coney island new years day polar bear swim 2024

Coney Island, Brooklyn on New Years day. Is there any better place to do a polar bear swim?

I’ve done three polar bear swims:

Coney Island, Brooklyn 2012

Coney Island, Brooklyn 2013

Achill Island, Ireland 2023

In 2024 my friend Janet’s drumming group, Fogo Azul NYC, was performing at the polar bear swim in Coney Island, Brooklyn. I attended and opted to take photos instead of swimming. Here are my favorite photos form the day.

Happy New Year!