City EPA: NYC’s Harbor Is Cleanest Since 19th Century

Brooklyn Paper reports:

The group gathering in the water between piers 2 and 3 at Brooklyn Bridge Park were taking part in a .8-mile open water swim to Pebble Beach Cove organized by the group Urban Swim. The group hosts several open water swims around New York Harbor to raise awareness of water accessibility and water health in the city.

New York Harbor is the cleanest it’s been since the 19th century, according to the city Department of Environment Protection. And while climate change brings on heavier storms and increasing populations threaten more sewage in the city’s waterways, many sections of the harbor are often clean enough to swim in.

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