Many flocked to Rockaway Beach despite a shark sighting at Beach 91st Street that closed the beach temporarily for 20 blocks. It reopened after FDNY drones gave the all clear.

New York takes shark monitoring seriously. Lifeguards continuously patrol the water and beach police and staff use drones to spot “dangerous marine life,” such as sharks, and large schools of ...

The shark washed up on the shore around 4:40 p.m. near Beach 69th St. and despite their attempts, beachgoers were initially unable to help the shark, which one estimated was between 10 and 15 feet ...

Before sharks were spotted off the coast of Rockaway Beach on Sunday and on Thursday, as well as at Hewlett Point Park beach on Sunday, there had been no reported shark sightings off Long Island ...

A shark was sighted at Rockaway Beach in Queens on Thursday, prompting a response from state officials. It’s the first official shark sighting in the Long Island region in 2024, but shark ...

The 65-year-old woman who was bitten by a shark at a New York City beach has undergone five surgeries since the attack and will require more, her daughter said in a statement. Tatyana Koltunyuk ...

Tatyana Koltunyuk was swimming off Rockaway Beach when a shark bit into her left leg, leaving a wound several inches wide and deep. Lifeguards pulled Koltunyuk from the water and applied a ...

On Saturday, it wasn’t a shark sighting that cleared the sand at Beach 59th Street. Shortly before 3 p.m., there was a clap of thunder, and the wind picked up.

CBS New York spoke with Micah Behrend, a man who says he was bitten by a shark at Rockaway Beach back in 2017. He says the attack left him with a painful gash on his foot. While his injuries have ...

Rockaway Beach re-opened for swimming on Wednesday, two days after a beachgoer was attacked by a shark there, officials said – as the FDNY and NYPD announced they are using drones to scan the ...