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Local fire departments raised two huge flags over the Tobal Beach parking lot to welcome the relatives of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001.

Storm ‘symbolic’ of 9/11 families’ devotion

Dozens of people gathered on Sept. 6 in a canvas tent on Tobay Beach for a memorial ceremony to honor those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Torrential … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 9/13/18

Malvernite and marathoner Peter Hawkins at the wide-open entrance to Tobay Beach from the Jones Beach bike trail. Before last week, a turnstile and locked gate blocked the entrance, preventing disabled access to the beach.

Scoring a victory for the disabled

In 2014, when the bike path that runs along the Wantagh Parkway was extended to Tobay Beach, many hailed its arrival as a safe, scenic trail for anyone who wanted to walk, run, cycle or skateboard. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 6/22/17

Peter Hawkins on the Jones Beach boardwalk — where they allow bicycles — last Sunday.

Racer wants unimpeded handicapped access to Tobay

Last summer, when the bicycle path running from Cedar Creek Park in Wantagh to Jones Beach was extended another 3.6 miles to reach the entrance of Tobay Beach in Massapequa, many heralded the project as a great addition to the distinctive recreational options available to Long Islanders. But then Oyster Bay town residents began to complain about errant bicyclists in the Tobay parking lot and beach areas. So fences were put up, a turnstile was installed, and a locked gate was put in last month to allow pedestrians access, but to keep bicyclists out. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 6/24/15

Herald Editor Andrew Hackmack, left, intern Brian Stieglitz, center, and Senior Editor Scott Brinton recently cycled from Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, to Tobay Beach Park, in Massapequa, to check out New York state’s new 3.6-mile, $3.8 million bicycle path on the Ocean Parkway.

Video: Biking the Ocean Parkway

I had been pedaling for an hour and a half when I stopped cold. The view, quite simply, stunned me. It was 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 22, and I was three-quarters of the way through a bike ride up and down the asphalt path that runs along the Wantagh and Ocean parkways, from Nassau County’s Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, to the Town of Oyster Bay’s Tobay Beach Park, in Massapequa. The entire ride, from Cedar Creek to Tobay Beach and back, was 17.6 miles. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/29/14

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