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Jun
27
Coney Island Lacks Lifeguards, No Swimming on West Side

Coney Island Lacks Lifeguards, No Swimming on West Side

Courtesy NYC ParksCONEY ISLAND – Don’t go in the water! At least, not yet… Would-be swimmers have complained about a
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Aug
27
Coney Island Drowning Victim In Critical Condition, Hospital Says

Coney Island Drowning Victim In Critical Condition, Hospital Says

Photo by Sheepshead BitesA 27-year old man is still in critical condition after being pulled to shore in Coney Island
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Jul
16

One Hundred Years Ago Today, These 40 Ladies Showed “Skilful Work” During “Fancy Diving Contest”

Twitter user @RealTimeWWI [https://twitter.com/RealTimeWW1/status/489269656918962177/photo/1] alerted us to the photo above this morning, showing
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Sep
05

Brighton Beach Lifeguard Is City’s Longest Serving

Billy Weintraub at the 2009 Mermaid Parade. (Photo by Malcolm Brown via NYCgo.comBilly Weintraub just finished another year serving
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Jul
22

Lifeguard Saves Drowning Man At Brighton Beach

Brighton Beach (Photo By Allan Shweky)The proud decades-long tradition of the lady lifeguards of Brighton Beach [/the-female-lifeguards-of-brighton-beach-baywatch-circa-1921/] lives on.
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Dec
07

Video: The Lady Lifeguards Of Manhattan Beach, Circa 1940

We came across this incredible historic gem of a film this week, featuring the extraordinary training of the first female