jamaica bay
'Unprecedented' wave of dead bodies wash up in Jamaica Bay area in past year; residents concerned
Jamaica Bay is quietly earning a reputation as the Big Apple’s version of the Bermuda Triangle -- with at least eight dead bodies discovered in and around the area over...
Fish from the south are making NYC waters home as warming seas make the area more balmy: study
The Big Apple has become the new sea life hot spot.
Feds, city to crack down on animal sacrifices in NYC's Jamaica Bay after dog-carcass with snapped neck, wounded pigs found
City and federal agencies are beefing up resources in Queens park land following The Post's coverage on animal killings and torture in Jamaica Bay.
Republicans eye ex-DNC chair, Biden adviser Tom Perez over 'unprecedented' Floyd Bennett Field migrant camp
Former Democratic National Committee chairman and current White House senior adviser Tom Perez took an "integral role" in settling thousands of migrants at Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field, according to House...
NYC fisherman finds bag of rifles in Jamaica Bay
A fisherman out in Jamaica Bay Wednesday morning spotted an unlikely catch -- a bag of rifles that he later reported to police, cops and sources said.
Families of drowned teens were told they cut class before tragedy: school
Officials at MS 137 had notified the grieving families of Daniel Persaud and Ryan Wong that the 13-year-olds were skipping school through a robocall at 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Mom of 'happy' 13-year-old who drowned in NYC didn't know for 'hours' he had cut class
Samantha Singh — whose son Daniel Persaud drowned with friend Ryan Wong Friday while swimming in Queens — demanded to know why his school waited hours to tell her he...
Police ID 13-year-old boys who drowned in Jamaica Bay
Both teens were rushed to Jamaica Hospital, where they were pronounced dead, according to police.
Two teens, 13, drown while swimming with friends in Jamaica Bay: cops
The youngsters, both 13 years old, were in the water near the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge around 11:45 a.m. when they went under, according to police.
Oh ship: Queens pols want new office to haul abandoned boats from waterways
New York’s waterways are so polluted with abandoned trash-filed boats that the city must create a new office to oversee a mass cleanup.
NYC councilman swore off special interest cash as it flowed to husband's film
While City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer may have sworn off special interest cash, the same hasn't been true for his husband — author and documentary filmmaker Dan Hendrick. His 2017...
Fur-tunate timing: NYPD rescues dog from freezing Jamaica Bay
It was ruff day for this pup. The NYPD Harbor Unit rescued a dog struggling to stay above water in Jamaica Bay Wednesday morning. Officers were patrolling the area when...
Smoke on the water: Boat bursts into flames on Jamaica Bay
A boat burst into flames on Jamaica Bay, sending plumes of smoke billowing from the floating blaze, video shows. The nautical inferno broke out just after 7 p.m. Thursday near...
Stranded kayaker rescued from remote island in Jamaica Bay
It was like “Cast Away” — but in Queens. A stranded kayaker was rescued by the NYPD on a remote island in Jamaica Bay after flagging down cops with sticks...
Divers searching Rockaway Beach waters for teen swimmer who went missing
Divers with the NYPD were out searching Jamaica Bay on Monday morning for a 15-year-old swimmer who went missing the night before. The boy was last seen waving his arms...
Body of missing Queens woman found in Jamaica Bay
Police on Tuesday recovered the body of a woman reported missing off Far Rockaway over the weekend, law enforcement sources told The Post. The body of 35-year-old Queens resident Anna...
Missing Queens woman was wading in no-swimming area
The woman who vanished Sunday after being swept into Jamaica Bay was wading in waist-deep water in an area where swimming is apparently not allowed, police sources said Monday. Anna...
Woman goes missing while swimming in Jamaica Bay
A woman went missing while she was swimming in Jamaica Bay, Queens on Sunday, sources said. The 35-year-old woman was wading into the current off Bayswater at around 5:30 p.m....
NYPD divers rescue two men knocked out of their raft in Jamaica Bay
This dramatic clip show the moment NYPD divers jumped from their helicopter to rescue two men who'd been knocked out of their raft in Brooklyn. The victims were on a...
NYPD rescues kayakers stranded in Jamaica Bay
In a dramatic rescue, cops used an NYPD helicopter to scoop up two people who had tipped out of their kayaks in Jamaica Bay on Saturday. The NYPD got a...