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Surfing at Rockaway, bouldering in Central Park

Sports editor Sherry Chen lists four ways to stay active in a summer when the Knicks won the title and New York hosted World Cup matches. Board rental in the Rockaways runs about $50 for two hours.

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  1. Washington Square News: Discover NYC’s sports scene for yourself (Aug 26, 2026)
Next · p.07The classroom was Puerto RicoThe guides send students out of the Square. The next two stories show faculty doing the same, with whole classes.

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p.01 · ArriveSeven hours down Broadwayp.02 · ArriveThe student who traded a college town for a whole cityp.03 · ArriveA letter to the Class of 2030: nothing here is embarrassing

The city is the campus.

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