Health & Fitness
Bacteria Scare Closes 21 Brookhaven Beaches: Health Dept.
Suffolk County health officials have closed 62 Long Island beaches for bathing due to excessive bacteria, including 21 in Brookhaven.
TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, NY — Twenty-one beaches in the Town of Brookhaven are among 62 closed for swimming on Long Island, the Suffolk County Health Department announced on Wednesday.
According to a statement, the following beaches are closed to bathing due to the finding of excess bacteria:
- Sound Beach POA East
- Sound Beach POA West
- Tides Beach
- Beech Road Beach (NSBA)
- Broadway Beach (NSBA)
- Friendship Drive Beach (NSBA)
- Shoreham Village Beach
- Shoreham Beach
- Corey Beach
- Stony Brook Beach
- Shoreham Shore Club Beach
- Miller Place Park Beach
- Scotts Beach
- Woodhull Landing POA Beach
- Bayberry Cove Beach
- Bayview Beach
- Grantland Beach
- Indian Field Beach
- Little Bay Beach
- Soundview Beach Association Beach
- Terraces on the Sound
According to Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Dr. Gregson Pigott, bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in gastrointestinal illness, as well as infections of the eyes, ears, nose and throat.
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The beaches will reopen when further testing reveals that the bacteria have subsided to acceptable levels.
Officials said anyone interested in beach updates may call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at 631-852-5822 or contact the Department's Office of Ecology at 631-852-5760 during normal business hours.
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