Rockaway lifeguards sound alarm on deadly potential of city's beach closure plan

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. Thursday May 19, 2022 ADVERTISEMENT [Rockaway lifeguards sound alarm on deadly potential of city's beach closure plan]( [Rockaway Beach, May 2021]( [The city's plan to allow "sand and recreation" access could leave rogue swimmers to fend for themselves.]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [Photograph of children wearing backpacks - from the neck down - scrolling a street]( [After earlier snag, Fair Student Funding formula for NYC public schools is finally approved]( [Critics have said the city should set aside funds for students in transitional housing and foster care.]( [Images of artworks at a show]( [Contemporary art fair Frieze returns to its pandemic-era home in Hudson Yards]( [With 65 galleries showing (and selling) works from hundreds of artists, even a scaled-back Frieze is still quite a spectacle.]( [The entrance to the Rikers Island Correctional Facility in Queens.]( [Death of woman incarcerated at Rikers is 21st since 2021]( [Mary Yehudah, 31, reportedly died following a drug overdose.]( [New Jersey police officers standing at attention.]( [Murphy pushes licensing program for all NJ law enforcement officers]( [The governor said the move, already required in 40 states, will bolster accountability and professionalism.]( [Dusk in Sunset Park, Brooklyn]( [What survivors of a train shooting 30 years ago can teach the people of Sunset Park]( [Both endured terrible trauma. But the time and support they got to heal was different.]( [The "Little Syria" creative team: L-R Thanks Joey, Omar Offendum and Ronnie Malley]( [The hip hop musical 'Little Syria' tells a mostly forgotten NYC story]( [Rapper and poet Omar Offendum tells the story of NYC's Little Syria neighborhood, which flourished between 1880 and 1940, in a three-performance run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.]( [Comptroller Scott Stringer releases COVID investigation into New York City’s response to COVID-19 and outlines recommendations for future emergencies.]( [Report: Scott Stringer eyes a return to Albany]( [The former city comptroller and mayoral candidate may run for state Senate]( [Gregory Mingo outside his sister's home in Ossining]( [Freed from a double-life sentence, a long-imprisoned New Yorker urges Albany to find relief for others]( [Gregory Mingo served nearly four decades behind bars for crimes he said he did not commit, before receiving a rare commutation.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]() [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.