Regional Resources
NYC Region
For more formation about Public Beaches in the five boroughs visit NYC Dept of Parks and Recreation.
- NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Lifeguard Employment Opportunities
NYCDPR Lifeguard Hotline: (212) 830-7880 - Lifeguard Training and Certification
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP)
- National Park Service Gateway National Recreation Area
Located in Brooklyn, Queens & Staten Island, New York and Monmouth County, New Jersey - Jacob Riis Beach and Boardwalk
- Park Police (24 hours): (718) 338-3988
State
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
- New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Environmental Health
- New Jersey Beach Monitoring: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Beach Program
- Connecticut Beach Monitoring: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Beach Program
Federal
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Healthy Beaches Program
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Region 2)
Oil & Chemical Spills
- National Response Center (NRC): 1-800-424-8802
- US Coast Guard, Group Long Island Sound (24 hours/day): VHF Channel 16
- NY DEC Oil & Hazardous Spills- (after calling NRC) within NY State: 1-800-457-7362; if calling from outside NY: (518) 457-7362
Sewage Spills
- NY DEC Section DEC (raw sewage in large amounts) state wide: 1-800-457-7362
- US Coast Guard, Group Long Island Sound (24 hours/day): VHF Channel 16
More Beach Information
- NYC Area Beaches Homepage
- NYC Beach Monitoring
- Know Before You Go
- Water Safety for Pools and Beaches
- Obtain or Renew a Permit to Operate a Bathing Beach
- Risks of Swimming in Polluted Water
- Preventing Illness from Water Recreation
- Environmental Action and Education
- Learn more about how to prevent: Skin Cancer, Swimmer’s Itch, Swimmer’s Ear, and Sea Lice.