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    Mayor de Blasio Closes Beaches for Swimming

    Memorial Day Weekend  •  Citywide

    New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announcing beaches will be closed for swimming Memorial Day Weekend Image Credit: Mayor’s Office

    “No swimming, no parties, no sports, no gatherings.” On May 17, 2020, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the City will not open its beaches for swimming on Memorial Day weekend or in the foreseeable future. The Mayor explained during a press conference that despite this decision, people will be permitted to walk the beach so as long as they do not congregate. This weekend and going forward, beach patrons can expect a NYPD and Parks Department presence to enforce these measures. Closed sections of the beach will also be marked with signs and red flags.

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    Tags : Alliance for Coney Island, Coney Island, Council Member Mark Treyger, Far Rockaway, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Memorial Day Weekend, New Yorkers for Parks, NY4P, NYC Beaches, Parks Department
    Date:05/25/2020
    Category : Mayor
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    City Council Resolution Supports Landmarking the Coney Island Boardwalk

    Resolution  •  Coney Island, Brooklyn
    New York City Council Member Mark Treyger standing on the Coney Island Boardwalk. Image credit: Council Member Treyger's Office

    New York City Council Member Mark Treyger standing on the Coney Island Boardwalk. Image credit: Council Member Treyger’s Office

    The City Council resolution has garnered unanimous support by the Council’s Members and other elected officials. On May 4, 2016, the City Council Land Use Committee will hear testimony on a resolution to urge the Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate the Riegelmann Boardwalk—most commonly known as the Coney Island Boardwalk—as a New York City Landmark. The resolution, sponsored by Brooklyn Council Member Mark Treyger, is a way to protect the Boardwalk from physical alterations, which threaten to alter its historical character and physical nature.

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    Tags : Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Coney Island, Council Member Chaim Deutsch, Council Member Mark Treyger, Land Use Committee, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Riegelmann Boardwalk
    Date:05/02/2016
    Category : City Council
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