Long Island's beaches hadn't been open for more than a few hours after Hurricane Erin forced them closed when a South ...

East Coast beaches have reopened but swimmers are urged to take caution due to the continuing threat of rip currents.

The incident occurred after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that swimming would resume at all Long Island State Park Ocean beaches.

Police on Long Island said the South Carolina man drowned over the weekend after he was caught in a rip current.

FIRE ISLAND, New York (WABC) -- A small plane made a hard, emergency landing on a beach on Fire Island Friday afternoon. Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers responded after a six-seat ...

On New York’s Fire Island, a small, sand-colored shorebird called the piping plover is fighting for survival after a scourge of feral felines took over its island home. Long and narrow, at only ...

Boaters offered their vessels and one person helped pack up the family's belongings amid the chaos, Ishmoile Mohammed's ...