Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday directed Jones Beach and Robert Moses State Parks, as well as Hither Hills State Park in Montauk, to suspend swimming at Long Island ocean beaches due to flooding ...

Hurricane Franklin kicked up major surf in Rhode Island Thursday, providing New England surfers the first healthy set of waves this hurricane season.

Franklin, along with Hurricane Idalia, which was upgraded to a Category 2 storm Tuesday, are not expected to reach Long Island. Idalia was forecast to move Wednesday morning over western Florida ...

Surfers ride waves at Rockaway Beach as high surf from Hurricane Franklin delivers strong rip tides and large waves to most of the eastern seaboard on Aug. 31, 2023, in New York City. People enjoy … ...