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Jones Beach State Park, spanning six-and-a-half miles of sandy beachfront on the Atlantic Ocean, is one of the most popular recreational areas on Long Island. Comprised of eight beaches, two pools, four basketball courts, two softball fields and a miniature golf course, among other attractions, Jones Beach also hosts a variety of summer concerts.
Jones Beach State Park, spanning six-and-a-half miles of sandy beachfront on the Atlantic Ocean, is one of the most popular recreational areas on Long Island. Comprised of eight beaches, two pools, four basketball courts, two softball fields and a miniature golf course, among other attractions, Jones Beach also hosts a variety of summer concerts.
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NICE restores Hicksville-Jones Beach service
NewsdayIt will be easier than it has been in years to take a bus to Jones Beach this summer. The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) has announced the reinstatement of summer bus service between Hicksville and Jones Beach beginning on May 25. The N87 line...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Long Island Rail Road, Travel Deals, Gardens and Parks, Discount Vacation Packages
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Canadian team joins Bethpage Air Show lineup
NewsdayIt's official: The Royal Canadian Air Force F-18 Demonstration Team will headline the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach State Park on Memorial Day weekend. The lineup of performers for the annual air show was formally announced Wednesday by the...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Memorial Day, Tourism and Leisure, American Airpower Museum, Skydiving
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Jones Beach a Mess--as PIX 11 Continues Tour of LI Devastation
pix11.com | @murphypixPIX 11 got a first, "on the ground" look at severe damage in Jones Beach State Park, as George Gorman, the deputy regional director for NYS Parks and Recreation, gave us a tour of the ripped up boardwalk, seaweed-drenched Jones Beach theatre, and a...Tags: Ocean Parkway, Convoy of Hope
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Long Island's Jones Beach An East Coast Favorite
The Hartford CourantWANTAGH, N.Y. — It's hard to say what it is exactly that makes one beach nicer than another. Is it the sand? The water? The size of the waves? Nearby attractions, such as a boardwalk or gift shops? Whatever it is, Jones Beach on Long Island's south...Tags: Ocean Parkway, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, New York City, Robert Moses
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Missing woman probably not a victim of Long Island serial killer
Nation NowThe search on an isolated Long Island beach for a 24-year-old woman who vanished last year led authorities to the skeletal remains of 10 others who were probably dumped there by a single serial killer. But it turns out Shannan Gilbert, the missing woman,... -
Blue Angels Take To The Sky At Long Island Air Show
On Long Island, all eyes are on the sky for Memorial Day weekend.
Nearly 150,000 people turned out for the Blue Angels air show at Jones Beach Sunday. Navy fighter jets performed a series of twists and turns that kept spectators on the edge of their...Tags: Death, Armed Forces, Long Island, Defense, WPIX
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Dead Baby Humpback Whale Washes Onto Jones Beach
wpix.comA dead baby humpback whale washed up on the shore of Jones Beach State Park Thursday morning. The whale is about 30-feet long and was spotted by passersby just before 9 a.m., east of Field 6 in the High Hill section of the Long Island beach. Rescue...Tags: Death, Long Island, WPIX
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Jones Beach
Jones Beach State Park P.O. Box 1000, Wantagh 516-785-1600 8 ocean beaches (6 miles). Zachs Bay beach, 2 pools, band shell, 4 basketball courts, 2-mile boardwalk/health walk, surf chairs for the disabled (Fields 2, 6 and Central Mall), beach ramp at Field...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Golf, Windsurfing, Theodore Roosevelt
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