OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (WABC) -- Police confirmed that at least two sharks were swimming near the shore of a Long Island beach Thursday, after a lifeguard sounded an alarm of a possible shark in the water.

LONG ISLAND (WABC) -- Several Long Island beaches were already at or near capacity before noon Sunday as temperatures were again expected to soar into the 90s, officials said. Robert Moses State Park ...

Ocean beaches run by the state and some Long Island municipalities reopened for swimming Sunday, while others remained closed and the National Weather Service recommended against swimming. Robert ...

All beaches in Westchester, New York City and Long Island are closed completely, or closed to swimming, through Thursday, Aug. 21, as Hurricane Erin makes its way up the Atlantic coast. Erin began its ...

From quiet boardwalks to lively streets, these New York beach towns offer fresh scenery, character, and the kind of escape that feels refreshing.

Anyone looking for a quieter escape from New York City can easily head east to Long Island and find slower-paced towns with cozy beaches and scenic harbors. Long Island's north coast, known as its ...

QUOGUE, Long Island -- A 7- to 8-foot dead shark, appearing to be a great white, washed on a Long Island beach Wednesday morning. The shark washed on Dune Road Beach in Quogue but was pulled back out ...