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Hurricane Dorian NYC: Beaches Closed As Storm Passes Offshore
Effects from the powerful storm will prevent New Yorkers from catching some waves in the final stretch of the beach season.
NEW YORK — Hurricane Dorian will effectively cut New York City's beach season short. City beaches will be closed Friday and Saturday as the storm roils waters off the coast, officials said Thursday.
The closures will prevent New Yorkers from catching waves on two of the last three days of the beach season, which runs through Sunday.
The National Weather Service has warned of dangerous rip currents and ocean swells as large as 10 feet due to effects of the hurricane, which was battering North and South Carolina on Thursday.
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"We implore New Yorkers to take the closures seriously and not to risk their safety by ignoring this directive and swimming and surfing while our shores are experiencing the impacts from Hurricane Dorian," city Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver said in a statement.
Parks Department staffers and lifeguards will enforce the swimming and surfing ban along the city's coastline, officials said. The city's 53 pools and 650 spray showers will remain open as usual Friday and Satuday.
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