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Coverage dated August 16, 2024

Queens and Brooklyn beaches closed to swimming this weekend due to Hurricane Ernesto impacts

Headline from Gothamist

Officials in the region are warning beachgoers about dangerous rip currents and high ocean swells.

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  1. ABC 7 Chicago

    NYC beaches close due to rip currents from Hurricane Ernesto (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Several New York City beaches will remain closed for the weekend due to strong rip currents from Hurricane Ernesto.

  2. NBC New York

    NYC beaches closed for rip current, 6-foot swell threat brought on by Tropical Storm Ernesto (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Ernesto's moving beyond Bermuda on Saturday and continues on its path north. Here's what we can expect to feel.

  3. Gothamist

    Queens and Brooklyn beaches closed to swimming this weekend due to Hurricane Ernesto impacts (opens Gothamist)

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    Gothamist's feed description

    Officials in the region are warning beachgoers about dangerous rip currents and high ocean swells.

  4. amNewYork

    Queens and Brooklyn beaches closed this weekend to swimmers thanks to Hurricane Ernesto | amNewYork (opens amNewYork)

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    amNewYork's feed description

    All beaches on the southern Brooklyn and Queens shores are closed for swimming this weekend thanks to concerns about strong rip currents from Hurricane

  5. FOX 5 New York

    NYC beaches closed due to strong rip currents from Ernesto (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The New York City Parks Department issued a warning Saturday saying that Queens and Brooklyn beaches would be closed to swimming on Saturday and Sunday.

  6. New York Post

    NYC beaches closed as Hurricane Ernesto sends huge waves, deadly riptides up coast (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Swimming is banned at Brooklyn and Queens beaches Saturday and Sunday as Hurricane Ernesto sends deadly riptides and massive swells up the East Coast.

  7. ABC 7 New York

    New York City beaches closed to swimmers due to rip current risk from Ernesto (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    New York City beaches are closed for the weekend as risk of being washed away by rip currents surges from Ernesto.

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