USA Today announced Friday that Ocean City, NJ, is the 2023 Readers' Choice winner for “Best Beach in the Northeast.”
The public chose Ocean City over beaches on Long Island in New York, Cape Ann in Massachusetts and others from Maryland to Maine.
The contest was decided by online voters in a nationwide poll. The winners were announced on Friday.
Ocean City in recent years has been named “Best Beach in America” and “Best Beach” in several other statewide polls. “America's Greatest Family Resort” has also been recognized for the Boardwalk, downtown, ecotourism, family destinations, women-owned businesses and countless more.
“It's great to see Ocean City achieve this honor,” Mayor Jay Gillian said in a news release. “Ocean City has always been No. 1 in the hearts of so many of our residents and visitors and is a tradition for generations of families. I want to congratulate and thank the city team, public safety departments, Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Development Commission, Boardwalk and Downtown Merchants associations, local businesses, all volunteer groups and the entire community for making Ocean City is a great place to live, work and play.”
