Tag: Polar Bear Club

Thousands of people took to the wintry waters of Coney Island on Jan. 1 to ring in the new year. Photo: Paul Frangipane/Brooklyn Eagle

Brave Brooklynites ring in 2020 in chilly Coney waters | Photos

January 2 | Paul Frangipane

The annual tradition fell on a 38-degree day this year...

Polar Bear Club makes big splash with $60,000 donations

March 28 | Paula Katinas

New Year’s Day swimmers give to Coney Island groups The Coney...

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams prepares to wade into the waves as admirers look on. Eagle photos by Arthur de Gaeta

Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge helped by warmer temperatures to welcome 2019

January 2 | By John Alexander

Nearly 4,000 brave-hearted individuals helped welcome in 2019 by running...

Coney Island Polar Bears take the big plunge. Eagle photos by Todd Maisel

Coney Island Polar Bears prep for New Year’s swim

December 26 | By Todd Maisel

With long range weather reports expecting temperatures below freezing, a swim at...

PHOTOS: Brave Brooklynites bring in 2016 at Coney’s Polar Bear Plunge

January 4 | Meaghan McGoldrick

Another year, another icy swim in the Atlantic Ocean. Over a thousand...

Generally Speaking: Week of January 10

January 9 | Theodore W. General

Brrrrr! Baby it's cold outside