{"id":124120,"date":"2026-02-05T18:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/124120\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:23:07","slug":"chillin-on-the-bay-the-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/124120\/","title":{"rendered":"Chillin\u2019 On The Bay &#8211; The Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t88-year-old Broad Channel native iceboats across Jamaica Bay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockawave.com\/author\/By+John+Schilling\" onclick=\"_paq.push([&#039;trackEvent&#039;, &#039;Author Byline View&#039;, &#039;By John Schilling&#039;]);\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">By John Schilling<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>With New York City experiencing a historic cold stretch, the below-freezing temperatures have encouraged many to stay inside, while others have fully embraced the chilly weather to explore the great outdoors.\n<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, Dan Mundy Sr., the founder of the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers, went iceboating across a frozen Jamaica Bay, the 18,000-acre wetland estuary surrounded by the Rockaway peninsula, Broad Channel, and parts of both Brooklyn and mainland Queens.\n<\/p>\n<p>For Mundy, an 88-year-old Broad Channel native, iceboating isn\u2019t anything new.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockawave.com\/articles\/chillin-on-the-bay\/3_cotb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3_COTB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-331881\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tPhotos courtesy of Dan Mundy Jr.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockawave.com\/articles\/chillin-on-the-bay\/1_cotb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1_COTB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-331877\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tDan Mundy Sr. went iceboating across a frozen Jamaica Bay last weekend.<br \/>\nPhoto courtesy of Dan Mundy Jr.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockawave.com\/articles\/chillin-on-the-bay\/2_cotb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2_COTB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-331873\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tPhotos courtesy of Dan Mundy Jr.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe used to build ice boats with his brothers and other neighbors,\u201d Mundy\u2019s son, Dan Mundy Jr., told The Wave. \u201cThis recent cold has allowed [him] and others to get back out on the bay and enjoy the cold weather.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>According to Mundy, New York City\u2019s current cold stretch marks the first time since 2014 that Jamaica Bay has been frozen enough to allow for iceboating, proving that even during record-setting cold, the beloved estuary remains a living, dynamic place of recreation for longtime locals and all those who live in the surrounding communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"88-year-old Broad Channel native iceboats across Jamaica BayBy John Schilling With New York City experiencing a historic 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