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Female bosses have surfing club at Rockaway Beach: 'Everyone wants to catch that wave'

Whether it is 5 a.m. or 5 p.m., snowing or insufferably hot, a group of female business owners battle the elements in order to catch waves at the Queens beach...

Video shows NYC migrant's 'sickening' alleged bid to extort driver by jumping in front of moving car

“All of the sudden, I see a man in front of my car with eyes wide open, screaming, staring at me ... He was trying to get me to run...

Rockaway shark bite victim on long road to recovery — as beach season opens in NYC

A shark-attack survivor recently celebrated her 66th birthday and continues to heal after a maneater took a chunk out of her thigh last summer at Rockaway Beach.

Top 25 US beaches revealed — 2 surprising NYC spots made the list

Travel & Leisure recently released its list of the “25 Best Beaches in the USA.” 

The Bronx is up and the Battery's an Aries — what zodiac sign is your NYC neighborhood?

Of course Times Square's a Leo — what else?

Ahoy, New York's most unique real estate deal: James Franco's houseboat lists for $250K

Welcome to the James Franco, a floating vessel of a home docked in Rockaway Beach -- which offers a quirky living solution in a city known for its high costs.

Rockaway Beach shark victim who lost 20 pounds of flesh in attack recalls its 'green and dirty' teeth

Tatyana Koltunyuk, 65, narrowly survived a shark attack on Aug. 7.

Wild footage reveals what lurks in NY surf — beachgoers may be swimming with sharks and not even realize

Chilling photos of sharks patrolling waters, near where 65-year-old Queens resident Tatyana Koltunuk was savagely bitten Aug. 7 while swimming alone at Rockaway Beach.

Elderly NYC beach shark attack victim had 5 surgeries in 8 days, now has permanent disability: family

Tatyana Koltunyuk — who lost a large piece of her left leg above the knee in the Rockaway Beach shark attack — will likely need more surgeries and years of physical...

Family of Rockaway Beach shark attack victim who 'lost 20 pounds of flesh' breaks silence

“Our mother is grateful to be alive after today's events," Tatyana Koltunyuk's family told The Post.

Rockaway Beach reopens for swimming after shark attack with drones used to scan waters

Rockaway Beach re-opened for swimming on Wednesday, two days after a beachgoer was attacked by a shark there, officials said – as the FDNY and NYPD announced they are using...

Rockaway Beach shark attack victim 'saved' by quick-thinking NYC lifeguards who used buoy rope as tourniquet

“She lost a lot of blood. The artery came right out. You could see the bones and everything. It was crazy."

Rockaway Beach shark attack victim loses '20 pounds of flesh' after bite

The woman bitten by a shark while swimming alone at Rockaway Beach is believed to have lost  “approximately 20 pounds of flesh” in the rare attack -- believed to be...

Rockaway Beach closed Tuesday after first shark attack since 1953 leaves woman with gruesome leg injury

The Queens hotspot will be closed off from swimming and surfing one day after a woman was seriously injured by a shark.

Woman, 50, bitten by shark at Rockaway Beach, suffers gruesome leg injury in ‘extremely rare’ attack not seen since 1953

Shark sightings have become more common in recent years in Queens and on Long Island.

Two men shot dead, four others injured in less than 24 hours in NYC

Two men were gunned down and two other people were injured in three separate shootings over less than 24 hours during a bloody weekend in New York City, police said.

Surfers, hard hats make desperate attempt to save beached whale in Rockaways

A ragtag group of surfers and construction workers tried to save a beached whale in the Rockaways Tuesday morning by jumping into freezing water in a frantic but futile rescue...

Rockaway Beach’s Jacob Riis Bathhouse to get $50M makeover

The dilapidated Art Deco jewel is getting a multimillion-dollar restoration and the promise of new life as a vendor and event space.  

Motorcyclist crashes on NYC boardwalk, leaves passenger to die: cops

The passenger, David Molina, 26, was ejected from the bike and hurled to the ground during the initial crash – suffering severe head trauma, authorities said.

More NYC shark sightings reported at Rockaway Beach, but swimming still allowed

"We never want to close our beaches, but the safety of our swimmers is our top priority," the New York Parks Department said. "Thankfully, on Monday we were able to...