Popular beaches in New York City were forced to close down for parts of the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend due to ...

New Yorkers looking to beat the heat headed to the Rockaways over Fourth of July weekend – and so did sharks. Sections of ...

NYC reports more shark sightings at beaches due to increased drone surveillance, leading to temporary beach closures.

A stretch of beach in Queens was closed Thursday afternoon after two confirmed shark sightings, senior city officials tell NBC New York.

Earlier in the week, the NYPD confirmed another shark sighting in the same area. On July 1, an FDNY drone identified a shark, ...

It’s “Shark Weekend” in New York City. Another shark was spotted swimming precariously close to swimmers at Rockaway Beach ...

Drone technology seemed to contribute to an unusual number of shark sightings along Rockaway Beach in recent days. Each time ...

New York City area beaches closed again on Tuesday due to multiple shark sightings. Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered state agencies to increase surveillance on Monday.

Some beaches in New York City and along teh New Jersey shore are closed to swimming because of a threat of dangerous rip currents brought on by Hurricane Ernesto. This file photos is from 2019.

While reports circulated on Monday of more shark sightings at New York’s Rockaway Beach, park officials have not closed it for swimming since July.

Rip currents have caused closures of several New York beaches leading up to Labor Day weekend. Hurricane Franklin, a culprit in those conditions, is heading further out to sea.