Rockaway Beach closes to swimming Tuesday after NYC shark attack

The city Parks Department is banning swimming on Rockaway Beach in Queens Tuesday as they investigate a shark attack that landed a 65-year-old woman in the hospital with a gruesome leg wound. The city made the decision “as a safety precaution,” the Parks Department said in a statement Tuesday morning. “Parks Enforcement & NYPD will be on patrol to keep swimmers out of the water,” the agency said. “FDNY & NYPD will be doing aerial surveillance to monitor for sharks.” The decision comes after a 65-year-old woman was bitten by...