Gallery: The New Yorker Surfers Who Shred No Matter How Gnarly It Is
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Luke Allen surfing on Rockaway Beach.
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Leif Engstrom surfs at Long Beach.
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Russ Dungan carries his board at Rockaway Beach on September 26, 2014.
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Michael Reinhardt riding a wave at Rockaway Beach.
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Thaddeus O'Neil wears a purple wetsuit at Lido Beach.
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Crowded day at Rockaway Beach.
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A surfer at Rockaway Beach.
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Paul Schmidt at Rockaway Beach.
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Tyler Breuer, John Schultz, Franco Rinaldi walk past snow on Rockaway Beach.
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Hurricane Andrea stirs the water at Rockaway Beach.
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Michael Kololyan stands on Rockaway Beach.
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Swimmers at Rockaway Beach.
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Josh Steinberg heads for the water at Rockaway Beach.
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Surfers at Lido Beach.
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Ashley Wood surfing at Rockaway Beach.
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A Montauk sunset.
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