Washed ashore at Riis Beach: what I think is a Jonah Crab/Cancer borealis claw. About a week earlier, some very large waves were recorded in nearby NJ, so the storm must have really stirred up the bottom.
An American Lobster/Homarus americanus claw. Only the second time I’ve found a lobster around NYC.
Lots and lots of West Atlantic Surfclam/Spisula solidissima shells.
Including one of the largest I’ve ever seen: 7″ across.
Big specimens of Northern Moon Snails/Euspira heros shells. The largest I’ve ever come across. (Not a single one was intact, however.)
Pieces of Northern Star Coral/Astrangia poculata, quite rare on the beach normally.
Backyard and Beyond 
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