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THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.BOAT TOURSOM $99.00 PER ADULTBROOKLYN GRAFFI LSON98REMEND95% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.UNIQUE EXPERIENCOM $45.00 PER ADULTBATEX NEW YORK PREMIER DNER CISE200FOOD & DRKOM $199.88 PER ADULT2023LIKELY TO SELL OUT*SAILG TOUR NEW YORK100REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $94.00 PER ADULTLOWER MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN BRIDGE GUID BIKE TOUR43REMEND97% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.PRIVATE AND LUXURYOM $48.99 PER ADULTBROOKLYN BRIDGE & DUMBO NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR - OM MANHATTAN TO BROOKLYN323REMEND95% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $39.00 PER ADULTNEW YORK DNER CISE 54FOOD & DRKOM $150.99 PER ADULT NEW YORK CY GHOST TOUR OF GREENWICH VILLAGE165REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.GHOST TOURSOM $35.94 PER ADULTBROOKLYN BIKE TOUR 35REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.CY TOURSOM $88.00 PER ADULTNYC NIGHT B TOUR, OM TIM SQUARE TO THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE151B TOURSOM $57.00 PER ADULTLIKELY TO SELL OUT*NEW YORK HELIPTER TOUR: ULTIMATE MANHATTAN SIGHTSEEG437REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HELIPTER TOURSOM $289.00 PER ADULTBT OF BROOKLYN WALKG TOUR WILLIAMSBURG45STREET ART TOUROM $32.00 PER ADULTTHE ORIGAL BT OF BROOKLYN HALF-DAY FOOD AND CULTURE, B TOUR177REMEND98% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM $149.00 PER ADULTSPECIAL OFFERBROOKLYN STREET ART WALKG TOUR158REMEND94% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.STREET ART TOUROM $32.00 $28.80 PER ADULTTHE AREA ADDRSBELT PARKWAY, BROOKLYN, NY 11235NEIGHBORHOOD: SHEEPSHEAD BAYREAD MOREHOW TO GET THERESHEEPSHEAD BAY • 9 M WALKFULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS804 WH 3 OPERA CAFE & LOUNGE940.1 MI$$ - $$$ • MEDERRANEAN • EUROPEAN • TURKISHRANDAZZO'S CLAM BAR200466 FT$$ - $$$ • ITALIAN • AMERIN • SEAFOODCAFE ISTANBUL370.3 MI$$ - $$$ • MEDERRANEAN • TURKISH • MIDDLE EASTERNPATRIZIA'S EMMONS AVE270.2 MI$$ - $$$ • ITALIAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYLIMAN RTRANT1070.3 MI$$ - $$$ • TURKISH • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • GLUTEN FREE OPTNSAPPLEBEE'S220.2 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBCHERRY HILL MARKET AND CAFE220.2 MI$$ - $$$ • SPECIALTY FOOD MARKET • CAFE • RSIANBAKU PALACE400.1 MI$$ - $$$MASAL CAFE & LOUNGE250.2 MI$$ - $$$ • MEDERRANEAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYSOUP N BURGER220.2 MI$$ - $$$SEE ALLATTRACTNS128 WH 6 SHORE ROAD PROMENA30.3 MISCENIC WALKG AREASBRIGHTON BEACH4340.8 MIBEACHMANHATTAN BEACH PARK200.6 MIPARKSSHEEPSHEAD BAY1121 MINEIGHBORHOODSDYKER HEIGHTS636NEIGHBORHOODSGREEN-WOOD CEMETERY1,069CEMETERITHE CYCLONE1331.8 MIAMEMENT & THEME PARKSLUNA PARK CONEY ISLAND8081.8 MIAMEMENT & THEME PARKSPROSPECT PARK1,409PARKSBROOKLYN BOTANIC GARN2,505GARNSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.3.06 REVIEWSEXCELLENT0VERY GOOD2AVERAGE3POOR0TERRIBLE1BOZZY LNJ7 NTRIBUTNS1PLUM BEACH IN 2022APR 2022IT FELL TO REAL DISREPAIR DURG THE COVID PANMIC AND THE PARKG-LOT BEME FILTHY AND REPUGNANT. STREWN WH LTER, WEEDS 6 FEET TALL AND A STALLED NSTCTN PROJECT ON A GARN ALONG THE HIGHWAY LEFT THE PLACE A TOTAL MS. THE PARKS DEP'T HAS SCE CLEANED THE LOT,TRIMMED THE WEEDS AND PATED THE RAILGS.HOWEVER, THE GARN PROJECT REMAS AN UNFISHED MS AND EYORE,SCE 2019. THERE IS A LOT OF BEACH EROSN,THE TRAILS SI ARE ALL OVER GROWN WH WEEDS AND MEN HAVE ED THIS PLACE FOR ANONYMO PICK-UPS,PARTICULARLY SUMMER,AND SCE THE MID 70' WAS SO THE 90'S, PECIALLY AFTER DARK WHEN THE PARKG- LOT WAS OPEN 24-X-7 BEFORE 2001. THAT STILL GO ON, BUT MUCH LS SO AND NOT VISIBLE SIGHT OF PASSERS-BY. HEY, GAY PEOPLE HAVE TO HOOK-UP AND GET ON,TOO. I SAY LIVE AND LET LIVE, AS LONG AS THEY ARE DISCRETE AND GO WAY BACK BY THE LET NEAR THE MARE PARK BRIDGE. WHO R? JT DO NOT LTER AND REMA DISCRETE ABOUT AS NSENTG ADULTS,PLEASE.READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 19, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.LRA C1 NTRIBUTN1NEGLECT AND FILTH AT THE PARKAUG 2021 • FRIENDSTHE BEACH SELF IS LOVELY BUT BOY!! IF YOU VENTURE OVER THE DUN AND THE PARKG LOT, YOU ARE FOR THE WORST NEGLECT FILTH, PROSTUTN AND RONTS!! SHAME! PEOPLE OF BROOKLYN PAY TAX WORK HARD AND SERVE BETIFUL PLAC FOR A REPRIEVE OM THE SUMMER SUMMER HEAT. GATEWAY NATNAL PARK IS RPONSIBLE FOR THE PARK AND NY PARKS PARTMENT AND TRANSPORTATN PARTMENT ARE RPONSIBLE FOR THE PARKG LOT AND BIKE LANE. PLEASE, GET TOGETHER GUYS!!READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 16, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ALPHA M2 NTRIBUTNS2TRANQUILY THE BIG CYAUG 2020 • BSTHIS IS MY GETAWAY SPOT THAT’S NOT TOO FAR AWAY. I WORK NIGHTS ON IDAYS AND EVERY SATURDAY MORNG I LIKE TO STOP HERE ON MY WAY HOME AND ENJOY THE BEACH BEFORE ANYONE ARRIV. MY QUIET PLACE, ALL YEAR ROUND.READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 7, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.VEROVEEBROOKLYN, NY96 NTRIBUTNS2NICE OPTN BROOKLYNJUN 2020 • FAYWE VISED THIS BEACH TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE REMENDATN OF A IEND. THE BT PART IS THAT ’S VERY NVENIENT TO OUR HOME BROOKLYN. IT WAS NOT TOO CROWD, WHICH WAS GOOD SCE WE ARE STILL ALG WH COVID 19 NYC. NO ONE WAS WEARG MASKS BUT WE WERE ALL MUCH FARTHER THAN 6 FEET APART. THERE IS NOT MUCH PARKG HOWEVER AND WE HAD TO WA A VERY SLOW MOVG LE TO ENTER THE LOT. PARKG WAS EE AT LEAST. THERE WERE WAV BUT THEY WEREN’T TOO HIGH FOR KIDS TO PLAY. ALL THE DOGS WE SAW WERE ON LEASH. THERE WERE MANY PARASAILED (KE SURFERS?) AND ONE OF THEM DROPPED HIS KE RIGHT NEAR AND THE STRGS GOT TANGLED OUR STUFF, AND OUR DGHTER. THE SAND IS A B ROCKY, SHELLED PARTS AND THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF PLASTIC WASTE LAYG AROUND. BUT ON THE WHOLE I THOUGHT LOOKED PRETTY CLEAN. THERE WERE NO TOILETS, SHOWERS, OR REHMENTS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE WATER FOUNTAS BUT THEY DIDN’T WORK. MY 2 YEAR OLD HAD A BLAST SPE THE FLAWS AND WE N’T WA TO RETURN.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 21, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.THESTU327NEW YORK CY, NY26 NTRIBUTNS2GREAT SPOT FOR KURFG LSONSJUN 2016 • SOLOTHIS IS A OL LTLE VE BETWEEN BREEZY POT AND BROOKLYN. AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO LEARN HOW TO KEBOARD AND WDSURF. I TOOK KURFG LSONS WH NYC KECLUB STCTOR, MIKE PREIS. I WOULD GIVE A BETTER REVIEW EXCEPT THAT THERE IS LTLE PARKG AND THE AREA ULD BE MATAED BETTER(NYC PARKS)READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 30, 2016THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.SONJA SNEW YORK CY, NY17 NTRIBUTNS5B OF A DUMP, BUT 'S A NICE RETREATAPR 2016 • SOLOPLUMB BEACH MAY BE A B OF A DUMP, BUT ’S MY DUMP. ONE OF THE ONLY BEACH THE CY THAT DON’T SEEM TO HAVE DOG RTRICTNS, ’S FELY MY GO TO ON THE WEEKENDS. IT’S A NICE WALK OM ONE END TO THE OTHER, BUT EXPECT SOME LTER, STRANGE SMELLS, AND BROKEN GLASS STTERED ABOUT THE SAND. NEVER OVERLY CROWD, ’S A NICE PLACE TO GO TO FEEL ALONE (IF YOU N BLOCK OUT THE SOUND OF RS ZIPPG PAST ON THE BELT) AND A GREAT PLACE FOR DOGS TO ROMP AROUND. 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READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.STAY61365149496BROOKLYN, NYCAN I BBQ ON THIS BEACH ?ADD A REPLYDARYL MNEW YORK CY, NYIS THERE PORTA POTTI OR BATHROOMS THEREADD A REPLYVIEW ALLALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALL2023BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK3,338PARKSBROOKLYN HEIGHTSPROSPECT PARK1,409PARKSPROSPECT PARK2023BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARN2,505GARNSOPEN NOW • PROSPECT PARKBRIGHTON BEACH434BEACHBRIGHTON BEACHDOMO PARK84PARKSOPEN NOW • WILLIAMSBURGEMPIRE FULTON FERRY STATE PARK109STATE PARKSDUMBOPROSPECT PARK ZOO212NATURE & WILDLIFE AREAS • ZOOSPROSPECT PARKNEW YORK AQUARIUM754AQUARIUMSBRIGHTON BEACHCADMAN PLAZA PARK77PARKSBROOKLYN HEIGHTSSUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN32PARKSSUNSET PARKIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGPLUMB BEACH (BROOKLYN) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

When I ask why they e here, they all giggle before one of them tells me, “The gays. “Queers always exist at the margs, ” one of them says wryly; the gay part of the beach technilly li at the eastern edge of Riis Park, ont of the s of a tuberculosis sanatorium. “It feels like a gem the sense that I don’t particularly thk the beach is the prettit, but I thk the people are, ” says Abi Benez, -founr of Gayletter and a equent visor.

By 1963, the New York Tim was regnizg Riis as a place “the New York homosexual” uld fd iends of “his kd, ” and a lol guibook was llg “one of the bt Gay Rivieras the world … so crowd, nus go unnoticed.

LGBTQ BROOKLYN – A GAY GUY’S WEEKEND GUI TO BROOKLYN

” After Stonewall, Riis beme a se of polil participatn where gay activists uld hold voter-registratn driv on the sand.

13 BT GAY BARS IN BROOKLYN, NY

Baldg gay guys wh matchg potbelli eat guamole unr a circle of Life Is Good umbrellas; others throw back tall boys unr a shady tent. Historilly, has been the most popular gay beach New York Cy. "Gay Beach" at Riis Park, 1960.

Acrdg to Rodwell, gay men were nstantly harassed and given catns by police over alleged vlatns of the size of their bathg sus (Rodwell was later arrted for objectg to this). Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) voter registratn, 1971. Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) softball team, wh gay rights lear Barbara Gtgs kneelg at right, at Riis Beach, early 1970s.

By the 1940s the most eastern end of the beach had bee a documented well-known statn for mostly whe gay men to sunbathe and cise. Durg the 1960s this area of the beach beme clothg optnal and was affectnately referred to as “Screech Beach” due to the gay prence. Acrdg to future gay rights lear and bookshop owner Craig Rodwell, gay men were nstantly harassed and given catns by police over alleged vlatns of the size of their bathg sus.

THE BEST BROOKLYN GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BROOKLYN

One of the bt Gay Rivieras the world…so crowd, nus go unnoticed. As a se of activism, the beach was the lotn of a 1971 voter registratn drive led by the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), one of the first gay rights groups to form after the 1969 Stonewall Uprisg. Though, at tim, beachgoers have alt wh homophobia here over the years, the area still matas s queer inty as one of New York Cy’s popular and diverse LGBT public spac.

Gee Chncey, Gay New York: Genr, Urban Culture, and the Makg of a Gay Male World, 1890-1940 (New York: Basic Books, 1994). Hugh Hagi, ed., Swasarnt Nerf’s Gay Guis for 1949 (New York: Biblgay Publitns, 2010). Perry Brass, “Lost Gay New York: Riis Beach a.

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THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.FOOD & DRKOM ₹7,242.18 PER ADULTTHE AREA ADDRSBELT PARKWAY, BROOKLYN, NY 11235NEIGHBOURHOOD: SHEEPSHEAD BAYREAD MOREHOW TO GET THERESHEEPSHEAD BAY • 9 M WALKFULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS805 WH 5 KMSOPERA CAFE & LOUNGE940.2 KM₹₹ - ₹₹₹ • MEDERRANEAN • EUROPEAN • TURKISHRANDAZZO'S CLAM BAR2000.1 KM₹₹ - ₹₹₹ • ITALIAN • AMERIN • SEAFOODCAFE ISTANBUL370.4 KM₹₹ - ₹₹₹ • MEDERRANEAN • TURKISH • MIDDLE EASTERNPATRIZIA'S EMMONS AVE270.2 KM₹₹ - ₹₹₹ • ITALIAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYLIMAN RTRANT1070.5 KM₹₹ - ₹₹₹ • TURKISH • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY • GLUTEN FREE OPTNSAPPLEBEE'S220.3 KM₹₹ - ₹₹₹ • AMERIN • BAR • PUBCHERRY HILL MARKET AND CAFE220.2 KM₹₹ - ₹₹₹ • SPECIALY FOOD MARKET • CAFE • RSIANBAKU PALACE400.2 KM₹₹ - ₹₹₹MASAL CAFE & LOUNGE250.3 KM₹₹ - ₹₹₹ • MEDERRANEAN • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYROLL-N-ROASTER1670.6 KM₹ • QUICK B • AMERIN • FAST FOODSEE ALLATTRACTNS128 WH 10 KMSSHORE ROAD PROMENA30.4 KMSCENIC WALKG AREASBRIGHTON BEACH4341.4 KMBEACHMANHATTAN BEACH PARK201 KMPARKSSHEEPSHEAD BAY1121.6 KMNEIGHBOURHOODSDYKER HEIGHTS635NEIGHBOURHOODSGREEN-WOOD CEMETERY1,070CEMETERITHE CYCLONE1342.9 KMAMEMENT & THEME PARKSLUNA PARK CONEY ISLAND8122.9 KMAMEMENT & THEME PARKSPROSPECT PARK1,410PARKSBROOKLYN BOTANIC GARN2,507GARNSSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.3.06 REVIEWSEXCELLENT0VERY GOOD2AVERAGE3POOR0TERRIBLE1BOZZY LNJ7 NTRIBUTNS1PLUM BEACH IN 2022APR 2022IT FELL TO REAL DISREPAIR DURG THE COVID PANMIC AND THE PARKG-LOT BEME FILTHY AND REPUGNANT. STREWN WH LTER, WEEDS 6 FEET TALL AND A STALLED NSTCTN PROJECT ON A GARN ALONG THE HIGHWAY LEFT THE PLACE A TOTAL MS. THE PARKS DEP'T HAS SCE CLEANED THE LOT,TRIMMED THE WEEDS AND PATED THE RAILGS.HOWEVER, THE GARN PROJECT REMAS AN UNFISHED MS AND EYORE,SCE 2019. THERE IS A LOT OF BEACH EROSN,THE TRAILS SI ARE ALL OVER GROWN WH WEEDS AND MEN HAVE ED THIS PLACE FOR ANONYMO PICK-UPS,PARTICULARLY SUMMER,AND SCE THE MID 70' WAS SO THE 90'S, PECIALLY AFTER DARK WHEN THE PARKG- LOT WAS OPEN 24-X-7 BEFORE 2001. THAT STILL GO ON, BUT MUCH LS SO AND NOT VISIBLE SIGHT OF PASSERS-BY. HEY, GAY PEOPLE HAVE TO HOOK-UP AND GET ON,TOO. I SAY LIVE AND LET LIVE, AS LONG AS THEY ARE DISCRETE AND GO WAY BACK BY THE LET NEAR THE MARE PARK BRIDGE. WHO R? JT DO NOT LTER AND REMA DISCRETE ABOUT AS NSENTG ADULTS,PLEASE.READ MOREWRTEN 19 APRIL 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.LRA C1 NTRIBUTN1NEGLECT AND FILTH AT THE PARKAUG 2021 • FRIENDSTHE BEACH SELF IS LOVELY BUT BOY!! IF YOU VENTURE OVER THE DUN AND THE PARKG LOT, YOU ARE FOR THE WORST NEGLECT FILTH, PROSTUTN AND RONTS!! SHAME! PEOPLE OF BROOKLYN PAY TAX WORK HARD AND SERVE BETIFUL PLAC FOR A REPRIEVE OM THE SUMMER SUMMER HEAT. GATEWAY NATNAL PARK IS RPONSIBLE FOR THE PARK AND NY PARKS PARTMENT AND TRANSPORTATN PARTMENT ARE RPONSIBLE FOR THE PARKG LOT AND BIKE LANE. PLEASE, GET TOGETHER GUYS!!READ MOREWRTEN 16 AUGT 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ALPHA M2 NTRIBUTNS2TRANQUILY THE BIG CYAUG 2020 • BSTHIS IS MY GETAWAY SPOT THAT’S NOT TOO FAR AWAY. I WORK NIGHTS ON IDAYS AND EVERY SATURDAY MORNG I LIKE TO STOP HERE ON MY WAY HOME AND ENJOY THE BEACH BEFORE ANYONE ARRIV. MY QUIET PLACE, ALL YEAR ROUND.READ MOREWRTEN 7 AUGT 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.VEROVEEBROOKLYN, NY96 NTRIBUTNS2NICE OPTN BROOKLYNJUN 2020 • FAYWE VISED THIS BEACH TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE REMENDATN OF A IEND. THE BT PART IS THAT ’S VERY NVENIENT TO OUR HOME BROOKLYN. IT WAS NOT TOO CROWD, WHICH WAS GOOD SCE WE ARE STILL ALG WH COVID 19 NYC. NO ONE WAS WEARG MASKS BUT WE WERE ALL MUCH FARTHER THAN 6 FEET APART. THERE IS NOT MUCH PARKG HOWEVER AND WE HAD TO WA A VERY SLOW MOVG LE TO ENTER THE LOT. PARKG WAS EE AT LEAST. THERE WERE WAV BUT THEY WEREN’T TOO HIGH FOR KIDS TO PLAY. ALL THE DOGS WE SAW WERE ON LEASH. THERE WERE MANY PARASAILED (KE SURFERS?) AND ONE OF THEM DROPPED HIS KE RIGHT NEAR AND THE STRGS GOT TANGLED OUR STUFF, AND OUR DGHTER. THE SAND IS A B ROCKY, SHELLED PARTS AND THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF PLASTIC WASTE LAYG AROUND. BUT ON THE WHOLE I THOUGHT LOOKED PRETTY CLEAN. THERE WERE NO TOILETS, SHOWERS, OR REHMENTS AVAILABLE. THERE WERE WATER FOUNTAS BUT THEY DIDN’T WORK. MY 2 YEAR OLD HAD A BLAST SPE THE FLAWS AND WE N’T WA TO RETURN.READ MOREWRTEN 21 JUNE 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.THESTU327NEW YORK CY, NY28 NTRIBUTNS2GREAT SPOT FOR KURFG LSONSJUN 2016 • SOLOTHIS IS A OL LTLE VE BETWEEN BREEZY POT AND BROOKLYN. AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO LEARN HOW TO KEBOARD AND WDSURF. I TOOK KURFG LSONS WH NYC KECLUB STCTOR, MIKE PREIS. I WOULD GIVE A BETTER REVIEW EXCEPT THAT THERE IS LTLE PARKG AND THE AREA ULD BE MATAED BETTER(NYC PARKS)READ MOREWRTEN 30 JUNE 2016THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.SONJA SNEW YORK CY, NY17 NTRIBUTNS5B OF A DUMP, BUT 'S A NICE RETREATAPR 2016 • SOLOPLUMB BEACH MAY BE A B OF A DUMP, BUT ’S MY DUMP. ONE OF THE ONLY BEACH THE CY THAT DON’T SEEM TO HAVE DOG RTRICTNS, ’S FELY MY GO TO ON THE WEEKENDS. IT’S A NICE WALK OM ONE END TO THE OTHER, BUT EXPECT SOME LTER, STRANGE SMELLS, AND BROKEN GLASS STTERED ABOUT THE SAND. NEVER OVERLY CROWD, ’S A NICE PLACE TO GO TO FEEL ALONE (IF YOU N BLOCK OUT THE SOUND OF RS ZIPPG PAST ON THE BELT) AND A GREAT PLACE FOR DOGS TO ROMP AROUND. ON WDY DAYS, YOU ARE SURE TO SEE SOME WD SURFERS JETTG AROUND THE WATER, AND LOW TI MAK FOR FUN EXPLORATN AS THERE ARE ALWAYS BIZARRE THGS TRAPPED THE SAND (STED R ENG, ETC.)LOOK, I’M NOT SAYG THIS PLACE IS THE MOST BETIFUL PLACE OUT THERE, BUT ’S GREAT FOR WHAT IS.READ MOREWRTEN 7 APRIL 2016THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.STAY61365149496BROOKLYN, NYCAN I BBQ ON THIS BEACH ?ADD A REPLYDARYL MNEW YORK CY, NYIS THERE PORTA POTTI OR BATHROOMS THEREADD A REPLYVIEW ALLALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELLERSSEE ALL2023BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK3,341PARKSBROOKLYN HEIGHTSPROSPECT PARK1,410PARKSPROSPECT PARK2023BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARN2,507GARNSPROSPECT PARKBRIGHTON BEACH434BEACHBRIGHTON BEACHDOMO PARK84PARKSWILLIAMSBURGEMPIRE FULTON FERRY STATE PARK109STATE PARKSDUMBOPROSPECT PARK ZOO213NATURE & WILDLIFE AREAS • ZOOSPROSPECT PARKNEW YORK AQUARIUM757AQUARIUMSBRIGHTON BEACHCADMAN PLAZA PARK77PARKSBROOKLYN HEIGHTSSUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN32PARKSSUNSET PARKIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGPLUMB BEACH (BROOKLYN) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO (WH PHOTOS) - TRIPADVISOR

It's known today by lols as a gay beach, an affirmg space for queer and trans bodi to be publicly visible, but few know s history as such, which dat back nearly a beach was named for the Progrsive-era photojournalist Jab Riis 1914. A 1963 New York Tim feature dubs Jab Riis Park among the summer vatn spots "the New York homosexual n fd" that are "equented by his kd.

" Later 1974, the Tim noted that "Bay 1 at Riis for some years been a gatherg place of homosexuals. "We don't thk of queerns as havg such a long lifpan, but this has been a gay beach for longer than most people live, " he ntu.

Hey, gay people have to hook-up and get on, too.

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