With just over a month left in 2024, brave Brooklynites can now sign up to ring in the new year in style — by plunging into the freezing Atlantic Ocean at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge.

People participate in the 122nd annual Polar Bear Plunge in Coney Island, in Brooklyn borough of New York City, NY, January 1, 2025. The New Year's Day event expected to draw over 4,000 swimmers ...

The annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge took place on New Year's Day, a tradition dating back over a century. Thousands started off the new year by jumping into the Atlantic Ocean, as others ...

A couple kisses as they go into the Atlantic Ocean during the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year's Day plunge in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., January 1, 2024. But cold-water swimming has ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Dipping strawberries and dunking apples in caramel made from scratch has been a cherished tradition at Philip’s candy store for 109 years. As the Port Richmond-based confectioner ...