Dates visited: 5/21/2023 & 9/1/2023

Our first visit here was after our trip to Plumb Beach. I always wanted to visit here, but after the hellish commute to Brooklyn, I wasn't sure we would ever make it back, so we stopped here for a two mile walk. I was bummed that it was cloudy, because the pictures always look nicer on a sunny day. Luckily we made it back a few months later.

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We returned the Friday before Labor Day. This time, it was a truly gorgeous day. There wasn't a cloud in the sky! The traffic was much better this time around too. We walked the entire boardwalk this time, and also part of the Brighton Beach boardwalk as well. It was a total of six and half miles! This time we walked the fishing pier too. There is a great view of the beach from the pier. When we reached the west end of the boardwalk, we made our way to the beach for the walk back. Technically, I don't think dogs are allowed on the beach in the summer time. Of course, this is New York City and I've learned from previous trips, rules like this (and the no bicycles on the boardwalk) are generally ingnored. Except for a small section of the beach near the amusement parks, most areas had red flags up for "No Swimming", since there wasn't enough life guards for the whole beach. There were plenty of people swimming in these sections, so that's where I brought the dogs to the water! This was a very fun walk, and I'm glad I made it back on a nicer day.

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Date visited: 9/1/2023

This beach and boardwalk connects to Coney Island. It's a little quieter and less busy here. We walked some of the boardwalk and explored the beach.

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Date visited: 5/21/2023

Here we have a year round dog friendly beach! That's right, dogs are allowed here all year. It's also free! Yes, free! Not only that, it's not that busy and there is free parking. There's got to be a catch, right? Well, it's not the nicest beach we've visited (it's certainly not the worst either). It's also a horrific commute from Connecticut. The GPS said it would two hours and twenty minutes when I left, but it wound up taking three and a half hours. It can only be accessed from the "rest area" on the east bound Belt Parkway. We walked about three and a half miles here, so the beach is pretty big. It was actually mostly pretty clean, but there was one section on the eastern end we skipped because it looked like it was filled with trash. Dogs are supposed to remain leashed, but we encountered a number of unleashed dogs. All in all, it was okay, but probably not worth the long commute. One more word of warning, stay away from the port-a-johns. There are two of them here, and they might be the worst I've ever seen!

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Date visited: 2/18/2024

I booked valet parking in Brooklyn near the bridge, and we walked over the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian walkway. Unlike other bridges, the pedestrian walkway actually goes through the center of the bridge, with the traffic below the walkway on either side. There are great views of Manhattan and Brooklyn from the bridge, but it is very busy. I thought it wouldn't be that crazy going on a cold day in the middle of February, but I thought wrong! The bridge was pretty much wall to wall people. That made it challenging to take photos! Also, like previous trips into the city, I have to make sure that Mandy and Lexi don't eat random droppings they find on the ground. I had to stop a very disappointed Lexi from eating two full pieces of pizza she found on the bridge. We crossed over to the Manhattan side of the bridge, after which we explored City Hall Park and Foley Square, before returning to Brooklyn over the bridge. We walked a little over four miles total on this adventure.

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