Topic: Jones Beach State Park

Hurricane Sandy: Storm surge floods NYC tunnels, cuts power to city (+video)

Nearly a million New Yorkers were without power as hurricane Sandy made landfall Monday night. Subway tunnels, the waterfront, and the financial district flooded.

Long Island man suspected of attempting to fake his own death re-arrested

Raymond Roth of Massapequa, N.Y., was arrested on a charge of criminal contempt on Wednesday night, only hours after he was released on $100,000 bail.

New York man arrested, suspected of faking his own drowning as insurance scam

A man who was reported missing at a New York beach but later turned up in Florida, was arrested Wednesday. He is suspected of faking his own drowning in order to cash in his life insurance policy.

Jones Beach, Early Autumn

A poem.

Labor Day weekend: aftermath of hurricane Irene may force people to change plans

Labor Day weekend: Damage from hurricane Irene has closed popular recreation areas such as parts of the White Mountains National Forest in New Hampshire.

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