Surfers Fined in New York for...Surfing NYPD officers ticket people for paddling out during tropical storm Hermine at Rockaway Beach By Dashel Pierson

Published: September 6, 2016

September 6, 2016 Views: 2,604







Surfers Fined in New York for...Surfing NYPD officers ticket people for paddling out during tropical storm Hermine at Rockaway Beach.





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Related As tropical storm Hermine brought solid surf to the east coast, four or more surfers were fined $80 over the weekend for paddling out at Rockaway Beach. Mayor Bill de Blasio's office deemed the waves too dangerous and had officers on the sand issuing the citations. Photo: Matt Clark



As with any major metropolis,

New York City is a hub for crime. From petty pickpockets in Time Square to drug-running kingpins, the spectrum of offenders runs the gamut; if it exists out in the world, then they've probably got it in the Big Apple.And now there’s a new, yet unlikely, crop of criminals springing up in New York – surfers.Over the weekend, a group of at least four surfers were fined $80 at Rockaway Beach for the apparently criminal act of paddling out during dangerous conditions. With tropical storm Hermine trudging up the eastern seaboard, many residents prepped for damage while surfers prepped for waves.