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NYC to ease lifeguard requirements to keep beaches open
NEW YORK (PIX11) – New York City will be easing its lifeguard requirements to keep beaches from closing during the summer, Mayor Eric Adams first told PIX11 News on Friday. The applicants will ...
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NYC beaches set to open despite lifeguard shortage. Here's how officials say you can stay safe.
NEW YORK - New York City is set to open its beaches this Memorial Day Weekend despite the continuing lifeguard shortage. Saturday, all city-run beaches, spanning 14 miles, will be open to the ...
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Not all NYC beaches will be open for swimming this Memorial Day weekend as lifeguard shortage drags on
The lifeguard drought comes as drownings in New York state have reached record highs. In 2021, the last year for which data are available, 230 New Yorkers drowned. In total from 2017 to 2021 ...
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New York will spend $5 million to hire lifeguards this summer. Here's why Gov. Hochul says there's a shortage.
NEW YORK -- New York state is putting $5 million into hiring lifeguards amid the nationwide shortage, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday. As Memorial Day nears, the hope is to maintain enough skilled ...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Thinks Migrants Can Fill The City's Lifeguard Shortage
New York Mayor Eric Adams offered a proposal for dealing with both the city’s growing migrant population and its lifeguard shortage ― but frankly, the idea sounds all wet. On Tuesday ...