Westchester Beaches Will Remain Open Due To Extreme Heat

There is an upside to extreme heat: Westchester County is opening up beaches normally closed on Tuesday, Aug. 7 due to another official heat wave.

Beaches all along Long Island Sound were packed from Connecticut and Rye south to New Rochelle and Orchard Beach in the Bronx on Sunday as another official heat wave hit the region. More beaches than normal will be open to help people cope on Tuesday
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Not only can you catch some rays at Rye Beach, but check out Dragon Coaster fans on their "way up" the historic ride at Rye Playland.
Photo Credit: *Jon Craig*

Jon Craig

08/07/2018 6:00 a.m.

Two popular beaches -- in Rye and New Rochelle -- are normally closed on Tuesdays.

With high humidity and temperatures forecast to exceed 90 degrees in Westchester at least through Tuesday, the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation has opened up County beaches to help County residents cope with the heat.

Both Glen Island beach in New Rochelle and Playland beach in Rye will be open Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Unfortunately for residents of Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt and other northern Westchester communities, Croton Point Beach will remain closed until regular hours of operation on Wednesday, Aug. 8.

Playland Pool also will be closed until Wednesday.
Glen Island Beach is located on Weyman Avenue in New Rochelle.
Playland Beach is located at Playland Park in Rye at One Playland Parkway.

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