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City Beach-Going is Down
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Jen Chung
Published Sep 1, 2008
Modified Sep 1, 2008
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The Parks Department says beach attendance fell to 9 million this year. This is way down from the 20 million that went to city beaches in 2006--and in 2007, 8.6 million went to Coney Island alone! This year, only 4.5 million went to Coney, and businesses noticed. One pizzeria employee told NY1, "We had maybe three, four busy days through the whole summer." Hmm, does that means staycations mean staying really close to home? Or could it have been the unseasonably cooler weather this August? At any rate, today is the last day of city beaches and pools till next year, so if you want to have one last chance, head out soon!
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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