NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Long Island residents should avoid bathing at 17 different beaches through Saturday morning, as heavy rainfall this past week may have heightened bacteria levels in the water, officials said Friday.
The Nassau County Department of Health on Friday advised beachgoers to abstain from going in the water at the following beaches until 10 a.m. on Saturday due to stormwater runoff:
North Shore Beaches:
• Centre Island Sound – Bayville
• Creek Club – Lattingtown
• Lattingtown Beach – Lattingtown
• Laurel Hollow Beach – Laurel Hollow
• Morgan Sound – Glen Cove
• North Hempstead Beach Park – Port Washington
• Piping Rock Beach Club – Locust Valley
• Pryibil Beach – Glen Cove
• Ransom Beach – Bayville
• Theodore Roosevelt Beach – Oyster Bay
• Sea Cliff Village Beach – Sea Cliff
• Soundside Beach – Bayville
• Stehli Beach – Bayville
• Tappen Beach – Glenwood Landing
South Shore Beaches:
• Biltmore Beach Club – Massapequa
• Hewlett Point Beach – East Rockaway
• Island Park Beach – Island Park
The advisory the department issued will be lifted at 10 a.m. Saturday "unless there is additional heavy rainfall, or water samples reveal elevated bacterial levels," it noted.
