ROCKAWAY BEACH, Queens (PIX11) — A dead whale washed up on Rockaway Beach on Thursday morning, officials said. The 40-foot Sei whale was first spotted floating about 15 miles off the Long Island coast ...

Rockaway residents woke up to the putrid smell of decaying flesh as New York recorded its first whale fatality of the year. It's the second death of the year in New York Bight, which stretches from ...