New York - South

Description

This interesting location doesn't look like it's in New York City, but technically it is. There were a number of vehicles stuck in the sand and water, as well as much interesting debris washed ashore. To reach this point I entered Staten Island from New Jersey via the the Outerbridge Crossing Bridge, then followed streets south and west through residential areas as far as possible. The street along the southwest end of Staten Island has no houses on the ocean side but the vegetation is too dense to traverse. Eventually I turned onto McDonald Street, which has only two houses and is barricaded a short distance in. I parked at the barrier and continued on foot several hundred feet to the beach, approximately half a mile from my objective. I had hoped to walk along the beach but this was not possible due to a lagoon full of tangled driftwood extending from the heavy brush into the ocean, so I backtracked and followed a small trail east through thick bushes, which despite turning north for a distance, eventually returned to the beach east of the driftwood pile. From here I was able to follow the deserted and junky beach to the location I had programmed into my GPS receiver.

Photos (click to enlarge)

	The southern tip of New York lies at water's edge just just beyond the half-buried truck on this Staten Island beach. I am told this is the final resting place for many stolen vehicles. Photo by Brian J. Butler
	Brian Butler stands at the southern tip of New York State and New York City. Sorry about the focus. Photo by Brian J. Butler
	Here's another car that bit the dust. Perhaps you can see a channel lighthouse and beautiful Perth Amboy, New Jersey in the distance. Photo by Brian J. Butler
	Pontoons, whaddya talkin' about? I don't need pontoons. Also more interesting flotsam and driftwood. Photo by Brian J. Butler