Gotham Getaway: Amazing New York Beaches To Visit This Weekend

Escape for some ocean spray, and we're not talking cranberry juice.

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Come summer, New York City turns into a biological soup of weird smells, inexplicable brown puddles, and 9 million people sweating in unison. But evolution is within reach. New York has enough waterfront to provide every kind of beach escape, from the after work sandy beer to the weekend solitary retreat.

Here are 10 New York beaches to visit this weekend.

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Ditch Plains

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Flying Point Beach

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Robert Moses Beach

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Jones Beach

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Rockaway Beach

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Brighton Beach

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Coney Island

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Water Taxi Beach

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Gunnison Beach

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South Beach

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