North Shore Beaches Earn High Marks In 2025 Regional Water Quality Report

LONG ISLAND, NY — Local North Shore beaches on Long Island have earned high marks in a regional water quality report, even one earning an A- years after it was closed due to bacterial contamination.

According to Save the Sound's 2025 Beach Grades report, many Long Island beaches have earned their way to the top.

The annual report assigns beach grades based on how water samples collected by health departments around the Sound perform against state-safe swimming criteria. The samples are collected under both wet and dry conditions and analyzed for levels of "fecal indicator bacteria."

This year's report raises concerns about the water-quality impacts of rain events driven by climate change, Save the Sound said.

North Shore Beaches that received in the A-range:

• Glen Cove's Pryibil Beach received an A
• Glen Cove's Morgan Memorial Beach received an A
• Glen Cove's Crescent Beach, which recently reopened after 17 years, earned an A-.
• Sea Cliff Beach received an A+
• Lattingtown Beach received an A-
• The Creek Beach received an A+
• Oyster Bay's Theodore Roosevelt Beach received an A
• Centre Island, Bay Beach received an A+
• Bayville's Soundside Beach received an A+
• Ransom Beach received an A+
• Piping Rock Beach Club received an A+

Some of the beaches that received below an A- are as follows:

• Village Club at Sands Point received a B-
• Manorhaven Beach received a B
• Tappen Beach received a B+

City of Glen Cove's Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck spoke highly of the city's beaches.

"We are incredibly proud to see Glen Cove beaches recognized with such strong water quality grades," she said. "Our waterfront is one of our community’s greatest treasures, and protecting it remains a priority for our City."

The report said that stormwater management and infrastructure improvements play a role in
protecting beach water quality throughout the region.