1. Tilden Beach, Queens
Tilden Beach has wild white sand dunes and vegetation that make you feel like you are in another world. This gorgeous oceanfront park is part of the NYC’s Gateway National Recreation Area, which has a nude beach reputation. Apart from the nature, beach-goers can savor the beautiful bike or walking trails while observing the remnants of the military base, Fort Tilden. It was built in 1917 to protect New York Harbor from air and sea attacks. Battery Harris East and West are especially breathtaking that include two massive WWII-era gun emplacements and striking structures that housed nuclear missiles during the Cold War.
2. Jacob Riis Park Beach, Queens
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After the revival of Long Beach, it has transformed to a more than two miles of walking and biking bliss. This family-friendly beachfront also features summer concert series, a weekly art festival, and a farmers’ market on Saturdays in Kennedy Plaza. Long Beach has been ranked as the cleanest beach in the U.S. and the spiffiest in New York by the National Resources Defense Council.
6. Orchard Beach, Bronx
This stunning crescent shaped Orchard Beach is the only public beach in Bronx. Covering 1.1 miles and 115 acres of exquisite sands, it consists of a 13-section sandy beach, a 50-foot-wide hexagonal-block promenade, a massive 1,400 foot-long by 250 foot-wide mall extends to a 90,000-square-foot bathhouse, and 26 courts for basketball, volleyball, and handball. Such remarkable setting allures abundant visitors here to cool off on a scorching summer day.
7. Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk,