Dorian shutters city beaches for most of the season’s closing weekend
Waves are expected to reach 10 feet, city officials say.
Swimming and surfing will be off-limits for most of New York City’s last beach weekend as Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way along the North Carolina coast, city officials announced Thursday.
The storm — which made U.S. landfall at Cape Hatteras Friday morning — is expected to bring waves up to 10 feet, according to the New York City Parks Department.
“Based on conditions projected by the National Weather Service, and in consultation with our sister agencies, Parks is closing all city beaches this Friday and Saturday,” said Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver. “We implore New Yorkers to take the closures seriously and not to risk their safety by ignoring this directive and swimming and surfing while our shores are experiencing the impacts from Hurricane Dorian.”
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