Dirty beaches…

 Posted by Nick at 11:13 am  Coney Island
Jul 292010
 

In this boiling hot wave summer hitting the ocean is a good way to cool off… right? A Natural Resources Defense Council’s report found high levels of pollutants at New York State’s beaches in which human and animal feces were found in many locations.  Their study ranks New York state beaches seventh worst in the nation. The NRDC’s took samples from beaches and found harmful bacteria causing infections such as pink eye and dysentery. At Coney Island 0 to 5 percent of samples were over state limits and Rockaway Beach 0 to 9 percent. This is great compared to White Cross Fish Club, Bronx  22%,  Crescent Beach, Nassau County, Long Island 29% and Beachwood Beach West, Ocean County, New Jersey 51%. Have you gotten out of the water and felt sick?

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  • Robert Segarra

    I guess congratulations are in order! It seems that New York City, by way of it’s dirty beaches, has gone from being the great melting pot to being a disgusting chamber pot! How far do people need to be pushed before they will demand more of their elected officials and of their taxpayer dollars? We pay the salaries of those politicians that we elect each time we vote so that they will act in our best interests. And through our taxes we also pay the salaries of the people who are supposed to run our sewage treatment plants. What is it going to take before we demand a better quality of life from our “employees” in Albany, DC, and in our local treatment plants? Don’t we all deserve a safe and healthy day at the beach when the temperatures outside reach uncomfortable levels and we have some time off?

  • Fred Nesta

    The problem in NJ is from all the oompa-loompas going swimming without washing off the fake tan & hair gel.
    Coney Islanders take care of their beach – kick the crap out of anyone who messes it up…

   
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