NYC’s Closed Beaches Anger Nearby Shore Towns, Spark Limits
- Surrounding municipality beach rules keep out city residents
- Coney Island, the Rockaways, Orchard Beach visitors risk fines
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New York and New Jersey state beaches will be open for Memorial Day weekend, but New York City’s 14 miles of sandy shoreline will be closed.
The closure has raised concerns on Long Island and in New Jersey that residents of a locked-down city of 8.6 million may flock their way -- where they may not be welcome.