After 4 beach drownings, Mayor Adams dismisses calls for longer lifeguard hours
Faced with the drownings of four New Yorkers less than three weeks into summer, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday rejected elected officials’ calls to extend lifeguard hours at the city’s beaches. He said efforts should instead focus on teaching the public about water safety.
Only four people died by drowning at New York City beaches in all of last season. The four deaths about three weeks into this summer have spurred some elected officials to take up the perennial challenge of getting the city to extend lifeguard hours, even if only in some stretches of beaches. The mayor has also touted the use of technology to surveil beaches. City officials said the police and fire departments have begun flying drones equipped with flotation devices this summer, and that the drones operate throughout the day until 8 p.m.
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