Surf’s up: It’s safe to go swimming at Brooklyn beaches again
Just in time for a beautiful weekend, the city’s Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday it’s safe to go swimming again at most beaches in Brooklyn and Staten Island, and in the Rockaways in Queens.
After record rains Tuesday night contaminated beach water with sewage and storm runoff, DOH had warned residents not to swim at Coney Island and Manhattan Beach in Brooklyn, or Midland Beach, South Beach, and Cedar Grove in Staten Island.
Several beaches in the Bronx and on Long Island’s north shore are still contaminated, however, and should be avoided.