{"id":289115,"date":"2026-07-07T13:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/289115\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T13:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:54:07","slug":"swimming-advisory-issued-for-17-nyc-area-beaches-see-the-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/289115\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming advisory issued for 17 NYC-area beaches: See the list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most New York City-area beaches are under a swimming advisory due to\u00a0water quality concerns<\/a>, according to city health officials.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0New York City Department of Health<\/a>\u00a0monitors\u00a0water quality<\/a>, weather conditions and environmental hazards at more than 20 city beaches throughout the swimming season.<\/p>\n

Which beaches are under advisory?<\/p>\n

According to authorities, the following 17 beaches are operating under a water quality advisory:<\/p>\n

Gerritsen\/Kiddie Beach in Brooklyn<\/p>\n

Danish American Beach Club, a private beach club in the Bronx<\/p>\n

Sea Gate 42nd Street, a private beach in Brooklyn<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Strand,\u00a0a private beach club in the Bronx<\/p>\n

Trinity Danish swimming club,\u00a0a private beach club in the Bronx<\/p>\n

West Fordham Street Association in the Bronx<\/p>\n

White Cross Fishing Club\u00a0in the Bronx<\/p>\n

How does New York City monitor beach water quality?<\/p>\n

Health officials sample and monitor each city beach once or twice a week during the swimming season.<\/p>\n

Monitoring helps identify potential pollution sources, while water sampling provides current information about beach conditions.<\/p>\n

Water quality is measured in “most probable number” per 100 milliliters (MPN\/100 mL), an estimate of the amount of bacteria present in a water sample.<\/p>\n

According to the New York State Department of Health, testing for enterococci and E. coli bacteria helps determine whether water may be contaminated by fecal pollution.<\/p>\n

State standards set the maximum allowable concentration for a single sample at:<\/p>\n

104 enterococci per 100 mL in marine water<\/p>\n

61 enterococci per 100 mL in freshwater<\/p>\n

235 E. coli per 100 mL in freshwater<\/p>\n

E. coli is not used to assess marine water quality.<\/p>\n

What affects beach water quality?<\/p>\n

Water samples are tested for contaminants and conditions that can affect public health, including:<\/p>\n

Medical or infectious waste<\/p>\n

Sewage or wastewater discharges, particularly after heavy rainfall<\/p>\n

Beach advisory vs. beach closure<\/p>\n

A beach advisory means bacteria levels are elevated and swimming or wading is not recommended, but the beach remains open.<\/p>\n

A beach may be closed to swimming and wading when:<\/p>\n

Environmental conditions, such as severe weather, create a public safety risk<\/p>\n

Water quality fails to meet health standards<\/p>\n

A high number of illnesses or injury complaints are reported<\/p>\n

Hazardous amounts of debris, infectious waste, toxic contaminants or petroleum products are present<\/p>\n

Sewage or wastewater discharges affect water quality<\/p>\n

State park beaches across New York<\/p>\n

The\u00a0New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation<\/a>\u00a0also monitors water quality at the state’s 67 public swimming beaches.<\/p>\n

During the beach season, water is tested regularly for bacteria and other conditions that could affect public health. Closures and advisories are posted online throughout the summer.<\/p>\n

Currently, no New York state park swimming beach are listed as closed or under an advisory because of water quality issues,\u00a0according to the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Rockland\/Westchester Journal News: 17 NYC beaches under swimming advisory: See the list<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Most New York City-area beaches are under a swimming advisory due to\u00a0water quality concerns, according to city health…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289116,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,110491,9,24,63,110490,129,131,130,4294],"class_list":["post-289115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-city-beaches","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-private-beach","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news","tag-water-quality"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}