14 North Shore beaches closed today to swimming due to storm runoff, Nassau health officials say
Sea Cliff Village Beach in Glen Cove is closed to bathing on Tuesday, health officials say. It is show on Nov. 11, 2015. Credit: Danielle Finkelstein
More than a dozen North Shore beaches in Nassau County will be closed to swimming Tuesday because of potential stormwater runoff caused by Monday's heavy rainfall.
The county Health Department issued a bathing advisory for 14 beaches. They are:
- Centre Island Sound, Ransom Beach, Soundside Beach and Stehli Beach, all in Bayville
- Creek Club and Lattingtown Beach in Lattingtown
- Laurel Hollow Beach in Laurel Hollow
- Morgan Sound and Pryibil Beach in Glen Cove
- North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington
- Piping Rock Beach Club in Locust Valley
- Theodore Roosevelt Beach in Oyster Bay
- Sea Cliff Village Beach in Sea Cliff
- Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing
Stormwater runoff, officials said, can cause elevated bacteria levels that exceed state standards for bathing water quality.
The advisory will be lifted at 7 a.m. Wednesday unless there is additional heavy rainfall or water samples indicate elevated bacterial levels.
Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.
