Beyond the Skyline: New York City’s Beautiful Beaches

Jul 30

Summer in New York is in a league of its own. A scoop of Ralph’s Italian ices walking on the boardwalk, walking through Central Park, and of course, the obligatory beach day. New York beaches have a bad rap because there are simply so many better beaches everywhere else. But that doesn’t mean that there’s anything so repugnant about beaches on the East Coast. This summer, after years of not making the time to go, I finally said “let’s go to the beach this weekend.” And so we did.

In our typical fashion, my husband made big deli-style sandwiches and pulled snacks from our pantry while I cut up fruit and packed all other essentials: hydroflask filled with ice water, sunblock spray, comfortable/waterproof surface to lay on and a small portable speaker. Headed to Nassau County’s Long Beach Barrier Island to hang out with the sun for a couple of hours. I guess absence does make the heart grow fonder since I saw the beach in a new way this time. Appreciating how warm and clean the sand was, the peacefulness of it all.