Nassau Beaches To Remain Open Through September

NASSAU COUNTY, NY — With the coronavirus pandemic still keeping many places closed, Nassau County and the townships it encompasses are going to keep their beaches open and manned longer this year.

The county and towns announced yesterday that they would keep their beaches open on the weekends through September. Normally, lifeguards are no longer posted on the beaches after Labor Day. And while there will no be lifeguards on most beaches during the week, there will on the weekends, which means swimming will be allowed.

We can't promise endless summer," Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said. "But we can promise extended summer."

Nassau County's Nickerson Beach will have lifeguards on duty on weekends through Sept. 27.

State beaches — which include Jones Beach, Robert Moses and Sunken Meadow — will be open daily for swimming through Sept. 20.

The Town of Hempstead's beaches in Lido Beach will be open to swimming on weekends through Sept. 27. And Point Lookout Beach will have a swimming area monitored by lifeguards every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The town is also keeping its Echo Park Pool open every day until Sept. 30, but only for town residents.

In the Town of Oyster Bay, TOBAY Beach will be open to swimming on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through September. The town's spray park at TOBAY will also be open on those days.

“I know this has been a tough year for many of us here in the town as the public health crisis of COVID-19 peaked here in New York during the spring and still continues to effect us today," said Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino. "So what better way to make up for the time we lost when we were advised to stay inside than by taking advantage of the remaining beautiful weather this month, and continuing to patronize town beaches in a safe, responsible, and socially distant manner!”