Water Taxi Beach
Queens County, New York, United States
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:03 pm7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 12°C53°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 96 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 2516 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:03 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.3 m1 ft
- Low 11 am, -1.1 m3 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 11 pm, -1.2 m4 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Water Taxi Beach
Water Taxi Beach is a place in Queens, New York, New York, USA. OpenStreetMap lists a drinking water facility nearby, and a bus stop is 0.35 miles away. The beach is 2.4 miles from Hallett's Cove Beach, and there are 4 parking locations within 0.31 miles.
Water Taxi Beach was an artificial temporary beach operated from 2005 to 2010 on a wharf on the East River in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City, in the New York City borough of Queens. It was operated by the New York Water Taxi Company and was open to the public for free during the summer months. The beach was also rented for private parties. In concept, Water Taxi Beach was similar to Paris Beach in Paris, France. The beach was operated by Harry Hawk and Tony Rosciglione and partners who ran the beach owned by NY Water Taxi, now Harbor Experience Companies. It was part of a public-private partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Source: Water Taxi Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms70 m220 ft away
- Drinking water80 m250 ft away
- Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m950 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink83 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables10 m10 ft away
- Playground110 m360 ft away
- Rentals4 within 500 m0.3 miCiti Bike - Center Blvd & 51 Ave
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 570 m0.4 mi
- Nearest town
- 5 km3.1 miNew York (city)
- Nearest airport
- 1 km1 miNew York Skyports Incorporated Seaplane Base (NYS)
Nearby places
- Citi Bike - Center Blvd & 51 AveRental180 m580 ft
- Citi Bike - 55 Ave & Center BlvdRental220 m720 ft
- Citi Bike - 5 St & 51 AveRental390 m0.2 mi
- Citi Bike - Center Blvd & 48 AveRental450 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Hallett's Cove Beach3.8 km2.4 mi north-east away7.1 Great later
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff4.2 km2.6 mi west away7.1 Great later
- Pebble Beach4.9 km3.0 mi south-west away7.1 Great later
- Maxwell Place Beach5.3 km3.3 mi west away7.1 Great later
- Pier 4 Beach6.0 km3.7 mi south-west away7.0 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.5 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 3%