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Besides sunbathing, the primary recreational activities are fishing, bird-watching and beach walks. Visitors can also take a nature walk on trails through a successional maritime forest behind the beach. An observation deck at one of two old military batteries at the park offers sweeping views of New York Harbor. [2] Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn
Miami Beach law: A smoking ban on city beaches and public parks went into effect in January 2023. Violating the law could lead to fines — $100 for a first offense and $200 for a second offense ...
Robert Moses State Park - Long Island is a 875-acre (3.54 km 2) state park in southern Suffolk County, New York. [3] The park lies on the western end of Fire Island, one of the central barrier islands off the southern coast of Long Island, and is known for its five-mile (8.0 km) stretch of beaches on the Atlantic Ocean.
The beach is named for the nearby Fire Island Lighthouse and was formerly the largest recognized clothing optional beach in New York. On 5 February 2013, the Fire Island National Seashore announced its plan to begin enforcing New York State anti-nudity laws on all Fire Island beaches, including Lighthouse Beach, ending clothing optional usage. [4]
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The Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza, Mexico. Cenotes are surface connections to subterranean water bodies. [5] While the best-known cenotes are large open-water pools measuring tens of meters in diameter, such as those at Chichen Itza in Mexico, the greatest number of cenotes are smaller sheltered sites and do not necessarily have any surface exposed water.
Public beach accessibility was considered almost nonexistent; in 1904, it was estimated that there were 1.4 square inches (9.0 cm 2) of public beachfront on Coney Island for each of the 3.7 million residents of New York City. [62]
Pelham Bay Park is a municipal park located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is, at 2,772 acres (1,122 ha), [a] the largest public park in New York City. The park is more than three times the size of Manhattan's Central Park. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC ...