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

… rent a Hamptons houseor score an invite to someone elsesthis summer Not to worry NYC is a city of islands after all which means youve got plenty of beachgoing … stop is the First Avenue station on the L … BROOKLYN … Coney Island  … The king of Brooklyn beaches Coney Island …

By Virginia K. Smith |June 21, 2017 - 1:59PM
Coney Island fixture Dick Zigun on living in a former warehouse, clams on a half-shell and why you should get a fixer-upper

… Most New Yorkers only head to Coney Island when the mercury gets up past a certain point but as … that previously was commercial and Ive renovated it into a living loft … Howd you find it … I dreamed of living there … penthouse in a shiny new condo … Brooklyn brownstone but Im really a loft guy … If you could live elsewhere where would …

By Virginia K. Smith |December 10, 2015 - 8:59AM