{"id":1043820,"date":"2026-09-04T23:28:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1043820\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T23:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:28:21","slug":"nyc-beaches-stay-open-for-swimming-until-sept-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1043820\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Beaches Stay Open for Swimming Until Sept. 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York City is giving summer a one-week extension, at least for anyone reluctant to pack away the swimsuit.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s public beaches<\/a> will remain open for swimming through Sunday, September 13, meaning New Yorkers have two more weekends to squeeze in a dip at Rockaway Beach, Coney Island or one of the city\u2019s other sandy escapes. Lifeguards will be on duty daily from 10am to 6pm throughout the extended season.<\/p>\n

That extra week feels especially welcome this year, when summer has already stretched well beyond the unofficial Labor Day finish line. (And remember, Memorial Day arrived on May 25,\u00a0which is the earliest possible calendar date the holiday can ever occur.)\u00a0It also gives beachgoers another chance to enjoy the city\u2019s 14 miles of shoreline without the peak-season crowds\u2014or the peak-season fight for a remotely convenient patch of sand.<\/p>\n

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All eight of the city\u2019s public beaches are free to visit. In Brooklyn, swimmers can choose between the boardwalk energy of Coney Island<\/a> and Brighton Beach<\/a> or the comparatively mellow atmosphere at Manhattan Beach. Queens residents have the sprawling Rockaway Beach<\/a>, while Bronx beachgoers can head to Orchard Beach<\/a>, the borough\u2019s 1.1-mile-long former \u201cRiviera of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n

Staten Island has the most options, with Cedar Grove Beach, Midland Beach, South Beach and the secluded Wolfe\u2019s Pond Beach all included in the city system. (Cedar Grove, converted from a former oceanfront bungalow colony, is the newest and smallest of the bunch<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Before making the trek, check the status of your chosen beach. Individual sections\u2014or, occasionally, entire beaches\u2014can close because of water conditions, weather or other safety concerns. NYC Parks recommends signing up for Notify NYC beach alerts or consulting the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene\u2019s beach page for current water-quality information.<\/p>\n

And no, an open beach does not mean unrestricted swimming around the clock. Swimming is prohibited whenever lifeguards are not on duty and in any section marked with signs or red flags.<\/p>\n

Free SPF 30 sunscreen will also remain available at all eight beaches, courtesy of NYC Parks. Bring a towel, check the flags and make the most of those final beach days: After 6pm on September 13, New York\u2019s swimming season is officially sunk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York City is giving summer a one-week extension, at least for anyone reluctant to pack away the…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1043821,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,10336,405,403,10337,5226,5225,5228,5227,1072,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-1043820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-categories-things-to-do","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-news-city-life","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-things-to-do","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1043820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1043820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1043820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1043821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1043820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1043820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1043820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}