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Beach — Brooklynian

Beach

ashleyjones
ashleyjones
edited November -1 in Park Slope
So, it hit me before that it's almost August and I haven't been to the beach (well, I went in Spain, but I'm not counting that) yet this summer.

What's your favorite beach, and how do you get there?

I have a car, so if I need to drive, please give me directions (I tried doing Jacob Riis park by going down Flatbush once and I'd rather stick needles in my eye than try that again!).

Subway to Coney Island would be fine too.

I just want to chill out by myself and maybe swim (if the water isn't too scary). The further away from knuckleheads and babies, the better :lol:

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  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior
    Start address:Good Coffee House
    53 Prospect Park W, Brooklyn, NY 11215
    End address:Long Beach, NY 11561
    Distance:21.7 mi (about 51 mins)
    Reverse directions
    Directions
    1.
    0.0 mi(0m)Head southwest from Prospect Park W - go 148 ft148 ft21.7 mi(51m 33s)
    2.
    148 ft(0m 4s)Turn right at 2nd St - go 0.1 mi0.1 mi21.7 mi(51m 28s)
    3.
    0.2 mi(0m 25s)Turn right at 8th Ave - go 0.3 mi0.3 mi21.5 mi(51m 7s)
    4.
    0.5 mi(1m 6s)Turn right at Union St - go 0.1 mi0.1 mi21.2 mi(50m 26s)
    5.
    0.6 mi(1m 23s)Bear left and head toward Grand Army Plz - go 359 ft359 ft21.1 mi(50m 9s)
    6.
    0.6 mi(1m 33s)Bear right at Eastern Pky - go 2.3 mi2.3 mi
    6 mins
    21.0 mi(49m 59s)
    7.
    3.0 mi(7m 12s)Turn right at Buffalo Ave - go 0.1 mi0.1 mi18.7 mi(44m 20s)
    8.
    3.1 mi(7m 34s)Turn left at Rockaway Pky - go 1.1 mi1.1 mi
    3 mins
    18.5 mi(43m 58s)
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    4.2 mi(10m 13s)Turn left at Linden Blvd - go 3.5 mi3.5 mi
    6 mins
    17.4 mi(41m 19s)
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    7.7 mi(16m 30s)Bear right at S Conduit Ave - go 0.3 mi0.3 mi13.9 mi(35m 2s)
    11.
    8.0 mi(16m 58s)Continue on Nassau Expy - go 6.5 mi6.5 mi
    11 mins
    13.7 mi(34m 34s)
    12.
    14.5 mi(27m 37s)Continue on Rockaway Tpke - go 0.3 mi0.3 mi7.2 mi(23m 55s)
    13.
    14.8 mi(28m 9s)Bear right at Nassau Expy - go 0.5 mi0.5 mi
    1 min
    6.9 mi(23m 23s)
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    15.3 mi(29m 5s)Continue on RT-878 S - go 1.4 mi1.4 mi
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    6.4 mi(22m 27s)
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    16.7 mi(31m 29s)Bear right at Nassau Expy - go 0.9 mi0.9 mi
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    5.0 mi(20m 3s)
    16.
    17.7 mi(33m 13s)Continue on Nassau Expy - go 0.2 mi0.2 mi4.0 mi(18m 19s)
    17.
    17.8 mi(33m 40s)Bear left at Park St - go 0.9 mi0.9 mi
    2 mins
    3.8 mi(17m 52s)
    18.
    18.8 mi(35m 55s)Continue on Beech St - go 0.7 mi0.7 mi
    2 mins
    2.9 mi(15m 37s)
    19.
    19.5 mi(37m 39s)Continue on W Beech St - go 2.1 mi2.1 mi
    5 mins
    2.2 mi(13m 53s)
    20.
    21.6 mi(42m 39s)Turn right at National Blvd - go 0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi(8m 53s)
    21.
    21.7 mi(42m 57s)Arrive at Long Beach, NY 11561
  • idlewild
    idlewild

    Subject: Re: Beach

    Flexichick wrote: So, it hit me before that it's almost August and I haven't been to the beach (well, I went in Spain, but I'm not counting that) yet this summer.

    What's your favorite beach, and how do you get there?

    I have a car, so if I need to drive, please give me directions (I tried doing Jacob Riis park by going down Flatbush once and I'd rather stick needles in my eye than try that again!).

    Subway to Coney Island would be fine too.

    I just want to chill out by myself and maybe swim (if the water isn't too scary). The further away from knuckleheads and babies, the better :lol:
    I'd go to the Montauk Point area. Last year I went up to the Hamptons every weekend by the Northern Pkwy. The drive up is okay it's the drive back that can really suck. No matter what route I took it seemed like I was always diverting to the Rockaways to get back to Flatbush Ave. So, you might want to take the LIRR. The beaches have some knuckleheads and a few kids but for the most part are quiet. The water is nice too.
  • steve
    steve
    Flexi...Jacob Riis is excellent but Flatbush is the wrong way to go. Take the belt from Ocean parkway. It's a nice bike ride too.

    Personally, I like Jones, it's where I grew up...The east end of LI is great, but that's a haul.

    Long Beach is narrow and crowded, but big plus you can take the train there.

    Coney is ok during the week but it's always too loud for me this time of year. Brighton is ok though.
  • stephstock
    stephstock
    When I feel like driving, I'm a Robert Moses girl.

    I can walk past the nudie beach and feel all cute since it's mostly people that you really don't want to look at naked :shock:
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    Where are you going to find a parking spot in Jacob Riis or any of the Rockaways for that matter during the summer? Three-quarters of the streets are private and the remaining quarter are packed to the gills with cars from Brooklyn. Thinking about it, doesn't Staten Island have some relatively quiet beaches?
  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior
    Flexichick wrote: When I feel like driving, I'm a Robert Moses girl.

    I can walk past the nudie beach and feel all cute since it's mostly people that you really don't want to look at naked :shock:
    since youre a robert moses girl. http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=45
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    i'm all about ocean grove, in jersey. less than an hour away. in between asbury and belmar, it's antithetical to what you think of as the jersey "shore". all church ladies and nobody in thong suits. i always feel skinny and pretty, and there's a giant sand bar. plus, good beach glass and sand dollars
  • mtzmtz
    mtzmtz

    Subject: Ocean Beach

    Take LIRR to Bayshore, hop the ferry to Ocean Beach. If you leave by 9am, you can be on the beach by noon. Dinner. Then back home by 11pm. Worth the travel time.
  • yavel
    yavel

    Subject: Re: Ocean Beach

    If you're going as far out as Fire Island, I would go to the beach at Saltaire. I also like Robert Moses. Gilgo beach is also nice and not too far, if you don't mind the bay.
  • jsnyder2914
    jsnyder2914
    I've never been to Saltaire. How do you drive there?

    I used to go to Gilgo Beach as a kid. I thought you needed TOBAY residency to go there. I'm not much into the bay side, but I do remember that some years Gilgo Beach just didn't exist because of storm erosion.
  • quijibo
    quijibo
    LIRR to long beach
    easy to find a pickup volleyball game
    quick commute
    clean beach
    can't beat it with a stick
  • anonymous
    anonymous
    Atlantic City!!! Yaaaay! The beach there is extremely underrated IMO. Of course people have other reasons for going - but the beach is great. We usually get a good summer deal - under $100, go on a Thurs night after work and gamble a bit at night. The next morning we ask for a late checkout, wake up somewhat early and hit the beach. then we get our stuff from the room, shower, put stuff in the car, and cruise the boardwalk for a few hours. Head back Friday afternoon just in time to miss rush hour.

    It's great. Aside from that, we go to Riis (sp?) Park. There's a parking lot there for the beach so thats not a problem. If you ride your bike you can go to one of the "private" beaches next to it. Its a good time but don't take Flatbush. As mentioned, Ocean Pkwy to Belt.
  • ahab
    ahab
    Somebody recently told me about the beach at Sandy Hook, NJ, accessible by a pleasant ferry ride from midtown Manhattan.

    Apparently, there is a an area for birthday suits there as well, so beware :shock:
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter
    gotta tell you, i don't much like sandy hook. no personality at all.
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