A brief history of swimming illegally in New York City waters
2009 June 10
Image from New York Historical Society via Ephemeral New York (1892)
I recently discovered Ephemeral New York, and it has quickly become one of my favorite blogs for some of the great photos and other “artifacts” they feature. Â Last week they featured a great image of some kids illegally swimming in the East River, while workers carry on their business around them.
Of course reading this post reminded me of an article I read in the newspaper this past weekend where a man was arrested for taking a dip in the waters of Coney Island.
Despite good reasons for staying out of of New York’s waterways (e.g. sewage) it seems some people will have a hard time resisting the temptation of the cool water on hot summer days in NY.
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