-and-beach mini-vacation: Staten Island or Coney Island? Comparing two spontaneous, overlooked, and excellent weekend-getaway trips that you can do with a ...

All eight of New York City's public beaches are now open. Find out more about each unique beach and what it offers.

This story is part of the Grist series Flood. Retreat. Repeat, an exploration of how communities are changing before, during, and after managed retreat. Less than an hour’s drive from downtown ...

A body washed ashore at Staten Island's Midland Beach on Monday afternoon, but it is not believed to be connected to the boat accident. "He went fishing and he didn't come home" Glasford's sister ...