Beach advisories, water quality alerts, ferry cancellations, storm damage.
NOAA's national model posts rip current probability up to six days ahead, and the beach flag answers a different question entirely. Here is what each risk level and each color officially means, and who issues them.
A federal disclosure rule now requires hotels and short-term rentals to show the real total price up front, including resort fees — here's what that means for booking a coastal stay.
The 2026 loggerhead count passed the previous record pace in early August, and the hatchlings those nests produce will share the beach with visitors through October.
Sand placement in Avon wrapped June 25, and on July 7 the county approved a $95,000 contract to plant dune grass across the Avon and Buxton nourishment footprints by mid-December.
Preliminary FWC counts show 2,152 leatherback nests in 2026, a new state record, as the statewide season topped 33,000 nests by mid-June.
The summer schedule took effect May 18, and a new South Brooklyn weekend pilot extends ferry service to Bay Ridge and Sunset Park — including the 69th Street pier country.