by Neil Miller/TheNYExtra.com
The ocean side of Tobay Beach is closed to the public.
Today, I drove over to Tobay Beach to see if the replacement of sand on the ocean side had begun. What I found was the parking lot access to both side of the beach blocked by cones and a TOB Public Safety truck. Driving into the lot from the Ocean Parkway, the was a sign that said,” Oceanside and Pavilions closed”. In addition, there’s a chain link barricade if you even tried to get on to the beach , for safety. There’s no sand at all under the West Pavilion, and the TOB officer on scene said “In 40 yrs this is the worst I’ve seen, even Sandy.” Reaching out to TOB today gave no help , due to the week end.