lifeguards
Two NYC swimmers seen cooling off inside public pool weeks before they are open for summer
New Yorkers aren't supposed to be able to cool off in any of the city's 91 pools until June 27, but two people defied city officials' expectations and the gates at...
Swimming season opens in Big Apple without full staff of lifeguards, leaving some beaches partly closed
Thousands of sun worshippers and wanna-be Michael Phelpses were out in full force at the city's eight public beaches, including Coney Island.
City Hall slightly lowers lifeguard standards as summer staffing shortage looms
Lifeguards who have failed to finish the 300-yard timed swim — one of the final and most grueling requirements — will now be able to man the stands at the...
Not all NYC beaches will be open for swimming this Memorial Day weekend as lifeguard shortage drags on
Department of Parks and Recreation officials are scrambling to fully staff the city's pools and beaches with lifeguards as the season nears, but already beaches on Memorial Day weekend are...
Adams' bright idea of migrant lifeguards: Letters to the Editor — May 20, 2024
NY Post readers discuss Mayor Adams' suggestion at a City Hall briefing to hire migrants as New York City lifeguards.
Adams suggests migrants could fill NYC's lifeguard shortage — because 'they're excellent swimmers'
Hizzoner dropped the comment after being asked during a City Hall briefing about lifeguard staffing at the city's beaches and pools, which have increasingly had issues in recent years, ahead...
'Baywatch' star is unrecognizable 25 years after slipping into famous red swimsuit
The former actress has rarely been seen out in public in recent years.
Florida man, 72, dies while surfing in Daytona Beach as rip currents churn
Florida authorities announced that a 72-year-old man died while surfing in Daytona Beach on Monday.
Florida lifeguards form human chain to rescue boogie boarder from deadly rip current: video
A team of lifeguards in Florida were captured on drone video over the weekend forming a human chain to rescue a boogie boarder from a rip current that was pulling him out...
NY student suffers serious spinal injury while on duty as lifeguard
A lifeguard and standout college water polo player in New York suffered serious spinal injuries while on duty recently in California.
School of 50 sharks closes down Long Island beach on Fourth of July after two teens bitten: officials
"Sand sharks are very common off of Long Island," said Long Island Parks Regional Director George Gorman.
Grandma, 66, becomes a lifeguard to keep community pool open over nationwide staffing shortage
An Ohio grandmother came out of retirement to take a summer job as a lifeguard to ensure her community pool would stay open amid a nationwide staffing shortage.
Teens can expect 9% pay bump at lifeguard, camp counselor summer jobs
Youngsters aged 15 to 19 are reportedly expected to make up one in five hires this June -- with a paycheck that's 9% more than it was last summer.
Teen drowns, 5 other people pulled from water at NJ beach during Memorial Day weekend
The teen was swimming in a section of Sandy Hook Beach without lifeguards on duty shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday when bystanders heard a mother screaming that she could not...
Lifeguard shortage again strikes NYC pools and beaches, Parks commissioner says
The city is heading into the summer season with only about a third of the lifeguards it needs to staff its scores of public pools and open beaches - an...
NYC faces lifeguard shortage again as outdoor swimming season approaches
NYC is going to need a wave of applicants to avoid a lifeguard shortage again this year.
California lifeguard rescues tiny dog swimming out to sea in heartwarming video
Video shows a Long Beach lifeguard rescuing a white puppy that had jumped into the frigid ocean.
Philly needs lifeguards so badly city is reportedly hiring people who can't swim
“I wouldn’t say they can’t swim, they just can’t pass our screening test on the first try.”
NY lifeguards save man who collapsed, remained unresponsive for 12 minutes
Lifeguards in New York saved a man who collapsed during a recent beach bike ride and had an undetectable pulse for 12 minutes. David Plotkin, 50, joined "Fox & Friends...
DOI whistleblower claims he was fired for revealing NYC corruption: suit
Danny Dalton said he was sacked after pushing for DOI to do something with its own findings.