‘It feels great’: New York City beaches reopen for swimming
05 July 2020 |
9:00 am
New Yorkers enjoy a dip in the sea at Coney Island as the city reopens its beaches to swimmers. Once at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York City is gradually reopening, despite a surge of new virus cases in other US states.
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