NEW YORK - Beach erosion may be contributing to dangerous swimming conditions at Jacob Riis Park in Queens, and experts say common solutions come with consequences. Bonnie Siegel knows Jacob Riis ...

Any student and enthusiast of New York City’s urban development knows Jacob A. Riis, author of the book How The Other Half Lives. Whether you’re in class, have gone to one of the Tenement Museum’s ...

Image source: NPS – as the Jacob Riis bust was being installed originally After Hurricane Sandy, the children likely wondered, but did not ask about what had happened to the Riis bust, since Jacob ...

Zulay Velazquez has lived at the Jacob Riis NYCHA development in the East Village for more than 40 years. Velazquez, along with the roughly 3,600 other residents, has a big decision — to remain as a ...

A Queens surfer died after he was carried out of the ocean by good Samaritans at the beach in Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways, the Daily News has learned. Police responding to a 911 call about 12:40 ...

A drowning surfer who died after being carried out of the ocean by good Samaritans at Queens’ Jacob Riis Park was a rising documentary filmmaker whose first feature is about to have its US premiere.

The boardwalk at Jacob Riis Beach will get a facelift this fall. The National Park Service, which runs the federally owned portion of Rockaway, announced the $2.7 million refurbishment of the ...