AROUND THE CITY
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Around Hempstead

Above the Lido Beach Wildlife Management Area (NY)
Above the Lido Beach Wildlife Management Area. The remnants of a boardwalk once used by an adjacent school for environmental education can be seen on the left. Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS Find out more about the trip at http://usfwsnortheast.wordpress.com/tag/hurricane-sandy-aerial-tour/ Stay up to date on Hurricane Sandy recovery and resiliency projects at https://www.fws.gov/hurric
Atlantic Beach Bridge New York
The Atlantic Beach Bridge in New York. This image is taken looking northwards, towards Long Island.

Atlantic Beach New York beach view
The beach in the village of Atlantic Beach on Long Island, NY. This photo was taken facing northwest. The boardwalk is visible on the right hand side of the photo.
E Rockaway Inlet bridge
Looking west out en:East Rockaway Inlet from en:Atlantic Beach Bridge on a partly cloudy early afternoon. See also File:East Rockaway Inlet jeh.JPG .

Great Blue Heron
Location: Lido Beach WMA, Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Photo Credit: Tom Sturm/FWS

Island Park, SW Long Island
Island Park is the community on the left; the marsh island is Garrett Marsh. Courtesy www.Andrewdrury.com -- usable with attribution and link to www.Andrewdrury

Lido Beach, NY, USA
Lido Beach, NY, USA

Lido Beach landing site
During cleanup efforts, this small cove is where ships had to dock for debris removal Credit: Keith Shannon/USFWS Find out more about the trip at http://usfwsnortheast.wordpress.com/tag/hurricane-sandy-aerial-tour/ Stay up to date on Hurricane Sandy recovery and resiliency projects at https://www.fws.gov/hurricane/sandy/ Like us on Facebook http://facebook.com/usfwsnortheast

Lido West town park
Lido West town park on Long Island, NY. This photo was taken next to the rock jetty looking west. The buildings in the distance are located in Long Beach

Piping Plovers Atlantic Beach New York
Sanderlings (Calidris alba) at Atlantic Beach, New York

Sunset at Point Lookout 2024
Point Lookout, New York

American herring gull at Jones Beach (04451)
American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus at Jones Beach

Bay park tree
A tree in Bay Park

Black Skimmers on Long Island, New York
Black Skimmers Rynchops niger on Long Island

Point Lookout, NY
Photo of the only entry point to the hamlet of Point Lookout within Hempstead , New York , Lido Boulevard. Photo taken from Cullin East Marina entrance looking east-southeast.

Reeds at Jones Beach at sunset (04924)
Reeds at sunset at Jones Beach

Snowy owl at Jones Beach (04857)
Snowy owl at Jones Beach

Sunset at Point Lookout Beach1
Point Lookout Beach

Dave Push Folklore marker
Born in 1842, David Terrell was an important member of the Near Rockaway (East Rockaway) maritime scene. As a reputable shipping captain, Terrell navigated the turbulent oceans and amassed not only a small fortune but also the affections of a “handsome city gal.” When this relationship fell apart, however, Terrell’s life veered into a series of misadventures. Rechristening himself as “Dave Push”—a

Jones Beach Long Island NY
Jones Beach Long Island NY
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