Brooklyn beaches reopen for the season on Saturday, May 23 at 10 a.m., ahead of Memorial Day weekend. Lifeguards will be on duty daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until September 13, one week after Labor Day. Coney Island’s beach is the final part of the area to open for the season, while Luna Park and Deno’s Wonder Wheel opened in March and Maimonides Park opened in early April. Parks officials describe Coney Island as a shared hometown destination for New Yorkers and an important public resource during hot weather. The Atlantic Ocean is described as cooling relief during summer heat.
"Brooklyn's beaches will officially reopen for the season on Saturday, May 23 at 10 a.m., just in time for Memorial Day weekend. Lifeguards will be in their chairs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day until September 13, a week after Labor Day."
"“My first real core New York City memories were here on this beach,” she said. “It doesn't matter if you are a new New Yorker, a native New Yorker from Brighton Beach, or somewhere in between, you know Coney Island because it is both an icon of New York but also your hometown beach.”"
"The Atlantic Ocean is “the biggest air conditioner in the world,” joked Brooklyn Borough Parks commissioner Marty Maher, and Coney Island has something for everyone."
"“Our beaches are an incredible public resource where New Yorkers can find relief in the hottest of summer months,” Shimamura said. “Let me just say, it's going to be 90 [degrees] today and it's only going to get hotter, and this is where you find relief.”"
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