Beachy escapes from NYC

[José Balido]

Visitors to New York City don’t come for the local beaches, certainly. But if you happen to be in town during this or any other summer and want to experience where many locals get their splash and tan on – there are some pretty decent spots to get wet, from strands in the boroughs of Brooklyn andQueens (reachable from Manhattan by subway to glorious stretches farther east out along the south shore of Long Island, which also offer a look at a quite unique side of... keep reading