Summer is about traveling to a place where you can dip your toes deep into the warm sand, read a novel under the shade of an umbrella and cool off in the waves when the relentless sun gets a bit too hot.
For years, travelers have been faced with the choice between sand and culture, the lazy beach life and the vibrancy of the city. For visitors to New York City there is no choice that needs to be made for in addition to being the quintessential urban playground, New York is also home to miles and miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches awaiting the lazy days of summer. We have New York apartments available in this summer that place guests somewhere in between the Atlantic surf and the Empire State building.
Mention surfing beaches, boardwalks and sand-castles in the same sentence as New York City and most out-of-towners will react with disbelief, but for most New Yorkers spending a day at the beach without leaving the limits of the city is a reality of everyday summer life. In addition to all of the water-related activities in the New York Harbor and on the Hudson and East Rivers, are the Atlantic shores in Brooklyn and Queens. Home to the Rockaway beaches, a stretch of coast line that runs until the border with Long Island’s famous Long Beach, Queens offers many convenient and affordable apartments.
Perhaps better known are the beaches of Brooklyn’s Coney Island. Coney Island’s beaches were once the playground of Manhattan’s rich and famous but today welcome a wide range of city residents from all walks of life. In addition to the sandy beaches is the timeless Coney Island boardwalk and amusement park as well as the recently built baseball park of the New York Mets minor league franchise, the Brooklyn Cyclones.
New York Habitat has apartments in the middle of Manhattan for city lovers, just a short subway or taxi ride from the beaches of Brooklyn and Queens, as well as accommodations in Brooklyn a bit closer to the sun and surf of the outer boroughs. Here are a few accommodations to get your search started:
– This 1-bedroom furnished apartment in Midtown West (NY-16224) is located in the middle of Manhattan’s stunning urban landscape and features views onto neighboring skyscrapers.
– This 1-bedroom Furnished apartment in West Village (NY-16306) offers visitors a taste of Downtown living. The accommodation is elegant and comfortable.
– This 1-bedroom accomodation in Boerum Hill (NY-11601) features exposed brick walls, hardwood floors and is a bit closer to Coney Island beaches than our Manhattan accommodations.
You can read about another great summer activity in Summer Streets in New York.
I have been to Jacob Riis Beach on Long Island 3 weeks in a row now. It is between Coney Island and Far Rockaway. It is a very nice beach and if you go to the right spot there is not a ton of people.
If only I were able to go the beach everyday during this disgustingly hot New York City, pavement/concrete humidity weather…
Hello, Coming into the big Apple I will never think to go to the beach for a few days. But I heard once or twice that beaches of Hamptons are really beautiful. Maybe New York Habitat should starts vacation rental apartments in the Hamptons.
I completely agree. I need to get out of this muggy apartment and go swimming. Though it seems kind of surreal to be at the ocean, but still in New York…I like it.
Coney Island is one of New York’s great summer teasure!
Nothing beats getting out of the city on a very hot and on not so very hot day and going to the ocean and let a load off!
My favorite day at the beach in New York is the Mermaid Parade at Coney Island. Now that’s something to see.
CooL, I saw that Mermaid parade for the first time this year. It was pouring rain, but the Merimaid did fine.
As summer is inching over to a closed I’m going to soak in the last days at the beach!
I’ve been in NYC for around 13 times and never went to the beach…what a pity!! Isn’t it?!! Shall I go the 14th time?? hum!!