Pools and Beaches News

A Parks Department-run basketball summer league has a game in the Brownsville Playground.

Park Lovers Urge Mayor to Restore Funding as Staffing Falls

Oct. 28, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 27, 2024, 8:57 p.m.

An alliance of park advocates and workers is pushing to restore at least $62 million to the budget in November modifications — and some say New York’s post-season success should help.

The NYPD shows off one of their drones during a press conference along the East River.

Pools and Beaches

Parks Department Readies to Take Over Beach Drone Program

Sept. 18, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 17, 2024, 7:40 p.m.

Eric Adams’ NYPD rolled out surveillance technology to help rescue drowning swimmers — but hasn’t said yet whether inflatable rafts got deployed.

Lifeguard sits wearing all orange, under an orange umbrella in a tall lifeguard chair overlooking the ocean.

Summer & THE CITY

Time to Get Ready for Summer — 2025

Sept. 4, 2024, 12:59 p.m.Sept. 4, 2024, 11:05 a.m.

Book a state campsite, get ready for the 2025 NYC primaries and mark your calendar for New York’s youth job applications.

Debbie Valentino walks quickly along the shore of Rockaway beach in a baby blue tank top, dark green shorts and grey sneakers. The sky is overcast and the ocean laps at the sand.

Summer & THE CITY

For Rockaway Locals, Summer Is Best in September

Sept. 3, 2024, 4:59 a.m.Sept. 2, 2024, 11:30 a.m.

As the beach crowds dwindle, locals say it’s prime time to lean back for one last peaceful summer month.

Volleyball players brave the heat in Williamsburg’s Domino Park, July 16, 2021.

Summer & THE CITY

How to Be an Olympian for the Day in NYC

July 10, 2024, 12:59 p.m.July 12, 2024, 3:40 p.m.

Where to play table tennis, beach volleyball, rugby sevens and lots more in the five boroughs.

A lifeguard watches over swimmers at Rockaway Beach, July 20, 2022.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: ‘A Good Lifeguard Never Gets Wet’

July 1, 2024, 7:45 p.m.July 1, 2024, 7:45 p.m.

Hosts Chrissy, Katie and Harry talk about NYC’s $112 billion budget, changes in the summer swimming season, “gentrification in the ocean” and much more.

A Laru Beya surfer in the kids group warms up before getting in the water.

Summer & THE CITY

A Free Surf Camp in Queens Teaches Kids to Stand Tall on the Ocean

June 26, 2024, 12:59 p.m.June 26, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Laru Beya instructs more than 100 students about wave anatomy, surf etiquette and how to confidently ride the water at Rockaway Beach.

CIBBOWS prepare for a long swim on Brighton Beach.

Summer & THE CITY

Open Seas at Brooklyn’s Least Exclusive Beach Club

June 26, 2024, 12:59 p.m.June 26, 2024, 7:50 a.m.

A group of ocean swimmers is on a mission to make the joys and terrors of diving into nature accessible to people ready to venture out of the pool.

How to New York

Where to Swim, and Learn to Swim, in New York City

June 26, 2024, 5:00 a.m.June 26, 2024, 11:53 a.m.

Your guide to access, safety and cooling off in the water for free or cheap in the five boroughs.

Volunteers Sabine Frid-Bernards, Janie Dumbleton and Caroline Boykin count horseshoe crabs along the Broad Channel waterfront.

Summer & THE CITY

Mating By Moonlight: Horseshoe Crab Counting with New York’s Citizen Scientists

May 29, 2024, 12:59 p.m.May 28, 2024, 5:36 p.m.

The high-tide census of the prehistoric horseshoe crab is timed to their annual visits to the city to lay eggs on its shores. Fans of the blue-blooded arthropods will celebrate them at a festival in Jamaica Bay on June 8.

Pools and Beaches

Park Lovers Urge Mayor to Restore Funding as Staffing Falls

Parks Department Readies to Take Over Beach Drone Program

Time to Get Ready for Summer — 2025

For Rockaway Locals, Summer Is Best in September

How to Be an Olympian for the Day in NYC

LISTEN: ‘A Good Lifeguard Never Gets Wet’

A Free Surf Camp in Queens Teaches Kids to Stand Tall on the Ocean

Open Seas at Brooklyn’s Least Exclusive Beach Club

Where to Swim, and Learn to Swim, in New York City

Mating By Moonlight: Horseshoe Crab Counting with New York’s Citizen Scientists

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