Ronkonkoma Beach Closed To Swimming Due To Bacteria Levels

RONKONKOMA, NY — The Town of Islip’s Ronkonkoma Beach is closed to bathing bacteria at because bacteria levels are in excess of acceptable criteria, Suffolk County Department of Health Services officials said Wednesday evening.

Bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in gastrointestinal illness, as well as infections of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat, according to Suffolk's Commissioner of Health, Dr. Gregson Pigott.

Beaches will reopen when further testing finds the bacteria have subsided to acceptable levels.

The beach is one of about 13 closed to swimmers earlier this week.

The following beaches have since reopened:

• Beech Road Beach in Rocky Point
• Nathan Hale Beach Club in Huntington
• Crab Meadow in Northport
• Sound Beach Property Owners’ Association Beach
• Knollwood Beach
• Huntington Beach Community Association Beach
• Valley Grove Beach in Eatons Neck
• Sayville Marina Park Beach
• Tanner Park Beach in Copiague
• Venetian Shores Beach in Lindenhurst
• Baycrest Association Beach
• Wincoma Beach in Huntington
• Fiddlers Green Association Beach in Lloyd Neck

Other beaches that were closed and reopened include Benjamin Beach, Ronkonkoma Beach, Terraces on the Sound Beach in Rocky Point; Fleets Cove Beach in Huntington; Steers Beach and Asharoken Beach in Northport; and Hobart Beach and Prices Bend Beach in Eatons Neck.

For the latest information on beaches, call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at 631-852-5822 or contact the Department's Office of Ecology at 631-852-5760 during normal business hours.

For more information, click An interactive map of beach closures/advisories can be found at: https://ny.healthinspections.us/ny_beaches/