Could someone please recommend a couple of interesting areas in any of the boroughs which are safe and easily accessible by public transit to observe and take pictures of high and low tides in the same spot for comparison. Perhaps some areas have more to explore when the tide is out than others? Times? Coming from the prairies I find this natural occurrence intriguing. Thank you for any assistance you can offer.

I forgot to mention we will be in NYC the second week of May. Just in case anyone can quote some times for the tides. Thanks again for any help with this matter.

From the prairies to NYC Well you could always head over to the Hudson and check out the pilings and watch the waterlines but that would be kind of boring....A beach would be more enjoyable.Jacob Riss Park would be a be good place to take in the tides while sitting on the boardwalk. Of course you'll need a tide chart and some patience.

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Thank you for replying. Where on the Hudson are the pilings that you speak of? Jacob Riss Park is on our itinerary so this will work out well. No time to sit on the boardwalk though,we would rather explore what is revealed on the ocean floor when the tide is out and then return to see high tide later.

The tidal bore goes all the way up the hudson, and you can watch it from Hudson Park - we've done this at various location. But if you want to see the sea floor, you need a beach. Contact the New York Aquarium for expert advice. You can walk along the beach starting at the Aquarium at Coney Island two miles to Manhattan Beach (Manhattan Beach is horseshoe crab mating ground in May and June, female horseshoe crabs crawl onto Manhattan Beach with male suitors literally hanging onto their hard-shelled tails. the female crabs burrow into the sands and bury close to 20,000 eggs, then stand aside to watch the male horseshoes compete to fertilize them)

Or go the Rockaways, Gateway, and Breezy Point - (Note that Gateway is a STATE park, while some beaches are municipal). Breezy Point is the terminus of the Rockaway peninsula. It consists predominantly of dune/beach shoreline terrain that extends into the Atlantic ocean.The interior has a small central marsh area complemented by shrubbery, extensive beach grass, and a stunted tree forest which renders cover for birds. Breezy Point is a thin barrier separating the Atlantic Ocean from Jamaica Bay.

Here are some travel directions, though some ferries don't run till summer. You sometimes need taxis to get to the beaches from the LIRR, but you can walk to Long Beach from the LIRR.

[www.nps.gov]
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Thank you for your suggestions and the links - I will check them out.