On May 18th, Surfrider NYC has partnered with Swim Strong in a 1-hour informational and surf lesson event. Swim Strong provides water safety events in Rockaway for free and is dedicated to inspire youth to achieve their potential through swimming. To resgister, check out the link - http://www.theswimstrongfoundation.org/safety-rockaways.html Event Info – Date: May 18, 2013 Location – Far Rockaway High [...]
Save the date NYC! International Surfing Day is June 20th. Stay tuned for more information and how to get involved. In the meantime please check out the main ISD page.
Hey all — Judge for yourself: details about the “Emergency Dredging and Beach Nourishment for the Atlantic Coast of New York City, Rockaway Beach, New York”
Our collaboration with Clean Seas Coalition, and others, has been going strong. If you’d like to see NYC change it’s relationship with the ubiquitous single-use plastic bag, head over to the Bag It NYC site and register your information (site link on full post pg). It’s strictly for legislators to see how many folks from [...]
Great scoop found by Aeriel Brown of Wax Mag — click through to the full post for the link to the article from WNYC News Blog. Very interesting stuff: http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2013/feb/26/look-sneak-peak-new-rockaway-beach-plans/
Vital reading and resources included in this post. This is a grab of official documents about rebuild plans, sand testing, hearings, etc. If you want to see what these entities are actually saying, click through and read up on the resources — EPA Sandy FAQ Army Corps Rockaway Inlet Study Army Corps Fact Sheet [...]
Hi guys, here’s an article brought to our attention by Bryan D. via Surf MeetUp. It’s technically western Nassau County waters, but we all know that the tide drifts from there to Rockaway whenever it wants, and that we’re likely to surf out there anyway, if that’s where it’s working! Have a click through to [...]
Hi guys, Winter is in full effect, and definitely making us wish for beach weather. Our friends east of NYC still need tons of help, and we are keeping the missions going. Click through this post for the active link (it’s a WordPress thing) to get your name down on the Eventbrite — this way [...]
If the ocean shows us anything, it’s that it is in charge. Rebuilding after Sandy has to be thought through — we can’t just give bulldozers free rein over every inch of our beloved beaches. PLEASE use the petition in this post. Sign it, forward it, send it. THANKS. Now is the time to begin [...]
We have a van Saturday AM at 9 from Union Pool, Brooklyn. Helping folks with rebuild and removal, as well as canvassing / recon to find out what else they need to get back on their feet. Come out and be prepared to work — don’t go into any basements without proper protective gear (we [...]
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