Rockaway Seashore in Queens was dubbed "a weekend heaven."
Zandy Mangold
The Manhattan-to-Hamptons helicopter crowd is seaside bummed.
Journey and Leisure just lately launched its collection of the 25 finest seashores in america, and never one of many South Fork’s unique strands made the record. Nor did different Northeast expensive coastal enclaves like Lengthy Seashore Island or Martha’s Winery. As an alternative, they have been edged out by the working-class oases of Coney Island, Rockaway and Asbury Park, NJ.
“Coney Island packs extra pleasure right into a block of boardwalk than most seashores have in miles,” Eric Gatoff, CEO of Coney Island’s landmark Nathan’s Well-known, raved triumphantly to The Submit upon listening to the information. “This seaside is actually particular.”
Coney Island in Brooklyn was touted by Journey and Leisure for its “miles of sandy shore … wealthy in historical past and custom” and naturally for its iconic amusement parks.
Beachgoers on the Coney Island seaside.
July 4th at Coney Island seaside.
The Coney Island amusement park.
Rockaway Seashore in Queens was dubbed “a weekend heaven” for its subway-accessible “white sand, five-mile boardwalk and surfer-worthy waves.”
The juke-joint city of Asbury Park was lauded for its “full of life, clear, white-sand seaside” and, throughout the road, its “fabled” bar The Stone Pony, “made well-known by locals Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi.”
The raves for blue-collar seashores on the expense of luxe movie star surf spots mark a triumph of substance over type — particularly when reported by upscale shiny magazine Journey and Leisure.
Asbury Park seaside.
Beachgoers collect at Asbury Park Seashore in 2020.
Sunbathers chill out on the seaside in Asbury Park.
Ritzy Two Mile Hole Seashore is accessible from Blade‘s East twenty third Avenue touchdown pad to East Hampton Airport by way of helicopter for $1,025. Rockaway Seashore is accessible from the Port Authority Terminal by way of the A prepare for $2.75.
The copter crowd refuels after a day splashing within the surf on $55 rack of lamb at Le Chef in Southampton. Subway sun-seekers satiate themselves with $7 boardwalk burgers at Paul’s Daughter on the Coney Island boardwalk.
“New York Metropolis surprises and delights,” beamed NYCGo spokesman Christopher Heywood, touting the 14 miles of seaside managed by town that provide “one-of-a-kind summer season leisure alternatives” within the coronary heart of Gotham.
The record launched cries that Journey and Leisure editors should have suffered sunstroke whereas researching the story.
“Strangest seaside record I’ve ever seen,” @saltybluecoffeeco wrote on Instagram. “I agree with possibly 2.”
The choice course of reeks of left-wing bias, argued others, who famous that Florida, with its year-round sunshine and 1,350 miles of shoreline, earned only one seaside on the Journey and Leisure record whilst New York Metropolis boasts two “America’s-best” seashores.
“Political hit job in opposition to (Governor) DeSantis and Florida,” claimed @davidgardner3273.
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