The DOHMH office of Public Health Engineering administers the Beach Surveillance and Monitoring Program for all permitted New York City beaches. The Beach Water Samples data set contains the enterococci measurements of beach water samples collected while administering the Monitoring Program. Monitoring Program conducts inspections from April through September of each year. For more information on the program, see: https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/beach-class.page

This dataset consists of indoor and outdoor pools under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks.

To view this data on a map, visit https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Recreation/NYC-Parks-Pools-Map/jgf2-kw9q

To learn more about pools, visit NYC Parks website: https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/places-to-go/pools

Directory of Pools

This dataset consists of indoor and outdoor pools under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks. For more information about NYC Parks pools, visit https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/places-to-go/pools

This dataset uses the standard NYC projection of NAD_1983_StatePlane_New_York_Long_Island_FIPS_3104_Feet. Lengths are in feet and areas in square feet.

Attendance records for the "Swim for Life" program, which provides swimming instruction to second grade public school students.

Data Dictionary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XpQo83wjxoi_kKGu-0_a4kcTTU1hs7Jg/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100172030647057411202&rtpof=true&sd=true

To learn more about the program, visit NYC Parks website here: https://www.nycgovparks.org/opportunities/support/swim-for-life

Note: Swim for Life program was on pause due to COVID-19 pandemic. The program resumed Spring 2022.

Attendance and location information for outdoor aquatics programming.

Data Dictionary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zmr6nrB3_J1yiMuPaLdECh5sfFEIxy_B/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100172030647057411202&rtpof=true&sd=true

Note: Outdoor Aquatics Programming was not offered in 2022.

Registration and attendance statistics for outdoor lap swim programs.

Data Dictionary: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WK_MaJ0Cfnmvz8y1NLv2l-LNp_OrKvyb/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100172030647057411202&rtpof=true&sd=true

To learn more about the program, visit NYC Parks website here: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/lap-swim

Note: Due to the national lifeguard shortage, outdoor lap swimming was cancelled for summer 2022 and 2023.

Directory of Pools

This dataset consists of indoor and outdoor pools under the jurisdiction of NYC Parks. For more information about NYC Parks pools, visit https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/places-to-go/pools

This dataset uses the standard NYC projection of NAD_1983_StatePlane_New_York_Long_Island_FIPS_3104_Feet. Lengths are in feet and areas in square feet.

Attendance records for NYC Parks swimming beaches.

Data Dictionary here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rHuySYNqzeHvrRnqxf6rRVGGb0AyP92Z99gmpRHqVic/edit?usp=sharing