Bushwick on the Beach

Casey Kelbaugh for The New York Times

The New York Times is apparently in love with Rockaway Beach. Several articles this summer have celebrated our new “Bushwick on the Beach,” such as “Boardwalk? Try Catwalk” by Guy Trebay in June. Just a few weeks ago there was this riveting article about what happens when the sun goes down:

As the sun dips below the oceanfront high-rises, the beach becomes the brief early-evening domain of stragglers from the daytime, along with can collectors, fishermen, surfers, volleyballers and the treasure hunters armed with metal detectors. Most of them finally head out when darkness moves in.

The newspaper also recently jumped at the opportunity to promote a sand castle building contest hosted by the non-profit arts organization Creative Time with this article. And then they provided full coverage right after here.

Let’s hope the attention brings some much needed revenue to the boardwalk–especially the part of it that hasn’t been repaired since Hurricane Irene last year!

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