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

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

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

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 ...

Multiple shark sightings caused a temporary beach closure in New York City after two sharks were spotted in the waters off Rockaway beach in Queens.

New Yorkers looking to beat the heat headed to the Rockaways over Fourth of July weekend – and so did sharks. Sections of beach were closed daily from Thursday to Sunday after drones spotted sharks in ...

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.

All beaches on the Rockaway peninsula in Queens, New York, were temporarily closed for swimming on Tuesday (July 19) after officials reported "multiple shark sightings" near the shore.

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.