Douglaston Homeowners' Association Beach: A private beach in Queens is one of the most contaminated beaches in NYC
NYC's most popular public beaches are relatively poop-free.
NYC's Contaminated Beach Water
Using the NYC Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene's water testing data, I looked at the NYC's presence of fecal bacteria in beach water around NYC. I wrote an accompanying story that was published in Gothamist on August 27, 2018. http://gothamist.com/2018/08/27/nyc_queens_beach_poop.php