{"id":286167,"date":"2026-07-03T20:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/286167\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T20:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:12:32","slug":"the-city-says-rip-currents-at-brooklyn-and-queens-beaches-could-be-life-threatening-july-1-if-one-grabs-you-dont-swim-against-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/286167\/","title":{"rendered":"The city says rip currents at Brooklyn and Queens beaches could be life-threatening July 1. If one grabs you, don\u2019t swim against it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                      <a href=\"https:\/\/bushwickdaily.com\/community\/\" class=\"article__category\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n              Community            <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__subtitle\" itemprop=\"description\">Notify NYC warns of life-threatening rip currents at Brooklyn and Queens beaches July 1, urging swimmers to stay out of red-flagged areas without lifeguards.<\/p>\n<p>Notify NYC issued a warning June 30 about life-threatening rip currents likely at surf zones across Brooklyn and Queens from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM on July 1, according to an alert forwarded by Community Board BK01.<\/p>\n<p>Notify NYC says rip currents \u201ccan sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water\u201d and urges people not to swim at red-flagged beaches where a lifeguard is not present.<\/p>\n<p>If caught in a rip current, the alert says not to swim directly against the current. Instead, Notify NYC recommends relaxing and floating, or swimming parallel to the shoreline if possible, until you\u2019re clear of the current.<\/p>\n<p>      Independent since 2009<br \/>\n      Become a member.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bd-member-band__sub\">Independent North Brooklyn news, read across all of New York. Keep it going.<\/p>\n<p>        The tote<br \/>\n        The newsletter<br \/>\n        Your name on the supporters page<\/p>\n<p>The latest rip current risk forecast for the New York area is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/beach\/okx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">weather.gov\/beach\/okx<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Notify NYC alerts are available in thirteen languages including Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, and Yiddish. 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