Beaches of the boroughs: Where to get sun and sand without leaving the city

… So you didnt rent a Hamptons houseor score an invite to someone elsesthis … New York has the background story here Pedestrians arent meant to go on the sand and we certainly wouldnt advise … edge of Brooklyn its boundaries are technically from West 37th Street to Ocean Parkway Coneys strength is …

By Virginia K. Smith |June 21, 2017 - 1:59PM
Instagram Roundup: NYC Beach season is still alive and well

… While were winding down into the last days of summer theres still plenty … train ride this weekendor have other plans and just want to live vicariouslycheck out the snaps New Yorkers have been … posted by Benedetto benjidl on Aug 22 2016 at 505am PDT … Live … Beach … Coney Island … photography … Rockaways … …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 25, 2016 - 3:59PM
Coney Island fixture Dick Zigun on living in a former warehouse, clams on a half-shell and why you should get a fixer-upper

… in … Coney Island has always been my dream … Do you own or rent … I have a tenyear lease on a onestory building that … ever had … The home Im living in now … And the worst … I rented two floors of an old clapboard building on Surf … a Coney Island home Nom Wahs Wilson Tang on winning the affordable housing lottery the best LES eateries and more …

By Virginia K. Smith |December 10, 2015 - 8:59AM
This weekend in the Rockaways, go to the open house, stay for the beach

… Weve now reached the muggy lazy point in the summer where desire to hang outlive by the beach has probably hit its peak Why not spend … by boat or train no ZipCar required  … Buy … Sales Market … LiveNeighborhood Intel … Sell … Staging + Open Houses … …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |August 14, 2015 - 12:30PM
Roller coaster real estate: A primer on buying a Coney Island home

… Brokers sometimes refer to Coney Island as the Wild Wild West because so few local agents are members of the Real … by large highrise apartment complexesa mix of public rental housing owned by the New York City Housing Authority as well as standard rental buildings There are also both coop and condo …

By Leah Hochbaum Rosner |August 7, 2014 - 8:59AM
Where the boardwalk ends: Coney Islanders on their real-life neighborhood

… for the neighborhoods namesake beer   But whats it like to live there yearround We spoke to residents to find out what … people when they move here they need to understand they live in an amusement park So it will be very quiet in the … 42 rents a onebedroom   … Never eat a Nathans hot dog I got food poisoning there twice   Wanda 22 lives with her parents …

By Polly Mosendz |July 23, 2014 - 8:59AM