Jacob Riis Park — Bay 1

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Rockaway Beach Blvd, Queens, NY, New York, 11694, United States

The isolated eastern end of Jacob Riis Park on the Rockaway Peninsula — historically "Screech Beach" — has been NYC's most popular gay beach since the 1940s. Documented by the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, Swasarnt Nerf's guides, and countless community archives; Harvey Milk met Joe Campbell here in the 1950s. Bay 1 and the dunes behind it remain a social and cruising focal point in summer. Reach it via the Q35/Q22 buses or the Marine Parkway Bridge. Check NPS Gateway alerts: erosion has periodically closed Bay 1 to swimming. Nudity is not permitted under New York law.