Coney Island Beach closed to swimmers due to sewage, storm runoff

The city’s emergency management office warned New Yorkers not to swim or wade in the water, because it may have too much poop and/or pee.

as summer nears an end. Typically, rain is collected by the sewer system and then treated. But after heavy rains, the city's combined sewer system overflows and untreated wastewater spills into city waterways, such as Coney Island. The seepage can come days after a rain event.New Yorkers to stay away from the water at Coney Island. The alert, which can be seen on X, formerly known as Twitter, cited the beach’s “inadequate water quality.

NYC Health Beach Program’s automated text system confirmed that the water at the beach “is contaminated with sewage or storm runoff.” The conditions are especially risky for children, pregnant women, the elderly and the chronically ill, the city said.

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