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NYC’s cleanest and filthiest Long Island Sound beaches revealed in report card

Nypost · · 682 words · By Katherine Donlevy
Environmental Quality Urban Infrastructure Public Health
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Eight of the city’s 11 Sound beaches took home Ds or Fs when it came to being fecal- and pollution-free last summer”
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While web search results confirm that Save the Sound released a 2025 report and that the 'Western Narrows' (NYC area) received an F, the specific statistic that 'eight of 11 Sound beaches' received Ds or Fs is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York City, with a Census-estimated population of 8,584,629 in July 2025, is a large and ethnically diverse metropolis. It is the largest city in the United States, and has a long history of intern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rats in New York City are widespread, as they are in many densely populated areas. They are considered a cultural symbol of the city. For a long time, the number of rats in New York City was unknown, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rats_in_New_York_City
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“a luxury stretch along Eastchester Bay was named the crappiest in the entire waterway, according to an annual survey by Save the Sound”
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The evidence confirms Save the Sound conducts an annual report and that the Western Narrows (NYC area) received an F, but there is no specific mention of Eastchester Bay being named the 'crappiest' in the provided text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pelham Bay Park is a municipal park located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is, at 2,772 acres (1,122 ha), the largest public park in New York City. The park is m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham_Bay_Park
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located at the westernmost end of Long Island and formerly an indepen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hutchinson River is a 10-mile-long (16 km) freshwater stream located in the New York City borough of the Bronx and Southern Westchester County, New York, United States. It forms on the New Rochell…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutchinson_River
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“The annual report card rates how healthy the waters from the Hell’s Gate Bridge to Block Island are for human swimmers by randomly testing for bacteria and pathogens throughout the summer.”
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Web search results confirm that Save the Sound releases an annual beach report that ranks beaches for water quality based on fecal-indicator bacteria levels.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean in California, United States. The structure…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (RFK Bridge; also known by its name prior to 2008, the Triborough Bridge) is a complex of bridges and elevated expressway viaducts in New York City. The bridges link the b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Bridge
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, spanning Sydney Harbour from the central business district (CBD) to the North Shore. The view of the bri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Harbour_Bridge
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“Only three Fs were handed out in 2025 — and all were claimed by The Bronx.”
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The evidence mentions that Save the Sound released a 2025 report and that some beaches received F grades, but it does not specify the total number of Fs or that all were in The Bronx.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Bronx Tale is a 1993 American coming-of-age crime drama film directed by and starring Robert De Niro in his directorial debut and produced by Jane Rosenthal, adapted from Chazz Palminteri's 1989 one…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bronx_Tale
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rumble in the Bronx (Chinese: 紅番區; lit. 'Red Foreigners District') is a 1995 American-Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Stanley Tong, and starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Françoise Yip, and Bil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble_in_the_Bronx
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bronx ( BRONKS) is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York. The borough shares a land border with Westchester County, N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx
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“The beaches at White Cross Fishing Club, American Turners and Trinity Danish Young People’s Society were named the filthiest in the entire sound”
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One web search result lists White Cross Fishing Club, American Turner, and Trinity Danish as beaches in the Bronx/NYC area associated with water quality notifications, but it does not explicitly state they were the 'filthiest in the entire sound'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Royal Wulff is a popular artificial fly used for dry fly fishing. It is an attractor pattern and a descendant of both the Royal Coachman fly and the Wulff style of hair wing flies named for Lee W…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Samoyed ( SAM-ə-yed or sə-MOY-ed; Russian: самое́дская соба́ка, romanized: samoyédskaya sobáka, or самое́д, samoyéd) is a breed of herding dog with a thick, white, double-layered coat. They are s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoyed_dog
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club was a Pennsylvania corporation that operated an exclusive and secretive retreat at a mountain lake in St. Michael, Pennsylvania, near the community of South For…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Fork_Fishing_and_Hunting…
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“White Cross Fishing Club performed the worst after failing 39% of its 57 random water quality samples”
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No evidence provided contains the specific percentage (39%) or the number of samples (57) for White Cross Fishing Club.
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web search NEUTRAL — DOHMH_Beach_Water_Quality_Data.csv.Sample_ID,Sample_Date,Beach_Name,Sample_Location,Enterococci_Results,Units_or_Notes. 050514CP13,05/05/2014,MIDLAND BEACH,Center,20.0,MPN/100 ml.
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web search NEUTRAL — Obtenez le bulletin météo actuel de White Cross Fishing Club, NY avec la température, la température ressentie, le vent, l'humidité, la pression, les UV et plus sur MeteoMedia.com.
https://www.meteomedia.com/fr/plage/us/new-york/white-cross-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Water conditions have cleared up a bit there in recent years, as they have elsewhere on the shores of New York City — even in an area that many associate more with clogged traffic on the nearby Throgs…
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/nyregion/for-clubs-swimme…
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“The nearby Danish American Beach Club and Manhem Beach Club fared only slightly better, with each earning a D- and D, respectively.”
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While the Danish American Beach Club is mentioned as being in the Bronx, there is no evidence provided regarding specific grades (D- or D) for it or Manhem Beach Club.
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web search NEUTRAL — Небесные куколки (Космические красавицы) / Beach Babes from Beyond (Director's Cut). 1993. Эротика, фантастика, комедия. 1:19:44.
https://vk.com/video639513127_456240298
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web search NEUTRAL — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Danish American Beach Club is located along Clarence Road among a string of other private beach clubs in the Bronx, New York. The private beach looks out over City Island, like all the beaches on …
https://www.theswimguide.org/beach/3155/
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“The Schuyler Hill Civic Association, Whitestone Booster Civic Association, and Douglaston Manor Association Beach... also earned varying levels of Ds for last year.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Schuyler Hill Civic Association, Whitestone Booster Civic Association, and Douglaston Manor Association have dealt with bacteria advisories and are included in water quality reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — In New York several beaches, including Douglaston Manor, Gerritsen/Kiddie Beach, Schuyler Hill Civic Association and the Whitestone Booster Civic Association, dealt with advisories for bacteria levels…
https://943litefm.com/ixp/854/p/beaches-in-near-new-york-clo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Whitestone Booster Civic Association had the largest total number of advisory days for the 2025 season, with a total of 99.American beach club. Douglaston manor. Association. Gerritsen/kiddie beach.
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/beach/beach-rep…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, beaches like Douglaston Manor Association in Queens get hit with the overflow of sewage that gushes out of these pipes during storms. Save the Sound’s annual beach report, which compiles be…
https://citylimits.org/beach-season-is-here-how-clean-is-the…
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“Just three beaches earned top marks in 2025, and all are clustered near City Island.”
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“Orchard Beach... and West Fordham Street Association came out on top of the class with B+ scores, while the nearby Morris Yacht and Beach Club each skated by with a B.”
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“2025 was a relatively drier summer with about 16 inches of rain”
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“Across the region, 77% of the 192 Long Island Sound beaches that were sampled at least nine times during the 2025 swimming season received A or B grades”
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“the highest percentage since 2022 and a 5% improvement from 2024.”
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