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Rockaway Beach faces intense waves and rip currents despite good weather

pix11.com · 7dShare

ROCKAWAY BEACH, Queens (PIX11) -- Tuesday saw a lot of sun, low humidity and seasonably comfortable temperatures. Those combined factors were perfect for the beach, but one other factor put a big and potentially hazardous asterisk on the perfection: the risk of rip currents has remained high throughout the day. It kept parents of young [...]

First report: NYC closes most beaches to swimming as dangerous rip currents threaten coast — gothamist.com, 8d