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🏁 3rd Qtr • "A Journey of Stories" • 2025 🏁
BEACH TRIBE NYC
NYC Bounced Back! Ian hit us hard most recently & we were more ready. Today Surfers are out on Waves during Hurricanes! Like Pierre & Anthony down at Beach 67 in Arverne (Far Rockaways)
I interviewed Pierre Hugot - Surfer (Surfed Hurricane Ian)
I talked to him on Beach 67 as he was going in the water on Oct 22, 2022 ...he Surfed Hurricane Ian.
I talked to him on Beach 67 as he was going in the water on Oct 22, 2022 ...he Surfed Hurricane Ian.
He said: [Hurricane Ian was a surfing] "swell" …”fat waves” is his quote... he used a ‘Short Board’ instead of his 'Long Board' for Ian. [They were 'clean waves'] …not tearing up the beach but [...came up on the beach more than usual, though].
[The surf was 2 long boards high] he went on in a few words (motioning his hand in the air to how high) holding his surfboard up (bottom in the sand) while talking to me (and Anthony, who I interviewed later confirmed this, that the waves were 'two long boards high' ...approximately). ‘Challenging’ was mentioned by Pierre about Hurricane Ian.
Pierre said 'Pro Surfers' came out for 'Ian' …that surfed further out past the Jetties than the locals do. [Most Surfers stay in between the Jetties] he related. The Pros ride the waves longer. I thanked him and said when the story would be on the page here.
[The surf was 2 long boards high] he went on in a few words (motioning his hand in the air to how high) holding his surfboard up (bottom in the sand) while talking to me (and Anthony, who I interviewed later confirmed this, that the waves were 'two long boards high' ...approximately). ‘Challenging’ was mentioned by Pierre about Hurricane Ian.
Pierre said 'Pro Surfers' came out for 'Ian' …that surfed further out past the Jetties than the locals do. [Most Surfers stay in between the Jetties] he related. The Pros ride the waves longer. I thanked him and said when the story would be on the page here.
Anthony at 'Surfboard Tribe NYC' said Hurricane Ian lasted 4 days but nothing made it past the Dune/Berm [Waves came straight in] (he surfed it as well) "...perfect offshore winds..." [confirmed the clean waves Pierre and I talked about] [Rainy… &] "less crowded” he also said... and he smiled (...me too).
"Great location! Great people!" - Evan
"Great location! Great people!" - Evan
Anthony - Surfboard Tribe NYC
'Surfboard Tribe NYC' is a Bright Spot on Beach 67. It has what you need to surf. 'Beach 67' is 'the Place' to Surf in NYC. A quick train ride on the 'A' to... Beach 67 (Arverne by the Sea) Far Rockaways (take the 'Far Rockaway' A-Train not the 'Euclid' A-Train ...there are two 'A-Trains') or there's easy Highway/Bridge access. A nicer and nicer drive as you get closer and closer to the shore. It is very 'find-able' (yet 'tucked away'). 'Surfboard Tribe' is a nice set up... and the Entrance to the Beach is right there over the Dune. There is a real 'Beach Tribe' of Surfers (and Friends) right there, just over the Berm (Dune/with Boardwalk on top) 'camping out' for the day. It is a clean Beach and everything is new after 'Hurricane Sandy.' Ample, modern Male and Female separate Bathrooms are right there on the Boardwalk (visible with the Boardwalk in the background on one of the pics). 'Surfboard Tribe NYC' is a 'nice little camp' itself on the 'Shore Road side' of the Dune... 'the Dune' is there to protect the 'picturesque beach town' (neighborhood) that is 'Arverne' and the Army Corps of Engineers were there in the off season adding much more sand... gigantic piles.
It is a somewhat tight community and real neighborhood but welcoming and friendly ('laid back,' like other Coastal Communities). Anthony (at 'Surfboard Tribe' ...see photo) knows the Surfers and is known 'by' them (they all know each other basically). The Scene there is not small but not gigantic either ...and Pro-Surfers 'do' come to NYC... 'Beach 67' ('Arverne by the Sea' in the Rockaways) is where they come to when they do.
It is a somewhat tight community and real neighborhood but welcoming and friendly ('laid back,' like other Coastal Communities). Anthony (at 'Surfboard Tribe' ...see photo) knows the Surfers and is known 'by' them (they all know each other basically). The Scene there is not small but not gigantic either ...and Pro-Surfers 'do' come to NYC... 'Beach 67' ('Arverne by the Sea' in the Rockaways) is where they come to when they do.
Arverne’s housing reputation just took a big leap after the storm swept away many Rockaway neighborhoods and left others looking like war zones. Arverne was barely damaged and homes continued to sell after the storm. EEK associate principal Eric Fang, who worked on the site plan a decade ago, told Better! Cities & Towns that the planners took action to prevent wave damage, including incorporating a dune setback zone.Gerry Romski, the development’s project executive, told The New York Times that global warming and sea level rise were talked about from the earliest stages of design. “A heavy-duty, sophisticated drainage system, designed to handle flood surges, was instrumental in mitigating flooding,” the Times reports. “The system – which features underground chambers, wide street mains and storm drains on each house property – connects to large sewer mains that the developer installed in public streets that they rebuilt around the project site, as part of an agreement with the city… .Source: Plan Hillsborough - https://planhillsborough.org/queens-development-hangs-tough-in-hurricane/
Giuseppe Said: {Nothing in the open lots before Sandy.]
[The Water was not up] on Rockaway Blvd [for Ian and a little bit during] Sandy. Sand was put up to protect apartments and this was also written about in other papers; that Arverne was ready and relatively untouched.
[The Water was not up] on Rockaway Blvd [for Ian and a little bit during] Sandy. Sand was put up to protect apartments and this was also written about in other papers; that Arverne was ready and relatively untouched.
Giuseppe DaPonte - Owner of ‘Boardwalk Pizza’ in 'Arvene'
So I was doing this story on Coastal Flooding in NYC... 'Sandy' 10 years later ...'Hurricane Ida' & 'Ian'... and talked to Surfers on the Beach that surfed 'Ian' (Beach 67) just recently. 'Beach 67' is 'the spot' for surfing in NYC. I was sooo happy I got these interviews and went and got a slice of pizza at 'Boardwalk Pizza' before I hopped back on the Train (the 'Beach 67' stop on the 'A Train'), right there behind a beautiful and impressive strip of storefronts facing the Ocean (which 'Boardwalk Pizza' is a part of). The slice was great... and I asked if anyone was around for 'Hurricane Sandy' (no luck) ...so I went outside to enjoy the air while eating. There is 'great outdoor space' attached to 'Boardwalk Pizza' (and the other storefronts there). It is all brand new ...the neighborhood of 'Arverne' as well (in the Rockaways, Queens)... right at the water. It is like a 'Picturesque Beach Town' and this Pizzeria is a representation of it. I actually met the owner (Giuseppe) he is from Italy (standing in one of the photos at the Entrance), he likes it there at 'Arverne' so much he bought the Pizzeria and serves a 'More European' style of food, he says. The Pizzeria was amply patronized when I went in... mid October (half full) ...the 'Summer Season' over (when he does very well he says) ...with February being slowest. He has a full menu of Pasta, Chicken (and various meat) Dishes... 'Vegan Options' as well. It is very clean (which was nice to be in), the people are 'laid back' there too (I like that). Giuseppe likes it so much he travels every day from Manhattan (he added) and is considering a place in the new units being built across the street (either apartment or condo/co-op). It is an amazing development going on through the whole area of 'Arverne' with 2,000 more units and a school being added... [There was nothing before 'Hurricane Sandy' (he says)] ...it seems 'Arverne' (the name of the Neighborhood) is 'on the way up' (even 'more up' than its current state) along with 'Boardwalk Pizzeria.' "I'm happy I stopped in here!" - Evan
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