Spring Cleaning

A Get Ready for Spring clean-up was spearheaded by Barbara Torborg at the Subway Gardens in October 2014. This was a joint venture by the Broad Channel Girls and Boys Scout Troops as told to us by, and thanks to, Sabrina Gross, one of the girls' leaders (along with Lisa Sacco, their other leader.) Thank you Sabrina for also providing the names of the girls who were part of this great day. If anyone has any additional information regarding this day, or can identify any of the scouts or people in the photos, please do not hesitate to contact us. The photos have been numbered to help with identifying individuals in each. You can email us at linkitt@aol.com.

1: Barbara Toborg welcomes the Broad Channel Scouts with their leaders Lisa Saces and Sabrina Gross

6: Girl Scouts (Bottom Row L to R) Alison Bassetti, Caitlin Gross, Grace Wagner, Morgan Chavanne, Hannah Blake, MacKenzie Palisi, Sienna James, Autumn Wilmarth, Brooke Arnao and Emma Tritschler (Standing L to R) Brianna Dady, Jamie Gross, Kristen Chavanne, Annie Tritschler, Kayla Sacco.

8: Thank you for a job well done!

A Brief History

The Broad Channel Historical Society was founded in 1994. Our mission is to document and preserve the history of Broad Channel, often referred to as the “Venice” of New York. The committee was initiated by then President of the Civic Association Danny Mundy, who came up with the idea from reading the “Glimpse of the Past” column in the town newsletter, “Channel News.” With seed money from then New York State Senator Ada Smith, we purchased loose-leaf notebooks and plastic sleeves to begin documenting the colorful history of “The Channel.” After one year of articles, written memories, and videotaped interviews, we held our first Bi-Annual Historical Day in June of 1995. This event brings out the townspeople and folks from the surrounding area to enjoy our collection, usually housed in the Broad Channel Public Library. Our collection always grows after Historical Day as more residents bring interesting memorabilia to light.

Tide Information

In addition to the daily tide button above, we added links to tide information at the bottom of the page; there is a printable pdf file and a link to the NOAA site. They both provide tide information at the Beach Channel Bridge.

First Annual Photo Contest

The Broad Channel Historical Society is proud to announce our First Annual Photo Contest. The winning photo will be the cover of the 2027 Broad Channel Historical Society Calendar. The photo contest is on now with a deadline of all photo submissions by April 1, 2026.

Any photos you submit must be your own and remember to include "photo contest" in the subject line of your email. Photos should be emailed to Dan Guarino at workingstories[at]aol[dot]com

The contest is open to professionals, photo enthusiasts and amateurs. Previous photo experience is not a requirement.

All photos submitted must be of Broad Channel and/or its surroundings

Only two photos per photographer

All photos should be landscape/horizontal view (images clear and in focus)

Photos can be taken with a camera or cell phone

Photos should be sent as a JPEG file of a good size

Photos can be brand new or older. They do not have to be historical.

Once photos are submitted, the Broad Channel Historical Society will have the right to use them for promotional purposes, social media and/or the cover of, or for the BCHS calendar.

The photos will be judged by the committee members of the Broad Channel Historical Society.

We are looking for standout photos to open and promote the BCHS calendar. We are looking for eye catching images that will make people stop, take a look, and want to look inside.

Yours could be that photo!