Digging this profile on the Black surf community in the Rockaways in Queens New York with perspectives on the experience from author and former journalist Diane Cardwell, as well as Lou Harris, the CEO of the NYC chapter of the Black Surfing Association.

This series is part of #TheBlackExperienceInNYC travel hub on NYCgo.com and highlights NYC’s endless and often unexpected opportunities for Black subcultures and affinity groups—acknowledging the five boroughs’ vibrant abundance of ideas and expressions. A celebration of the diversity within Black culture in NYC, #TheFreedomToBe also underscores the contributions of these communities and groups to NYC’s dynamism.